History
Albany township, formed at the 8 January 1868 county board meeting, was comprised of the area, T125R31 and T126R31 and sections 31 to 36 of T127R31. It had been part of Avon [Munson?] and Brockway. Later, 20 March 1872, Krain was formed leaving Albany as T125R31. The area (T125R31) at the time of the 1860 census was part of Brockway (the north half of T125R31) and Munson (the south half of T125R31). Early settlers were John Schwinghammer, Jr. who came looking in 1862 returning in 1863 with his father in sections 22 and 23 and Isidore Obermiller, Paul Obermiller, John Platz, John Christen, Jacob Christen, Peter Dirkes, George Leissle, and Simon Groetch came in the next four years. John Schwinghammer, Sr. died in 1867.
Cemeteries
Seven Dolors Cemetery (Find A Grave)
Census
1870 (notes)
1870 (notes and added info)
Education
Media
Albany Enterprise
Miscellaneous
Albany, The Heart of Minnesota Surname Index
Albany Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Albany Township, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Church of the Seven Dolors