Research Center

Research Center

In the Research Center of the Melrose Area Museum visitors will be assisted in searching the files and records collected to date. These include newspaper articles, family histories, oral history tapes, video histories, death notices and photographs.

Volunteers are busy each week collecting and filing newspaper articles and obituary notices. Interested persons will find records on many families and people of the area who distinguished themselves in a variety of areas, such as sports, politics, farming, religious, military, academics, the arts, etc.

Our photographic files contain original photographs donated by residents of the area and photo copies of many other photographs.

Family Histories in the collection

Borgerding, Christopher Buttweiler, John Edelbrock & Welle Families Gerken, Lukas Gamradt, Friedrich Grigsby, Lewis & Hannah Grove, Melissa Haskamp, Gramke Haut, Wlater & Margaret Hellermann, Gerhard & Catharina Hellermann & Hinnenkamp Hinnenkamp, Heinrich Hinnenkamp, Bernard & Catherine Hoeschen, Anton Hoeschen, Conrad & John M. Holdvogt & Imdieke Hollermann Mfg. Co. & Family Hollermann, Herman Hollermann, Joe (moonshine) Imdiekes of Meire Grove Kind, George W. Kuhlmann, Agust Krick, Harold John Kulzer, Joseph & Catherine Kulzer, George Lizotte, Rene (barber)		Marthalers Meyer & Imdieke Meyer & Nathe Niehaus, Joseph, Sr Nelson, Gladys E Pallansch Family Peschel, Hazel Pfau Family Renneker, Ennenking & Koch Sandbrink & Hilger McKee, Kinlay, & Stafford Wensmann, August & Annie Thull, Andrew & Marie Sand, Family Stelten, Fred & Angela Vogt, Merman Weber, Frank & Loretta Welle Family Tree Wenker, Bernard & Anna Wessel Family Wessel & Rolfzen Families Wielinberg, Frank & Elizabeth Wilhelm, Brutger, Koch, & Klapperich Zuercher, Fred & Anna
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*Oral History Tapes* in the collection Back To Previous Page
Alice Klaphake Donna Kociemba Albert & Marie Primus Leona Blenker Vi Berns Randy Douvier Paul Ellering Ruth Graham Mark Olberding Lucille Orth Frances Monroe Bill Daley Leo P. Meyer (Meyer Electric) Walter Rieland Ervin Schiffler (New Munich Ballroom) Bob Meyer Bob Meyer & Pat Gallagher, (re, Jim Gallagher)	Henry Loxtercamp Garland & Rosemary Johnson & Mary Pfannenstein, (The Garland) Joe Knops Milton Nietfeld Hilda Rolfzen Ed and Mildred Salzmann Curly Wiehoff Joe Leach, Marshall Johnson (Dunghanrach) Ervin Hinnenkamp Sam Uhler, (Great Northern) George O’Brien (Melrose Theatre) Louis Kundel (Melrose Credit Union) John L. Meyer Bishop Henry Soenneker Frances & Sylvester Zech

Video History Tapes in the collection Back To Previous Page

Mark Olberding interview
City Center dedication
Farewell Ted Wessell
Gallagher Days 1949
WW II Memories—various subjects
Melrose Hospital History
Petermeier School History
Wilfred hetzel
Jim Fogerty, MN State Historical Soc,
Oak Hill Cemetery Tour
Fran Hertzog discusses Jennie-O
Tour of museum, Aug 1994
Clark Davis family reception
Ordination Bishop Jerome Hanus 1987
Progress in Motion, City of Melrose
Give a Gift Volunteers & Girl Scouts at St. Mary’s School 1994
Open house, Melrose Fire Hall 1993
Santa Claus Day Play 1994
Miss Melrose 1997
Memorial Day Melrose 1995, 1996, 1997
"Messages from Melrose" play 1997
July 4 in Melrose Lions Park
Tours of old City Center, auction and demolition of building
MAHS Ice Cream Socials 1989, 1994 (includes museum tour), 1995
Vandalism Oak Hill Cemetery 1996
History St. Paul’s Church, Bertie and Dale Dirschel
Sportsmen’s rubber duck race 1987
Flag disposal ceremony, Melrose Legion, 1994
Kiddie Parade
Melrose IDC 1997
"The Power of Cooperation," Stearns Electric 60^th anniversary Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat Town & Country Players, 2001 MAHS Annual Meeting 2001 (First Antiques Home Show.)