Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Rau, Henry |
1880 Waconia twp Plat map |
|
Sec 36 60A |
1/1/1880 |
1 |
|
| Schlechter, John Jacob |
Waconia twp; Sec 20; 60ac |
Geography: Maps |
1880 plat |
1/1/1880 |
00 |
0 |
| Schlechter, Joseph |
Photo of Waconia Village Office in pioneer Days-in |
|
Hanson Book #18 |
1/1/1880 |
24 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic School building |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/22/1880 |
4 |
|
| County Seat |
County seat question - About moving it from Chaska to Waconia |
Government: County Administrators |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1880 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church - Built new house for minister & teacher |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
WVH (Waconia's Items) |
3/4/1880 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church - Lutheran church & pastor residence to be built soon |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Buildings: Churches |
WVH (Waconia's Items) |
4/1/1880 |
1 |
|
| Bauerchindt, G. |
Built a new granary, (Waconia Items) |
Buildings: Barns & Outbuildings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/15/1880 |
1 |
3 |
| Zahler, Michael |
Waconia Flour Mill |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/16/1880 |
4 |
|
| Dark, Frank |
A house referred to as the Niehaus residence was moved on o the Dark's south Waconia lot |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/13/1881 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Hebeisen & Brill - Warehouse now completed |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Waconia Items) |
3/2/1882 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Burkhart Bros. purchased a lot to erect furniture store (Waconia Items) |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1882 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Meyer & Eisele - Hauling brick for foundation of new store |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
WVH (Waconia Times) |
3/23/1882 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Meyer & May, new firm, successors to Eisele & Meyer |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
WVH (Waconia Times) |
3/23/1882 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Farmer's Bank: A prosperous bank |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1882 |
4 |
|
| Shoemaker, Hermann |
Bought out Eugene Kolb, moved family to waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1882 |
1 |
|
| Campbell, H. L. |
Waconia Flouring Mill |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/4/1882 |
1 |
|
| Habergarten, Adam |
Moved from St. Paul to Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/4/1882 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Henning & Triechel building warehouse |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
5/25/1882 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Myer & Eisele - Building General Merchandise Store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
5/25/1882 |
1 |
|
| Kugler, George |
(Will moved to Waconia soon) |
|
W. Valley Herald (Waconia dept) |
9/14/1882 |
1 |
|
| Eisele, Frank |
Sold his interest in Waconia store and moving back to Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/2/1882 |
4 |
2 |
| Roads |
New road connecting the two Waconia road, terminating at Augusta Station, now completed |
Transportation: Roads & Highways |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/9/1882 |
1 |
|
| Zahler, Michael |
Waconia Mill |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/14/1882 |
1 |
|
| Bentz, John |
Died [Waconia Dept.] |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/21/1882 |
1 |
|
| Kreger, A.F |
Formerly of Helvetia, now in Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/22/1883 |
1 |
|
| Krost, John |
[New harness shop to open] (Waconia Dept.) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/17/1883 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
The new Germany Baptish church was dedicated last Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Baptist |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
6/21/1883 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Henning & Co. selected site for a elevator at the depot |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
7/26/1883 |
1 |
|
| Rutten, John |
Has opened a new hotel in this village (Waconia Dept.) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/8/1883 |
1 |
|
| Scheidnagle, Michael |
for Ohio- one fof the first settlers of Waconia moved to Ohio |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/15/1883 |
4 |
|
| Schools - District #43 |
School house burned down (Waconia Dept.) |
- Buildings: Schools
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/20/1883 |
1 |
|
| Schadegg + Radde |
Opened blacksmith and wagon shop in Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
1/3/1884 |
1 |
2 |
| Waconia village council |
Recently elected |
|
Carver free press |
1/17/1884 |
6 |
2 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Chas Henning & Co. - Dissolved partnership, Henning will continue alone |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
1/31/1884 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - Waconia fire company - re-organized: Hook & Ladder Company |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/31/1884 |
4 |
|
| Stalke, Ernst Scheible, Anna |
Joined in wedlock at the lutheran church in Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
2/7/1884 |
1 |
2 |
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - Village council purchased land to build the fire department bldg. |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
2/14/1884 |
1 |
|
| Lassen, Mr. + Maiser, Mr. |
Waconia Mills |
|
Carver free press |
2/28/1884 |
1 |
6 |
| Maiser, Mr. + Lassen, Mr. |
Waconia Mills |
|
Carver free press |
2/28/1884 |
1 |
6 |
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