History of the Brown County Minnesota Poor Farm 1870 to 1965

History of the Brown County Minnesota Poor Farm 1870 to 1965
Author: Elroy Ubl
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Total Pages: 100
Release: 2006-04-21
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Forty years ago they didn't call it welfare. It was mother's pension, commissioners' relief, old age pension, or the county poor farm. The first three gave monthly payments or picked up bills for living expenses. But the last alternative meant a move to the solid brick two-storied structure along the Cottonwood River at the south end of New Ulm--the Brown County Poor Farm. Circa 1870 to 1965. In 1907, the second of the Brown County Poor Farms was build at a cost of $18,000.

Classroom Project, 1949

Classroom Project, 1949
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Total Pages: 40
Release: 1949
Genre: Brown County (Minn.)
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This collection is made up of a photocopy of the history of School District No. 13, Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota. This history was compiled in 1949 by the students of School District No. 13 to commemorate the centennial of Minnesota becoming a territory. This compilation contains maps of Brown county, stories about early events in Brown County, the family histories of early settlers of the area, and a listing of the students who attended the District 13 School through the years.

Memories of the Battle of New Ulm

Memories of the Battle of New Ulm
Author: Don Heinrich Tolzmann
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Total Pages: 204
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780788418631

New Ulm, Minnesota, bore the brunt of the Sioux Uprising in 1862 during two battles, which decided the fate of what became known as the Dakota Conflict. Drawn from Dr. Fritsche[¬[s county history, this work provides a documentary history of the conflict, an

Pamphlets Relating to Brown County in Minnesota

Pamphlets Relating to Brown County in Minnesota
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Total Pages:
Release: 1879
Genre: Brown County (Minn.)
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The Minnesota Historical Society Pamphlet Collection contains pamphlets and printed ephemera relating to New Ulm, German American societies, and history of Brown County in Minnesota. Some materials are in German.

Early History Notes

Early History Notes
Author: Gary Wiltscheck
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Total Pages: 125
Release: 1994
Genre: Birch Coulee, Battle of, Minn., 1862
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