Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a blizzard, a trip to and from Minneapolis during it, and her winter clothing; a music class and praise of her recent performance; the situation at her mother's boarding house; hoped for visits by friends; and her mother's Christmas present.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's work; her husband's prospects; Minnesota's climate; her husband's and her own health; a friend's love affair; and her piano lessons.
Letter from Euphemia Miller (Effie) Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: the winter weather, including temperatures for the previous year; the impending visit of a friend; her health; food and prices; making a comforter; and problems with static electricity.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: the Josef Hofmann concert Julia attended in New York; a concert to be given by Walter Petzet; a harmony lesson; an impending visit by her husband's sister to his family; dealing with separation from family at Christmas; estrangement from a friend and the romantic troubles of another; and the lack of good company at Hamline.
Hardcover book containing maps of the villages, cities and townships of Nobles County; map of Minnesota and United States; History of Nobles County; and Historical Patrons Director. Nobles County Historical Society has a conplete index to names in the plat book and the pages those names appear on. Contact Nobles County Historical Society for information from this index.
Plat Book of Renville County, Minnesota, 1888. Title page states the information was complied from public and private records and personal examinations and surveys. The book includes 45 pages of color maps of all 27 townships and 11 cities and towns, including Beaver Falls. Includes many geographic features, including: Lee Lake, Robinsons Creek, Rush Lake, Stockade Lake, Round Lake, Goose Lake, Kelly Lake, Plum Lake, Wolff Lake, and Altman Lake. Includes a map of Renville County and a map of Minnesota.
The 1888-89 St. Cloud City Directory was the first directory for this city. Known as Volume 1, it contains 292 pages, has an alphabetical list of residents, a classified business directory, business advertisements, and lists of government officials, churches, clubs and organizations. The directory also includes a list of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway employees working in St. Cloud, and a 51-page historical sketch of St. Cloud. This directory covers the cities of St. Cloud, East St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: trips to Washington, D.C.; the visit of a friend and visiting the Methodist bishop; President Bridgman's ability to raise money; the treatment of staff and faculty at Hamline; the founding of a western science association and her husband's election to one of its vice presidencies; his work as editor of a journal; and the marriage of a friend.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: a friend from Lafayette, Indiana, who had visited her; Minnesota's climate, including sun dogs, static electricity, and a blizzard; her husband's health; her piano lessons; and an upcoming concert at the Opera House.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: travel between Minneapolis and Saint Paul; the dreariness of Hamline and the difficulty walking there during the winter; the weather, including temperatures and the appearance of the Mississippi; her experience with frost bite; and seeing "The Merchant of Venice."
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: problems at Julia's school; how dull Hamline is; her home life and how considerate her husband is; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival; the new Saint Paul Courthouse; Hamline's Science Hall and its biology space; temperature recordings for January 15 to 22.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: Minnesota's climate; her mother's health and her own, including a severe cold and a case of frost bite; her piano lessons; a friend's engagement and the effect on his family; and the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: winter weather in the East and its coverage in Minnesota papers; her health; a concert commemorating Mozart's birthday; her piano lesson and upcoming concert; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. The final pages of the letter are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and her own; her piano lessons and playing at a recital; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, including descriptions of the ice palace, parades, costumes, and the Mardi Gras; other social activities; the weather; and the need to share her letters with her adopted sister.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: mutual friends and family; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival and the sleigh trip to see the storming of the ice palace; a faculty party; her performance at a concert; and local newspaper accounts of weather in the East.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and her own; her assessment of life at Hamline and of the characters of two of the staff members; and, her piano lessons, dread of playing at the Opera House, and her teacher's success in Chicago.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: presents for friends and family; the health of a friend; her husband's sister meeting a family who knows his mother and Effie's piano teacher; and attending a concert in Minneapolis.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and that of the wife of Hamline University's president; and a visit by a friend of her husband.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: the health of her mother and adopted sister and the need for her sister Julia to finish school in order to improve their living conditions; a particularly difficult piano lesson and being praised by the director of the music conservatory; her condition after falling on ice; and a visit by friends.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: a blizzard in the East and accounts of it in local newspapers; her detestation of the West and disdain for Hamline University; a student's serious injury after falling on ice; inviting students to concerts; and comparisons of Hamline's piano teacher and her teacher at the conservatory.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: her worry about Julia and her mother during the Great Blizzard of 1888; the serious condition of a student who slipped on ice; the dissatisfaction of students and the Osborns with Hamline University; her mother's health; and a photograph of her and her husband in their rooms on campus.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: going to the Saint Paul Cathedral and Saint Mark's Episcopal Church for Easter music; a bad experience at the Vienna Cafe in Minneapolis; the weather and trouble walking through spring melt; her health; combating homesickness with piano practice; and the difficulty making friends.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a trip to Minneapolis to go to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, dinner afterward, and stopping in Saint Anthony Park; housekeeping duties; music she has been practicing and being put on a concert program without her knowledge; the health of Julia and a sister-in-law; and attending a concert.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: preparing for and playing at a benefit concert and her piano lesson; her health and her sister's; the hiring of a dressmaker in New York and the timing of her departure from Hamline; and the work situations of her mother and a friend.
Photo montage of Benjamin and Bereth Wollan and their children. The Wollan family were early merchants in Pope County starting the White Bear Center store, Wollan Bros. Store and the Fremad Association. The Fremad Association grew to a major commercial enterprise including mercantile department store, lumber yard and bank.
Studio portrait of Tory Thorson (1846-1899). Thorson served in the Civil War in the 2nd Wisconsin Calvary. He was also the first Minnesota State Legislator from Pope County, served as Pope County Clerk of Court, Postmaster and Judge of Probate.
The St. Cloud City Directory, 1892, is the second directory for this city. It contains 157 pages. Has alphabetical list of residents, classified business directory, business advertisements with lists of government officials, churches, clubs and organizations. This directory covers the city of St. Cloud (in both Stearns and Benton counties)
The St. Cloud City Directory, 1894-95 is the third directory for this city, and has 155 pages. It contains an alphabetical list of residents, a classified business directory, and business advertisements, with list of government officials, churches, clubs and organizations. This directory covers the city of St. Cloud (in both Stearns and Benton counties)
The Warranty Deed was dated October 30, 1894, and it explains the terms for the land transaction detailed on the inside pages. The land was owned by Mr. Franz Urban and it was purchased by Mr. Michael J. Kennedy for four thousand dollars.
Staff of the "Oracle," Hamline University's student newspaper. Front row left to right: ?, Jennie Maxwell, Raymond Kaighn, Ernest Wallace, Eleanor Park. Back row: Roy Benham and Lewis Merritt.
Hans Johnshoy (1847-1937) arrived in Pope County from Norway via Wisconsin in 1870, settling in Blue Mounds Township. Hans Johnshoy wrote recollections of his pioneer life and the building up of Blue Mounds Township and Barsness and Immanuel Churches. Standing; Clara, Herman, Casper. Seated: Hans, Selma, Mari, Walter, Kari Myrum Johnshoy (Hans' mother.)
Hamline University's "Oracle" room, the office for the student newspaper. The office door reads, "The Northern Institute of Osteopath[y], Reception Room." On the left is Roy Benham, Class of 1899.
Hardcover book containing township and village plats; History of Cottonwood County; Real Estate Dealers; Illustrations of Buildings; Map of United States; Map of Minnesota; Map of Cottonwood County; and Reference Directory.
Portrait of Mrs. Ellen M. Nelson postmaster of Ross. On the reverse, it indicates that she was the sister of Mrs. William Warner, daughter of Yankee Nelson.
A group of six boys are posed with newspaper carrier bags and newspapers (Rochester Daily Post); left to right: Clarence Sisson, Harry Gilman, Irwin Churchill, Edward Britzius, Arthur Bogart, Eddie Enquest (Enquist)
George A. Ogle and Company, Publishers and Engravers
Date Created:
1896
Description:
Standard Atlas of Mower County, Minnesota, 1896. George A. Ogle and Company, Publishers and Engravers, created this book, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, a map of the State of Minnesota, a map of the United States and of the World. There is a farmers directory, illustrations of early residents, a business directory and general information about the county. An analysis of the system of U.S. Land Surveys, a digest of the system of Civil Government, and a chronological calendar of events from medieval times to 1896.