gr00094 Agricultural Society An Inventory of Its Century Farm Applications at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, October 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota State Agricultural Society. Centennial farm applications. 1976-2009. Materials in English. Application forms for residents who wished to have their farms declared century farms, signifying that the farm had been in the same family for 100 or more years. This was begun as a joint project between the State Fair and the Farmer magazine; later the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation became the co-sponsor. Beginning in 2009, sesquicentennial (150 years) farms forms are included. 5.3 cu. ft. (6 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENT

The forms give biographical and genealogical information and ownership history of the farm, and some include additional supporting documentation and/or reminiscences.

Also a folder of news releases on the program (1976-1977), a report on the first year of the program (1976), and administrative correspondence (1976).

 ARRANGEMENT Arranged by year, thereunder alphabetical by county. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Century farms. Farm ownership -- Minnesota. Farms -- Minnesota -- History. Genealogy -- Minnesota. Persons: Humphrey, Karen A. Organizations: Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. Types of Documents: Press releases. Reminiscences. Titles: The Farmer. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Agricultural Society. Century Farm Applications. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 985-183; 987-173: 982-106; 984-114; 979-73; 978-36; 991-194; 991-201; 993-171; 995-105; 997-104; 998-90; 2000-16; 2000-53; 2001-61; 2003-33; 2003-45; 2004-4; 2005-21; 2006-45; 2008-7; 2011-4

 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: 001704697

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 105.H.5.2F Century Farms report, 1976. 1 item in 1 folder.

Documents the application process for the century farm program and provides an historical synopsis highlighting the experiences of many of the early settlers of Minnesota’s farms; written by Karen Humphrey, Bicentennial Coordinator for the State Fair.

 Miscellaneous administrative correspondence, 1976.

Correspondence regarding the Century Farms program, information about the application process, and a few photographs from century farm applicants documenting their farms.

News releases, 1976-1977. Did not qualify [applications], 1976. Applications by county: 1976. 105.I.18.10F 1977-1982. 25 folders. 1983 (Anoka-Ottertail). 3 folders. 115.I.7.3B 1983 (Pennington-Yellow Medicine). 2 folders. 1984-1989. 19 folders. 1990 (Anoka-Ottertail). 2 folders. 101.G.15.4F 1990 (Pennington-Yellow Medicine). 1991-1996. 20 folders. 1997-1998 (Aitkin–Martin). 101.G.15.8F 1997-1998 (McLeod–Yellow Medicine). 1998-1999 (Becker–Yellow Medicine). 14 folders. 104.K.15.1B 2006. 2 folders. 2008.

Incomplete.

 2009. 2 folders. 2009 Sesquicentennial applications.

[0.7 cubic feet empty, letter]