Office Staff of The
Northwestern
Life Insurance Company
Red Wing, Minnesota, about 1887
At center: A. J. Meachum, First president
of
The North Star Pottery
This photograph is just one of a collection
of
over 16,000 historic photos.
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Office Staff of The
Northwestern At center: A. J. Meachum, First president
of This photograph is just one of a collection
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| County censuses, 1865-1905 | 1850 Territorial Census | (partial) 1870 Red Wing, Featherstone, Hay Creek, Burnside censuses |
| Directories and phone books, 1860-present (years vary) | Plat books, 1877-present (years vary) | The Dalby Database, containing information for burials in Goodhue County and others |
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| Military information, with partial listings of Goodhue County veterans | Subject and Biography files | First Lutheran Church Records on microfilm 1855-1997 |
| Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, 1884-1927 for Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, White Rock, Pine Island, Dennison, Goodhue, Kenyon, Skyberg, Burnside, Frontenac, Stanton, Wanamingo, Stanton and Welch (years vary) |
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