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Surname Files in the Renville County Historical Society’s Research Library Updated 4/16/2026

A list of the Surname Files in the Research Library. RCHS has been collecting information for the family files for over 50 years. It is the mission of RCHS to collect, preserve, and share the history of Renville County, including its families, cities, churches, cemeteries, schools, organizations, and more.
The Family Surname files include obituaries, weddings, birth & graduation announcements, articles on the family, the submission for the 1980 Renville County History Book, and more.

Soldier Writes Home From France published in the Sacred Heart Journal August 10, 1918

Burt Nordstrom Gives Vivid Pictures of Soldier Life in Trenches                         Somewhere in France July 1 Dear Mabel:             Your letter received yesterday with a bunch of other mail the first I have had for five weeks. Glad to… Read More