More Writings
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The Schmidt House: A Time Remembered
Cherished Memories: The Cray House
A Civil War Hero’s Gift to Mankato – John Eaton Tourtellotte
The Corn Crib Party – Civil War Heroes from Blue Earth County (Part 1)
The Corn Crib Party – Civil War Heroes from Blue Earth County (Part 2)
A Special Homecoming: Author Maud Hart Lovelace Honored in Mankato in 1961
Storybook Tour – A Literary Journey Along Highway 14
Dr. Helen Hughes Hielscher: Founder of the American Legion Auxiliary
Florence Macbeth, Minnesota’s Nightingale
The Mankato Opera House – 19th Century Cultural Center
A Brief History of the Red Jacket Valley
Transportation Advances Through the Red Jacket Valley
Ice Cold History – The Era of the Ice Harvesting Industry
Looking Back – William Bierbauer Brewing Company
Mankato’s Vaudeville Stars – The Kaye Sisters
Marguerite Marsh and the YMCA in the Great War
Theater on Sunday? Mankato at the Turn of the 20th Century
Profile of a Bootlegger – Mankato’s Gangster Ties (Part 1)
Tangled Web of Crime – Mankato’s Gangster Ties (Part 2)
Writings & Contributions in Other Publications include:
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The Heritage of Blue Earth County, MN
Published by Curtis Media, Inc. - Out of Print
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The Betsy-Tacy Treasury (Collection of the first 4 Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace)
(Contributed images to Afterword)
Published by HarperPerennial Modern Classics
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Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace
Afterword: About Emily of Deep Valley
Published by HarperPerennial Modern Classics
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Winona's Pony Cart by Maud Hart Lovelace
Afterword: About Winona's Pony Cart
Published by HarperPerennial Modern Classics
Images of America: Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Published by the Blue Earth County Historical Society
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Blue Earth County Historian 2001-2005
Published by the Blue Earth County Historical Society
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The Heritage of Faribault County, MN
Published by Curtis Media, Inc. - Out of Print
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The History of St. Clair County, IL
Published by Curtis Media, Inc. - Out of Print
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Cemetery Transcripts from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Lyra Township Cemetery, Prenzlow Private Cemetery and Stratton Private Cemetery (Good Thunder and Lyra Township, Blue Earth County, MN). Transcribed by Julie (Hiller) Schrader in 1984 and updated in 1987. Out of Print
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Family History Books
The Ancestors and Descendants of Tobias Carlson and Maria Olson
The Ancestors and Descendants of Johann and Amelia (Schroeder) Hiller
The Ancestors and Descendants of Ferdinand Malzahn and Maria Fritz
The Ancestors and Descendants of Berend Duitcher and Josephine Muller
The Ancestors and Descendants of Jacob and Katherine (Batch) Klenk
The Families of Carl and Anna (Schultz) Tischer and Ernest and Anna (Nitschke) Tischer
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