00954.xml HENRY HYMAN STRAW AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom and David B. PetersonAugust 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Straw, Henry Hyman, 1834-1927. Henry Hyman Straw and family papers. 1868-2009 (bulk 1868-1880). Materials in English. Diaries and an account book kept by Henry Hyman Straw, a farmer in Saratoga Township, Winona County, Minnesota; an Equity Grange minute book (1876-1880); labels for Dr. Peckham's Genuine Healing Balsam (made by Henry Ingalls of Saratoga); and a family history of the Straw, Hesli, DeGroat and Oberdick families by Thomas E. Straw (2009). 0.3 cubic feet (7 folders in partial box). P2769: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Henry Hyman Straw was born 19 February 1834 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. In 1855 he migrated to Saratoga Township, Winona County, Minnesota Territory, and pre-empted land and farmed there. He married Jane Rosamond Ingalls in Saratoga on 29 December 1857. Jane was born 1 March 1841 in Erie County, New York. Straw died in Saratoga Township, 9 July 1927. Jane died 21 April 1925, also in Saratoga Township.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

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Topics: Farmers -- Winona County (Minn.). Persons: DeGroat family. Hesli family. Oberdick family. Straw, Thomas E. Straw family. Organizations: Equity Grange No. 159 (Winona County, Minn.). ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Use Restrictions:

Copying or publishing from the family history manuscript A Book of Grandparents is reserved for the descendants of those parents and grandparents who are included in that manuscript.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Straw, Henry Hyman, Henry Hyman Straw and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,397

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007392293

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION P2769 A Book of Grandparents: A Compendium of Annotated Photographs of Straw, Hesli, DeGroat and Oberdick Family Parents, Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles, undated.

An unpublished typed manuscript by Thomas E. Straw containing historical and genealogical data on these families, who lived primarily in Winona, Becker, Ramsey, Redwood, Cottonwood, Watonwan, and Pipestone counties.

Copying or publishing from A Book of Grandparents is reserved for the descendants of those parents and grandparents who are included in the manuscript.

 H. H. Straw diaries, 1868, 1870-1872, 1878. 5 volumes in 3 folders.

Diaries contain brief daily entries commenting on the weather, activities during the day, family events, and (rarely) national events.

 H. H. Straw account book, March 1875-March 1, 1877. 1 volume in 1 folder.

Contains income and expense record, with occasional comments on breeding of farm animals, wheat sold, and employees hired.

 Equity Grange minute book, January 1876-February 1880. 1 volume in 1 folder.

Minutes of a local grange, headquartered in Troy, Winona County, mentioning activities of the Grange, including affairs of its library committee, approval of new members and dismissal of members, election of officers, and financial data, including members’ dues. H. H. Straw was secretary of the chapter for part of this time.

 Labels for Dr. Peckham’s Genuine Healing Balsam.

Prepared by Henry Ingalls of Saratoga, Minnesota (father-in-law to H. H. Straw).