Due to the overwhelming response to "Minnesota Valley Memories: The Early Years," The Free Press is happy to announce an all-new hardcover pictorial history book, "Minnesota Valley Memories II: The 1940s, 1950s and 1960s."

We are again proud to partner with the Blue Earth County Historical Society, Minnesota State University Memorial Library and Nicollet County Historical Society. This heirloom-quality coffee-table book will feature a glimpse of the Minnesota Valley from 1940-1969 with a brief reprise of the early years, through stunning historic photos. In addition to images carefully selected from the archives of our partners, we are thrilled to include photographic memories from our readers.