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  • Home | Archives: Waseca History
     

    Archives of "Looking Back at Waseca History" articles

    Below are links to recent "Looks Back at Waseca History" we've published. Every week Waseca Alums emails a free "Looking Back at Waseca History" email to everyone who has subscribed to our "Looking Back at Waseca History" mail list.

    The weekly email contains headlines and links to articles compiled from articles published in 25, 50, 75, and 100 year-old Waseca newspapers. The articles included are personally selected by me, short and cover a wide range of school-related history and Waseca history that I deem important to people growing up in Waseca and of interest to Waseca alumni and ex-patriots.

    To get immediate access to the weekly "Looks Back" as they are published, subscribe to the free weekly emails. We delay posting the articles to the archives after the emails are sent out each weekend to encourage people to subscribe. Also, we make the recent "Looks Back" available to the public for at least a week after we post them. After that, the "Looks Back" are only available to members.

    To sign up for the free weekly Looking Back emails, use the sign-up form on the upper right of this page. We value your right to privacy and we will never sell or share your email address with others, nor will we ever send you spam. A way to unsubscribe to the Looking Back emails is included at the bottom of every email sent.

    Interested in Waseca sports history, especially high school sports? Be sure to check out the Looking Back at Waseca Sports History archive for members!

    Not a member yet? Check out the Recent Looks Back at Waseca History that are available to the public!

    Looking Back at Waseca History - 09/03/12 - 09/09/12
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 09/03/12 - 09/09/12 1912/ Casper Wood and Frank Gallagher in charge of Waseca county exhibit at state fair; Services at church of the Sacred Heart resumed following frescoing; 1937/ New Teachers Added to Staff at High School; Sacred Heart School Term Opens Today; 1962/ Sacred Heart School Shows Trend Up; Lower Grades Up in Public School Pupil Count; 1987/ Waseca native opens chiropractic clinic. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/27/12 - 09/02/12
    1912/ Mill Men Take Life Easy; The New Tower Clock; No Sunday Mail in the Future; State Buys Farm; McLoone & Priebe put up tower for fire bell; Work of frescoing interior of the church of the Sacred Heart completed; "Luverne" touring car in town; 1937/ Enrollment At Public School Now Under Way; 1962/ $350,000 Bonds Are Not Sufficient to Meet School Bids; 1987/ School board, teachers have salary pact; School Board approves contracts. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/20/12 - 08/26/12
    1912/ Everett leaves car in Minneapolis and returned home on train because of bad roads; Masons rent quarters in Odd Fellows hall; Local men go to Owatonna to witness aeroplane ascension; Public schools to open on Monday, September 2, Sacred Heart Academy on Tuesday, September 3; 1937/ Assign Rural Districts To High Schools; Teachers Are Hired for All But 7 Rural Districts; 1962/ New Teachers Round Out Staff for Comming Waseca School Term; 1987/ Principal want students to know he really cares; Cost for athletic events; Judy Sutter selected for Fellowship program; Waseca High School adds 3rd modern computer lab; Wasecans return from exchange visits. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/13/12 - 08/19/12
    1912/ Earl Barden of Wilton will represent Waseca County at Boys' Encampment at the State Fair; Priebe to build garage or implement warehouse, or combination of both; Perrin is instructor for Enterprise band of New Richland; 1937/ Plan to Observe 75th Year of Progress Soon; Evangelical Church Plans Anniversary; Baughman Named School Board Head; 1962/ Pupil Medical, Dental Records Due September 4; Barbara Collins Named Miss Playground of Trowbridge Park; 1987/ Waseca history group needs help; Teachers welcomed August 27; Waseca board adopts tobacco free policy. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/06/12 - 08/12/12
    1912/ Annual School Election; Didra expects to occupy new drug store by September 1; A. K. T. A. spend part of week enjoying camp life at Madison Lake; 1937/ Troop Returns From Scout Camp; Waseca Hotel Opening Set for Sunday; 1962/ Summer Recreation Program to Hold Annual on Wheels Parade Friday Night at 6:30; 1987/ Johnson Foundation gives $10,000 to new hockey arena fund. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/30/12 - 08/05/12
    1912/ Start Work on New Northwestern Passenger Depot; Work of frescoing the interior of the Sacred Heart church is underway; Prof. Payne conducted successful summer school in St. James; Friends of Walter Sewald tendered him a pleasant surprise birthday party; Supt. Van Loh has been conducting teachers' examinations; 1937/ Contracts Let to Local Firms on New Theatre; Baughman, Lovold Elected to Board; 1962/ District School Board Approves Architect's School Building Plans; Central Class of 1946 Hold Their 16 Year Reunion; 1987/ Waseca's lifeguards have many duties; Two Wasecans return from Germany. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/23/12 - 07/29/12
    1912/ Locals attend Ringling circus in Mankato; Finishing touches being put on new city hall; 1937/ James Farley Dedicates New Post Office; Two File for School Board; 1962/ Hotel Waseca Purchased by Merlin Wendt; Loyalty Day Program in Waseca Placed Second in the Nation; 1987/ Cheryl Voshell crowned Miss Waseca '87; Waseca Hires six teachers. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/16/12 - 07/22/12
    1912/ Earl Barden of Wilton Gets Free Trip to Fair; In 1887, extrusion train brings some 300 persons from Rochester and intermediate points to Maplewood Park Chautauqua; 1937/ Swimmers Pass Initial Tests; Postmaster General Farley Will Dedicate Post Office; Crowd Approves Band Amplifier; 1962/ Singing Kahnkes May Have Been Defeated; Central Class of 1941 Holds 21st Reunion; 1987/ UMW administrator one of school's 1st students; Msgr. McGinnis accepts call to Chatfield; Father Mountain to serve Sacred Heart. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/09/12 - 07/15/12
    1912/ Safe and Sane 4th of July Celebration; Material for the tower clock at the court house arrives; 1937/ Band to Use New Amplifier Thursday; Record Crowd Sees Students Get Diplomas; 1962/ Mrs. Kral Is Judge English Achievement; Sullivan's Buy Moonan Home on North State Street; 1987/ Waseca School Board picks Gyles Randall to replace Bob Allen. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/02/12 - 07/08/12
    1912/ Ice Plant for Creamery; Board of regents of the University select 240 acres of the R. P. Ward farm as an experiment station; Contract let for frescoing and decorating the interior of the church of the Sacred Heart; 1937/ Large Crowd Expected for Commencement; City Band to Play From Old Stand; New Management Takes Over Hotel Waseca; Minnesota Minnie First Pig to Roam Washington Parks; AKTA Fraternity to Meet Here on Week End; 1962/ Fireworks Display at Lake July 4; Waseca Students on Mankato Dean's Two Honor Lists 1987/ Waseca's July 4 fireworks should be bigger, better; Stefanee Schumacher Selected for All-State Band; Sacred Heart's All School Reunion draws crowd; Fund drive for Waseca area arena underway; WHS class of 1935 to hold reunion; Horse Thieves Picnic held. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 06/25/12 - 07/01/12
    1912/ Rural Pupils Graduate; Waseca's Big Fourth of July Celebration; New Palace theatre filled to capacity for opening entertainment; A milking machine installed on Mrs. George Wood farm; Bobbie Degnan celebrates seventh birthday; Thomas Moonan opens his new confectionery and cigar store; 1937/ Rural School Commencement Here Thursday; Nelson to Build Second Theatre in Waseca Immediately; 200 See Scouts Head For Jamboree; Rosemary Opens Tomorrow Night; 1962/ Chamber Plans Annual Fireworks on 4th of July; 1987/ Big crowd expected for Sacred Heart reunion; Waseca board approves open enrollment plan. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 06/18/12 - 06/24/12
    1912/ Rural School Notes; Moonan girls returned Friday from St. Clara college; District No. 80, New Richland, closed on Friday last with a picnic; Palace theatre to open to the public next Monday evening; 1937/ Sen. Norris Invited to Pole Setting Rites; Erwin Olson Takes Bride Monday; 1962/ Jaycees Will Take 150 to Twins Game; Singing Kahnke Brothers Are Successful in New York City - To Appear On Ted Mack Show Next Sunday; Red Cross Enrolls 300 Swimmers; 1987/ McCarthy recalls 58 years as barber. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 06/11/12 - 06/17/12
    1912/ Local men attend G. A. R. Encampment; Byron & Cunningham sold a "Nyberg 40" automobile; Glee Club concert in the big tent at the Oak Grove school grounds this evening; Recent Waseca grads graduate from the state university; Otisco men buy Buick touring cars from W. G. Priebe; Miss Mary Kraft elected teacher in German department of Mankato schools at salary of $80 a month; A number of residents have suffered the depredations of chicken thieves this spring; 1937/ New Post Office Opened Monday; Tyrholm's Open R&G Used Auto Lot Thursday; Issue Call for Young Band Players; 1962/ SSA's Dr. Nelson Appointed to Colorado Post; Kids Summer Recreation Program Begins Monday, June 18; Central High School Class of '22 Holds Its First Reunion; 1987/ First AIDS case reported in Waseca County; Evangelical United Methodist church in Waseca to celebrate 125 years. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 06/04/12 - 06/10/12
    1912/ Thirteen Sacred Heart Graduates Received Diplomas; Rural School Graduation to be held Friday; Clear Lake Camp, Modern Woodmen, attend memorial services; Rosemary Breen completes kindergarten course at Mankato Normal School; 1937/ Awards Given at High School Honor Program; Chief Justice Addresses S. H. Senior Class; Professor C. B. Lund Will Speak at CHS Commencement; First Concert Here Thursday; 1962/ Two CHS Students May Appear in Life Magazine; Gullickson Wins Fifth Study Grant; Msgr. McShane, Father Zeches and Sister Elise Will Leave Sacred Heart Church in June; Miss Bok Is Named Head of District Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation; 1987/ Cindy Mokoff ready for Miss Minnesota Pageant; Waseca teachers retire after serving students. . . . Keep reading
    Looking Back at Waseca History - 05/28/12 - 06/03/12
    1912/ N. W. Depot Site Selected; High School Commencement; Jacob K. Meyers, original owner of the site of the city of Waseca, dies; Baccalaureate sermon for the graduating class of the Sacred Heart Academy will be preached by Rev. J. T. Cotter; 1937/ School Senior Classes Ready for Graduation; "Bud" Young Buys Willard Lortis' Interest; Waseca Group Visits Ford Plant; 1962/ Dr. Crawford Will Address CHS Seniors; Colorful Kahnke's Leave Soon for New York City; Sacred Heart Sodality Provides Weekly Spiritual Guidance Since Being Organized 12 Years Ago; 1987/ Waseca's top five graduates salute fine education; Commencement Sunday; Clear Lake Beach to open Saturday. . . . Keep reading
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