Archive for the 'Library Resources' Category

Century Farm Applications

August 1, 2007

Did you know… we collect copies of Century Farm Applications? In our library you will find a file of the applications and additional family information which has been compiled by one of our volunteers. Our library is open M-F 9-5. We have a $5/day admission fee (free to OTCHS members). Photocopies are 20ยข/each.

A Part of Summer Reading Program - Go Bananas for History!

July 24, 2007

July 24 - July 26 the Historical Society will Go Bananas for History with Hats for the Fergus Falls Public Library. Check out their website for more details - follow the Children’s Services link.

Ancestry.com Library Version Now Available

April 18, 2007

We are now subscribing to Ancestry Library Edition, a collection of more than 4,000 genealogical databases including over 2 billion names. Ancestry provides U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; a Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); [...]

Minnesota Digital Library

April 18, 2007

I met with Marian Rengel, Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition, yesterday to discuss the possibility of our participation in Phase 3 of “Minnesota Reflections”. Check out the Minnesota Digital Library and specifically the images that we have submitted so far, and give us some suggestions as to which kind of images you [...]