Little stories of pioneer days in Winona, Minnesota, 1928 February 8.

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Smith, Orrin F. (Orrin Fruit), 1854-1939. Little stories of pioneer days in Winona, Minnesota, 1928 February 8.

Little stories of pioneer days in Winona, Minnesota, 1928 February 8.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313860031

A typed account (14 leaves) of the settlement of Winona, Minnesota in the 1850s, with information on the early pioneers. Many of the stories are about the author's mother. Included is information on social events, early schools, steamboating, Dakota Indians, and the Civil War. The paper was read to the Winona Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on February 8, 1928. Accompanied by typed extracts of three articles from the Winona Republican (1858-1859; 3 leaves).

14, 3 leaves.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts