Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Mock, Geo |
Cashier at Waconia bank |
|
Carver Free Press |
12/2/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Mock, Geo |
Waconia bank reopened he was cashier |
|
Carver Free Press |
12/9/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Waconia |
Construction train on the new railroad has reached Waconia |
|
Carver Free Press |
12/16/1886 |
1 |
4 |
| Library - Waconia Library Association |
Waconia Literary Society met to adopt the name of the Waconia Library Association (Waconia News) |
Cultural Facilities: Libraries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/23/1886 |
1 |
|
| Lundsten, Otto W. |
Cashier of Farmers Bank, Waconia now with the Carver County Bank, Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1887 |
4 |
|
| Gast, Mr. |
Mouarns loss of a little child(Waconia) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1887 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - Citizens of waconia, purchase a fire engine |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
WVH (Waconia News) |
2/10/1887 |
10 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - Village council authorized to purchase engine and fire apparatus |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
WVH (Waconia News) |
3/10/1887 |
1 |
|
| Library - Waconia Library Association |
Purchased a selection of very fine books(Waconia News) |
Cultural Facilities: Libraries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/31/1887 |
1 |
|
| Benson, William |
Died (Waconia News) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/12/1887 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
J. H. Glass & Co. - Carver County News published weekly at Waconia by J. H. Glass & Co. |
Communication: Newspapers |
Waconia Patriot |
5/12/1887 |
1 |
1 |
| Wagner, Dr. |
new Dr. of medicine in town-Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/18/1887 |
1 |
|
| Abbott, James |
(Waconia News) Will reside in the former residence of Dr. Riches |
Housing: Residences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/19/1887 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity - F. X. Hirscher & Sons built an alter for the Waconia church - A roman design |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/14/1887 |
4 |
3 |
| Johnson, August |
Waconia News [Erecting large stable on his place of business] |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/3/1887 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church - The large bell at the church received a crack again |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
WVH (Waconia News) |
11/10/1887 |
1 |
|
| Habenicht, J. (Dr.) |
Physician & Surgeon has settled in Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/17/1887 |
1 |
|
| Kaeder, Anton Ed. |
Good building prospect in Waconia. To erect two story building |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/1/1888 |
1 |
|
| Radde, John |
Engaged in butcher business in waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/23/1888 |
4 |
2 |
| Griffin, Eliza |
Daughter of Levi H. Griffin, born 332 yrs. ago! (refers to report in Waconia News with confirmatioin in Neill's History of the Mn. Valley.) 1555 was a mistake, it should have been 1855!! |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/1/1888 |
1 |
2 |
| Thomas, Mary (Mrs.) |
of Waconia, Has 200 acre farm for sale. 4 miles west of Waconia. |
|
Carver County News |
4/6/1888 |
1 |
5 |
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - The 3 new bells for the Catholic church arrived |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald (Waconia) |
4/26/1888 |
1 |
|
| Newspapers-The Waconia News |
Completed its first year last week. Mr. Glass has greatly improved this paper |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/3/1888 |
1 |
2 |
| Waconia-"The Hub of Carver County" |
Current (1888) overview and drawing of the village. |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
5 |
3-4 |
| Schutz, Andrew F. |
Bio brief in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
1 |
| Kaeder, A. Ed. |
Brief Bio in "Men Of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
1 |
| Kugler, George |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
1 |
| Colwell, A. M. |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
1 |
| Wagner, J. D. |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
1 |
| Diessner, Henry R. (Dr.) |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
2 |
| Remington, C. A. (Capt.) |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
2 |
| Claesgens, Frank |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
2 |
| Rauen, Bernhard |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
2 |
| Henning, Chas. |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
| Mock, George |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
| Van Krevelen, D. (Dr.) |
Brief Bio in "Men Of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
| Johnson, August |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
| Mock, Ferdinand |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
| Eiselein, Adolph |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
| Wostrel, Frank |
Brief Bio in "Men of Waconia" |
|
Carver County News |
5/4/1888 |
8 |
3 |
Information contained in this database has been obtained from the files of the Carver County Historical Society Library; specifically, the newspaper index (in the future to include scrapbooks, family histories etc...). As with any information source, errors, inconsistencies, and accuracy in spelling and content are unavoidable. Therefore,
we suggest checking for alternate spellings when researching individual names or places. We have tried to include alternatives whenever possible.
Some examples of alternate spellings include:
Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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