Digital Collection

The MCHA plans to digitize select files from the archive. These will be posted in this digital archive section as pdf files that can be viewed online. Currently the historic First Baptist Church is undergoing restoration and the archives are not accessible. Updates will be posted on this website and also at the "Minnesota City and Friends" page on Facebook as digital content is added.



Elder Ely 1852 Minnesota City Journal Entries From Winona NewspaperPDF • 1894KB
Satellite Photos of Minnesota CIty from 1940's to the present (pdf format)PDF • 13293KB
Minnesota City Map 1894 (png file)JPG • 988KB
Oaks Restaurant Menu (year unknown)PDF • 1449KB
Civil War and Minnesota City Founders BinderPDF • 33119KB
B.M.T. Saw Patent 1889 Minnesota City Invention Warren BundyPDF • 887KB
Minnesota City Day May 18, 2024 Digital ArchivePDF • 103293KB
Minnesota City Early Settlers PosterPDF • 3104KB
EB Drew Diary Excerpts Minnesota City Settlement 1852 (1925 Winona Republican Herald)PDF • 510KB
"Old Wise Tales" (2002) Recollections of Longtime Minnesota City ResidentsPDF • 16698KB
MCHA Archives Overview (includes description of resources plus archive history)PDF • 31913KB
O.M. Lord Peaches Report "The Minnesota Horticulturist Society" 1896PDF • 358KB
Public Domain Winona County Historical Books OnlinePDF • 99KB
Free Online Resources for Genealogy Research 2024PDF • 91KB