Carver County Fair
Bibliography
"A Bit of History Regarding County Fair." Weekly Valley Herald, September 16, 1920.
Albrecht, Jan. "In the Beginning." Waconia Patriot, August 12, 1982.
Articles of Incorporation, Waconia Fair Association, 1914.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: The Articles of Incorporation for the Waconia Fair Association, 1914, allowing the Waconia Fair to receive subsidy funding for the fair.
Articles of Incorporation, Carver County Agricultural Society, 1953.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: Articles of Incorporation for the Carver County Agricultural Society, when the Carver and Waconia Fair became one fair.
"Backward, Turn Backward, Oh! Time in Your Flight: An Historical Narrative of the Carver County Agricultural Society." Weekly Valley Herald, September 28, 1922.
Barac, LaVonne. "Fair Only 71 Years Old Despite 1868 Birth." Waconia Patriot, August 5, 1982.
Barac, LaVonne. "Fair: Reflections Note Move to Waconia in 1930s." Waconia Patriot, August 12, 1982.
"Both Sides of the County Fair Case." Norwood Times, September 20, 1912.
"Carver Fair Society Refutes Charges." Norwood Times, September 27, 1912.
"County Fairs Reimbursed." Weekly Valley Herald, January 13, 1927.
"County's Fair at Waconia Opens at New Spot Today." Weekly Valley Herald, August 17, 1939.
"Litigation Between Carver and Waconia Settled." Young America Eagle, January 10, 1913.
"Notice: Town or Village Offering Highest Bids to Have County Fair." Weekly Valley Herald, January 13, 1882.
Petersen-Biorn, Wendy. "Commentary: Peaceniks, Rivalries and Crooked Roads." Chaska Herald, July 31, 2011.
Resolution, Carver County Agricultural Society, 1946.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: A resolution cancelling the 1946 Fair due to the polio epidemic.
Secretarial Minutes (meeting notes), Carver County Agricultural Society, 1953.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: Meeting minutes from the Carver County Agricultural Society about fair improvements, plans, etc., spanning up to the 1990's. This include discussion of expelling the Peace Protestors in 1966, possible banning them in the future, and things like setting an age limit at the 1946 fair due to the polio scare.
"The Early Years, Today, and the Future of the County Fair." Waconia Patriot, September 2, 1976.
"Waconia Must Stand Loss- House Committee Does Not Uphold the Promise of Secretary of State." Weekly Valley Herald, February 2, 1913.
Weber, Mark. "History Shows County Fair is 111 Years Old." Norwood Times, August 3, 1978.
"You Ought to Know that the Original Carver County Fair." Norwood Times, September 13, 1912.
Chronology
July 20, 1868
October 10, 1868
Late 1868
1869-1882
1871
1883-1886
April 4, 1887
1911
May 1914
Late 1930s
1938
1939
April 18, 1953
1973
1987
Bibliography
"A Bit of History Regarding County Fair." Weekly Valley Herald, September 16, 1920.
Albrecht, Jan. "In the Beginning." Waconia Patriot, August 12, 1982.
Articles of Incorporation, Waconia Fair Association, 1914.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: The Articles of Incorporation for the Waconia Fair Association, 1914, allowing the Waconia Fair to receive subsidy funding for the fair.
Articles of Incorporation, Carver County Agricultural Society, 1953.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: Articles of Incorporation for the Carver County Agricultural Society, when the Carver and Waconia Fair became one fair.
"Backward, Turn Backward, Oh! Time in Your Flight: An Historical Narrative of the Carver County Agricultural Society." Weekly Valley Herald, September 28, 1922.
Barac, LaVonne. "Fair Only 71 Years Old Despite 1868 Birth." Waconia Patriot, August 5, 1982.
Barac, LaVonne. "Fair: Reflections Note Move to Waconia in 1930s." Waconia Patriot, August 12, 1982.
"Both Sides of the County Fair Case." Norwood Times, September 20, 1912.
"Carver Fair Society Refutes Charges." Norwood Times, September 27, 1912.
"County Fairs Reimbursed." Weekly Valley Herald, January 13, 1927.
"County's Fair at Waconia Opens at New Spot Today." Weekly Valley Herald, August 17, 1939.
"Litigation Between Carver and Waconia Settled." Young America Eagle, January 10, 1913.
"Notice: Town or Village Offering Highest Bids to Have County Fair." Weekly Valley Herald, January 13, 1882.
Petersen-Biorn, Wendy. "Commentary: Peaceniks, Rivalries and Crooked Roads." Chaska Herald, July 31, 2011.
Resolution, Carver County Agricultural Society, 1946.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: A resolution cancelling the 1946 Fair due to the polio epidemic.
Secretarial Minutes (meeting notes), Carver County Agricultural Society, 1953.
Carver County Agricultural society Collection, Carver county Historical Society, Waconia
Description: Meeting minutes from the Carver County Agricultural Society about fair improvements, plans, etc., spanning up to the 1990's. This include discussion of expelling the Peace Protestors in 1966, possible banning them in the future, and things like setting an age limit at the 1946 fair due to the polio scare.
"The Early Years, Today, and the Future of the County Fair." Waconia Patriot, September 2, 1976.
"Waconia Must Stand Loss- House Committee Does Not Uphold the Promise of Secretary of State." Weekly Valley Herald, February 2, 1913.
Weber, Mark. "History Shows County Fair is 111 Years Old." Norwood Times, August 3, 1978.
"You Ought to Know that the Original Carver County Fair." Norwood Times, September 13, 1912.