The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-16
IN ITS FIFTIETH YEAR.
State Historical Society, Which
Holds It's Annual Tonight.

state historical society, W n1ch
Holds It's Annual Tonight.
The annual meeting of the State His
torical society will be held in the
capitol building this evening. The
public addresses viii be given in the
hall OF the house of representatives,
beginning at o'clock.
The president, Hon. Alexander Ram
sey, will speak, and w. H. c.. Folsom,
of Taylors Falls, will give a history
of numbering in the ST. Crolx valley.
The society organized in 1S49, the
same year with the beginning of Min
nesota as a territory. has accumulated
library of about $500 titles, which
stands In the front rank, as to it's ex-
tent and value, among the historical
libraries Of the United States. 1t Is
In the state capitol building, and is a
free reference library, open daily to
the public from $50 a. m. to p. m.
The society has taken especial care
to obtain all published township his
tories and family genealogies of the
United States and Canada. OF town.
ship and strictly local histories but
not including county and state his
tories. biographies, and publications of
socletles), the number of bound VOL
umes in the library for Maine is about
so; New Hampshire, 100 Vermont. So:
u,
and Connecticut, 100, with considerable
numbers for New York, New Jersey,
pennsylvania, and all the states, so
1ar as these special histories have been
published.
Or American genealogies. this library
has about 1.020 bound volumes and 41O
pamphlets, besides many books In this
class published by societies, others
giving genealogies of many families
collectively, and the genealogical por-
lions of township histories. These col
lecuons, free for the use of readers and
students, are much consulted for trac-
ing lines of ancestry.
flleS or all newspapers published in
MIhnesota as a territory and state,
served by this society. It's number of
pound newspaper volumes at the be-
ginning of 1899 is 1888; and it's number
VI minnesota newspapers, daily, week.
~ and monthly, regularly received is
AZ, these being donated by the editors
aho publishers, who appreciate the i'm
Portahce OF having them placed on file
where tney Will be preserved for all
coming time. This department of the
library is a priceless treasury for ma
terlals for future historians showing
the development of Minnesota. of its
counties, and of it's separate town
shlps, from their beginning to the pres
ent date. The newspaper collection is
hept IN an extensive fireproof vault.
winch Is part of the society's rooms
IN the capitol. 1t is accessible to ali
VINO. wash to consult 1t, and is so ar
ranged that any paper Of any date can
be readily found. '--
~, Donations Solicited for the Library
Inc society desires and Is grateful for
aus OF books, pamphlets, newspaper
Mes, maps. manuscript narratives.
diaries, and original documents of
every sort which may throw light ON
the history of any portion of the Unit
ed States, and particularly of Mime
sofa and the Northwest.
Especially it is desired to obtain al,
new publications of township or other
iocal histories and of family genealog
les. Many volumes in these depart
hlents have been received through do.
nation. II they should not be SO avail
aple, the secretary wishes to be in
formed when books and pamphlets of
tnese classes are published, with note
OF their number of pages and scope
ana the price for purchase.