Braun Family

Maps

Stearns County Property Viewer

modern property records for this Minnesota county
includes aerial photography layers of 1965 and newer

Benton Couty Property Viewer

modern property records for this Minneota county
includes aserial photography layers of 2011 and newer

Saint Cloud City GIS

modern though cumbersome property records for this Minnsota city
includes plat maps downloadable by (1) Zoom to the area desired, (2) Click "Identify" and then "Select One", (3) Click the desired parcel, (4) In the "Available Reports" menu, select "Scanned Plats" and click "Go", (5) A PDF with the plat will load or download.

John R. Borchert Map Library

Benton County plat maps of 1903 and 1916
Stearns County plat maps of 1896 and 1916

Saint Cloud State University

plat maps
campus' cultural geography

Minnesota Historical Aerial Photoraphs

1896 Map of Saint Cloud

City Directories

Minnesota Digital Library hosts a diverse array of documents, including Saint Cloud City Directories of:

Hennipin County Library hosts a few Minneapolis area directories

Public Records

Historal Society of North Dakota: vital records

Famly-Specific

The Lillig/Pittrich Geneology & Photos blog was generated by a descendant of Xavier Braun's relatives that did not migrate from Missouri in the 1850's.

Alphonse Braun's father was John Braun (born 1861). John's older sister, Mary Braun, married Andrew Fritz (born 1836). Does this explain why so many of our antique photos are by Fritz Photography? The Fritz Family Tree was created by Elizabeth Keyes.

Newspapers

Library of Congress' Chronicling America includes:

Der Nordstern (Saint Cloud's German)
Saint Cloud Democrat
The Saint Cloud Journal
Saint Cloud Visitor (secular)
Sauk Rapids Frontierman

Minnesota Historical Society's Digital Newspaper Hub includes the above newspapers plus:

Saint Cloud Register (Catholic)
Saint Cloud Visitor (Catholic)

"Saint Cloud Times" via Newspaper.com - subscription required

"Minnesota Star Tribune" via Newspapers.com - subscription required

State Historical Society of Missouri: newspaper collection

Newspapers of the Tioga area in North Dakota