AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY:

An Inventory of Its Century and Sesquicentennial Farm Applications at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Creator:Minnesota State Agricultural Society.
Title:Century and Sesquicentennial Farm Applications.
Dates:1976-2025.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract: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.
Quantity:7.8 cubic feet (8 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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


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Arranged by year, thereunder alphabetical by county with the exception of 2017 which is arranged alphabetically by last name.


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Access Restrictions:

Digitized originals are closed. Please consult library staff for more information.

These files are partially located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files. Please consult library staff for more 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 numbers: 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; 2014-42; 2015-61; 2016-52; 2017-78; 2018-53; 2019-49; 2021-1; 2021-38; 2022-35; 2023-20; 2024-33; 2025-31

Processing Information:

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

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Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, March 2019-2025.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017046970104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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304.G.5.9BCentury Farms report, 1976.
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.
Century Farms report,1976. Digital version
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.
Miscellaneous administrative correspondence,1976. Digital version
News releases, 1976-1977.
News releases,1976-1977. Digital version
Applications which did not qualify, 1976.
Did not qualify [applications],1976. Digital version
Century Farm applications, 1983. 3 folders.
Anoka - Freeborn,1983. Anoka - Freeborn
Goodhue - Martin,1983. Goodhue - Martin
McLeod - Otter Tail,1983. McLeod - Otter Tail
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304.G.11.2FCentury Farm applications (cont.), 1983. 2 folders.
Pennington - Stearns,1983. Pennington - Stearns
Steele - Yellow Medicine,1983. Steele - Yellow Medicine
Century Farm applications, 1990. 2 folders.
Anoka - Houston,1990. Anoka - Houston
Isanti - Otter Tail,1990. Isanti - Otter Tail
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304.G.11.3BCentury Farm applications, 1990.
Pennington - Yellow Medicine,1990. Pennington - Yellow Medicine
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304.G.11.4FCentury Farm applications, 1997-1998. 4 folders.
McLeod - Norman,1997-1998. McLeod -Norman
Olmsted - Roseau,1997-1998. Olmsted - Roseau
Scott- Waseca,1997-1998. Scott - Waseca
Washington - Yellow Medicine,1997-1998. Washington - Yellow Medicine
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304.G.11.5BCentury Farm applications, 2006. 2 folders.
Aitkin - Lincoln,2006. Aitkin - Lincoln
McLeod - Yellow Medicine, 2006. McLeod - Yellow Medicine
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117.H.3.8FList of century farm awardees, 2007.
List of century farm awardees, 2007. Digital version
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304.G.11.5BCentury Farm applications, 2008.
Houston, Martin, Morrison, Otter Tail, and Sibley,2008. Houston, Martin, Morrison, Otter Tail, and Sibley
Century Farm applications, 2009. 2 folders.
Anoka - Kittson,2009. Anoka - Kittson
La qui Parle - Yellow Medicine,2009. La qui Parle - Yellow Medicine
Sesquicentennial applications, 2009.
Blue Earth - Washington,2009. Blue Earth - Washington
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113.G.1.4FCentury Farm applications, 2011.
Anoka- Yellow Medicine, 2011. Anoka - Yellow Medicine
Century Farm applications, 2012.
Becker - Wright, 2012. Becker - Wright
Century Farm applications, 2013.
Aitkin - Yellow Medicine, 2013. Aitkin - Yellow Medicine
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304.G.11.5BCentury Farm applications, 2014. 3 folders.
Aitkin - Lyon,2014. Aitkin - Lyon
Mahnomen - Rice,2014. Mahnomen - Rice
Rock - Yellow Medicine,2014. Rock - Yellow Medicine
Century Farm applications, 2016. 2 folders.
Anoka - Lyon,2016. Anoka - Lyon
Martin - Yellow Medicine,2016. Martin - Yellow Medicine
Century Farm applications, 2017. 3 folders.
Aakre- Johnson,2017. Aakre - Johnson
Jordan - Minske,2017. Jordan - Minske
Moeller - Zollner,2017. Moeller - Zollner
Century Farm applications, 2019. 2 folders.
Aitkin - Nobles, 2019 Aitkin - Nobles
Olmsted - Yellow Medicine, 2019 Olmsted - Yellow Medicine
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113.G.1.4FCentury Farm applications, 2020. 2 folders.
Aitkin - Lake of the Woods, 2020. Aitkin - Lake of the Woods
Le Suer - Yellow Medicine, 2020. Le Suer - Yellow Medicine
Century Farm applications, 2021. 2 folders.
Becker-Murray.
Becker - Murray, 2021. Becker - Murray
Nicollet-Yellow Medicine.
Nicollet - Yellow Medicine, 2021. Nicollet - Yellow Medicine
Century Farm applications, 2022. 2 folders.
Aitkin-Lac Qui Parle.
Aitkin - Lac Qui Parle, 2022. Aitkin - Lac Qui Parle
Lake of the Woods-Winona.
Lake of the Woods - Winona, 2022. Lake of the Woods - Winona
Century Farm applications, 2023. 2 folders.
Century farm applications, Beltrami-Martin, 2023. Beltrami-Martin
Century farm applications, McLeod-Wright, 2023. McLeod-Wright
Century Farm applications, 2024. 4 folders:
List of 2024 Century Farm honorees.
Century Farm applications, 2024: List of 2024 Century Farm honorees. Digital version
Anoka-Koochiching Counties.
Century Farm applications, 2024: Anoka-Koochiching Counties. Digital version
Lac qui Parle-Olmsted Counties.
Century Farm applications, 2024: Lac qui Parle-Olmsted Counties. Digital version
Otter Tail-Yellow Medicine Counties.
Century Farm applications, 2024: Otter Tail-Yellow Medicine Counties. Digital version
Century Farm applications, 2025. 3 folders:
List of 2025 Century Farm honorees.
Century Farm applications, 2025: List of 2025 Century Farm honorees.Digital version
Becker-Goodhue Counties.
Century Farm applications, 2025: Becker-Goodhue Counties.Digital version
Jackson-Waseca Counties.
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Century Farm applications, 2025: Jackson-Waseca Counties.Digital version

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places 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.

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