Blue Earth County is rich in historical background and these facts, traditions, memories and pictures are preserved in this beautiful hard cover book. Through words and pictures the book brings to life the places and events that shaped the lives of our ancestors. Featuring over 950 pages of historical information, biographies and hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps. Originally printed in 1990, this book quickly sold out and has recently been reprinted. This book is sure to become a treasured family heirloom.

• Beautiful hard cover book of quality linen, printed on archival quality paper
• Surname index ·
• Hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps
• Features the history of Blue Earth County
• History of each of the county's 23 townships
• History of its cities and towns
• Transportation, communication, agriculture and much more
• Features over 750 biographies and family histories
• View the index of surnames

Hardcover, 976 pp.
ISBN: 0:88107-165-X
12" x 9" x 2.75
$130.00
Limited quantities remain.

About the author

Minnesota native, Julie A. Schrader, worked as Project Director for The Heritage of Blue Earth County, from 1988 to 1990. She established her own publishing company, Minnesota Heritage Publishing, in 2001 and works as a publishing consultant helping individuals self-publish. Author of The History of the Red Jacket Valley, her writing has also appeared in the Mankato Free Press, Applauze Magazine, and the Blue Earth County Historical Society's newsletters. In 2002, Julie released her third book entitled, Maud Hart Lovelace's Deep Valley. Schrader is currently the Executive Director for the Betsy-Tacy Society. She and is the editor of the Betsy-Tacy Society newsletter, the Deep Valley Sun and the editor of the Katoland Connection. For the past three years she has been the coordinator of the Deep Valley Book Festival in Mankato.

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