Bloomington and Local History References

Books and Articles

• Bloomington: A Sesquicentennial Celebration, 2007, by John Chalberg
• Bloomington on the Minnesota: A Project of the Bloomington Bicentennial Committee, 1976, by Judith A Hendricks
• The Dakota or Sioux in Minnesota As They Were in 1834, 1908, by Samuel W. Pond Sr.
• Eighty Years at the Gopher Hole: The Saga of A Minnesota Pioneer, 1867-1947, 1958, by Minnie EllingsonTapping 1867-1950
• Indian Boyhood, 1902, by Charles Eastman, 1858-1939, [Book Text]
• Lines on the Land: How Dakota Homeland Became Private Property, 2021, by Peter DeCarlo. [Book PDF]
• The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District: Preserving Heritage & Environment, 2009, by Deborah Morse-Kahn
• Northern Slave, Black Dakota, 2013, by Walt Bachman
• Oak Grove Presbyterian Church: A Brief History, 2020, by Oak Grove Presbyterian Church. [Article PDF]
• Suburban World: The Norling Photos, 2008, by Brad Zellar.
• Two Volunteer Missionaries Among the Dakotas, 1893, by Samuel William Pond Jr. [ E-Book ]

Web Links

• Beginning Dakota: 24 Language and Grammar Lessons with Glossaries [ Link ]