AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY:
An Inventory of Its Century and Sesquicentennial Farm Applications at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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OVERVIEW
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. |
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.
ARRANGEMENT
Arranged by year, thereunder alphabetical by county with the exception of 2017 which is arranged alphabetically by last name.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
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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:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
304.G.5.9B | Century 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. | |||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||
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News releases, 1976-1977. | |||||||||||
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Applications which did not qualify, 1976. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 1983. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
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304.G.11.2F | Century Farm applications (cont.), 1983. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 1990. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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304.G.11.3B | Century Farm applications, 1990. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 1997-1998. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
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304.G.11.4F | Century Farm applications, 1997-1998. 4 folders. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 1999. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
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304.G.11.5B | Century Farm applications, 2006. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
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117.H.3.8F | List of century farm awardees, 2007. | ||||||||||
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304.G.11.5B | Century Farm applications, 2008. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2009. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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Sesquicentennial applications, 2009. | |||||||||||
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117.H.3.8F | Century farm applications, 2010-2011. 6 folders. | ||||||||||
For each year, arranged in alphabetical order by farm owner’s surname. | |||||||||||
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Sesquicentennial farm applications, 2010-2020. 11 folders. | |||||||||||
Arranged in chronological order, thereunder in alphabetical order by farm owner’s surname, or in alphabetical order by county name. | |||||||||||
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113.G.1.4F | Century Farm applications, 2011. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2012. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2013. | |||||||||||
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304.G.11.5B | Century Farm applications, 2014. 3 folders. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2015. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2016. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2017. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2018. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2019. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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113.G.1.4F | Century Farm applications, 2020. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2021. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
Becker-Murray. | |||||||||||
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Nicollet-Yellow Medicine. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2022. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
Aitkin-Lac Qui Parle. | |||||||||||
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Lake of the Woods-Winona. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2023. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2024. 4 folders: | |||||||||||
List of 2024 Century Farm honorees. | |||||||||||
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Anoka-Koochiching Counties. | |||||||||||
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Lac qui Parle-Olmsted Counties. | |||||||||||
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Otter Tail-Yellow Medicine Counties. | |||||||||||
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Century Farm applications, 2025. 3 folders: | |||||||||||
List of 2025 Century Farm honorees. | |||||||||||
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Becker-Goodhue Counties. | |||||||||||
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Jackson-Waseca Counties. | |||||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
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.