Murray County Fair
Postcard depicting the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1912. From the archives of the Murray County Historical Society.
Bibliography
Gaul, Anita Talsma. Homely Girls and Pretty Babies: A History of the Murray County Fair. Slayton, MN: Murray County Agricultural Society, 2013.
Hansen, David J. Murray County’s War: The Battle for the Murray County Seat. Broken Arrow, OK: Daylight Publishers, 2007.
Minutes and Records of the Murray County Agricultural Society
Fair Office, Murray County Fairgrounds, Slayton
Description: Meeting minutes and other records documenting the history of the Murray County Agricultural Society.
Murray County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair file
Murray County Historical Museum, Slayton
Description: Original articles of incorporation (1884) and other records relating to the Murray County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Association.
Murray County State Fair collection
Murray County Historical Museum, Slayton
Description: Newspaper articles and paper ephemera, compiled by Eleanor Warren, documenting the evolution of the Murray County Fair.
Records of the University of Minnesota Extension, 1917–2012
Murray County Office, Murray County Courthouse Building, Slayton
Description: Financial records, annual reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs documenting the evolution of the Murray County 4-H Club.
Chronology
1878
1880
1884
1898
1899
1912
1925
1942
1946
1952
1964
1976
2008
Bibliography
Gaul, Anita Talsma. Homely Girls and Pretty Babies: A History of the Murray County Fair. Slayton, MN: Murray County Agricultural Society, 2013.
Hansen, David J. Murray County’s War: The Battle for the Murray County Seat. Broken Arrow, OK: Daylight Publishers, 2007.
Minutes and Records of the Murray County Agricultural Society
Fair Office, Murray County Fairgrounds, Slayton
Description: Meeting minutes and other records documenting the history of the Murray County Agricultural Society.
Murray County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair file
Murray County Historical Museum, Slayton
Description: Original articles of incorporation (1884) and other records relating to the Murray County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Association.
Murray County State Fair collection
Murray County Historical Museum, Slayton
Description: Newspaper articles and paper ephemera, compiled by Eleanor Warren, documenting the evolution of the Murray County Fair.
Records of the University of Minnesota Extension, 1917–2012
Murray County Office, Murray County Courthouse Building, Slayton
Description: Financial records, annual reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs documenting the evolution of the Murray County 4-H Club.