Minnesota	People	Societies	History	Records
Military Info	Maps	Churches	Cemeteries & Obituaries	Libraries
Booksellers	Newspapers	Services	Volunteers	Families

Minnesota Information

General Information

• Minnesota State Info (50states.com)
• Ghost Counties, America's Dead, Forgotten Counties
• North Star: Minnesota State Government Online
• Local Government MN
• Explore Minnesota! (Tourism)
• Minnesota Secretary of State Student Page
• State Symbols
• Origins of Minnesota County Names
• This Day in Minnesota History (Minnesota Historical Society)

Genealogical Information

• Minnesota Research Notes (Park Genealogical Books)
• Minnesota Local History and Genealogy Guide
• Minnesota GenWeb Project
• Counties
• Archives
• U.S. - Minnesota - MN (Cyndi's List)
• Minnesota Mailing Lists (John Fuller)
• Minnesota Resources (RootsWeb)
• Minnesota Web Sites (RootsWeb)
• ROOTS-L United States Resources: Minnesota (RootsWeb)
• A Guide to Minnesota Genealogy (GeneaSearch)
• Research Outline, Minnesota (FamilySearch)
• Minnesota Biographies Project
• Minnesota Authors Biographies Project (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Minnesota Databases (Ancestry)
• The Dalby Database (RootsWeb)

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People

• Ancestry Groups in Minnesota (Minnesota Planning)
• People (Minnesota Historical Society)

African-American

• African-American Genealogy (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• African Americans (Minnesota Historical Society)

Asians and Pacific Islanders

• Asians and Pacific Islanders (Minnesota Historical Society)

Germans

• German and German-American Genealogy (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• German Immigration (emuseum)
• Germanic Genealogical Society
• North Star Chapter, Germans from Russia
• German-Bohemian Heritage Society
• Ostfriesen Genealogical society of Minnesota
• German Settlers in Winona

Hispanic

• Hispanic History in Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society)

Irish

• Irish and Irish-American Genealogy (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• Irish Genealogical Society International

Jewish

• Jewish Genealogy (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Native Americans

• Tribes and Villages of Minnesota
• Minnesota Native American Genealogy
• US GenWeb Archives: Native Americans

Norwegians

• Sources for Norwegian and Norwegian-American Genealogy (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• Norwegian Immigration (emuseum)
• Norwegian-American Genealogical Association

Swedes

• Sources for Swedish and Swedish-American Genealogy (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• Swedish Immigration (emuseum)
• American Swedish Institute
• Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota

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Genealogy & Historical Societies

• Addresses of Minnesota Genealogical and Historical Societies (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Society Hill: Minnesota
• Minnesota Museums (MuseumStuff.com)
• Minnesota Genealogical and Heritage Societies
• Minnesota Historical Societies and Museums

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History

• Minnesota Local History and Genealogy
• Minnesota History (MN Secretary of State Student Page)
• County, Local, Town, and Village Histories

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Military Information

• Research in Military Records (NARA)
• American Battle Monuments Commission (Database of U.S. War Dead)
• Military Records (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Minnesota Veteran's Homes
• Iron Range Area Veterans History
• Minnesota Air Guard Museum
• Eighth Air Force Historical Society of Minnesota
• History of the Minnesota National Guard
• Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
• Camp Ripley, Little Falls MN
Military History Museum
• Fort Snelling (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Fort Ridgely (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Becker County Military Records
• U.S. Military Records (Ancestry)

U.S.-Dakota War of 1862

• US Dakota War 1862, Minnesota County by County
• MHS Library: U.S.- Dakota War of 1862
• MHS: The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
• Fort Snelling: U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
• Brown County, Minnesota: 150th Anniversary of the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862
• Dakota Conflict Trials

Civil War

• 150, Minnesota, Civil War, 1861-1865
  
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (National Park Service)
• MN Civil War Soldiers (Ancestry)
• Civil War Military Records (NARA)
• Minnesota Civil War Map of Battles
• Civil War Research (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Civil War Archive: Union Regimental Index - Minnesota
• Civil War Rosters: Minnesota
• Civil War Battle Summaries (Minnesota)
• Company D, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
• Company K, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
• Accounts of Action and Rosters of the Men From Wabasha County, Minnesota
• Minnesota Civil War Burials at Annapolis National Cemetery
• Minnesota Union soldiers interred in the Military Asylum Cemetery, D.C.
• 1893 Roster of Nebraska Veterans Minnesota Enlistees

Spanish-American War

• MN Volunteers in the Spanish American War (Ancestry)
• Spanish-American War: The 12th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
• Spanish-American War: The 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
• Spanish-American War Records (NARA)

World War I

• World War I Casualty Search (American Battle Monuments Commission)
• World War I Military Records (NARA)
• World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry)
• U.S. Naval Deaths WWI (Ancestry)

World War II

• World War II Casualty Search (American Battle Monuments Commission)
• World War II Military Records (NARA)
• Minnesota County WWII Casualties (Access Genealogy)
• World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas (Ancestry)
• World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942 (Ancestry)
• World War II Army Enlistment Cards 1938-1946 (Ancestry)

Korean War

• Korean War Military Records (NARA)
• Korean War Casualty Search (American Battle Monuments Commission)
• World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas (Ancestry)

Vietnam War

• Vietnam War Military Records (NARA
• Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (Minnesota)
• Vietnam Casualty Index (Ancestry)

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Geographical Information and Maps

• MN Maps and Atlases Info (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Minnesota Territorial Map (MNGenWeb)
• Minnesota Digital Map Library (MNGenWeb Archives)
• Territorial Map 1851 (MN Secretary of State)
• Territorial Map 1857 (MN Secretary of State)
• Territorial Map 1858 (MN Secretary of State)
• State Map 1895 (MN Secretary of State)
• 1895 U.S. Atlas: Minnesota
• American Memory: MN Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929 (Library of Congress)
• American Memory: Railroad Maps (Library of Congress)
• Minnesota Maps (The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection)
• The Andreas Atlas, Minnesota 1874 (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Map Collection (Minnesota Historical Society)
• John R, Borchert Map Library (University of Minnesota)
• Ancestry Maps from the 1900 Census
• County Maps (Minnesota's Bookstore)
• Plat Maps (Minnesota's Bookstore)
• Empson Archives (19th Century Books and Maps, Mpls., St. Paul)
• Minneapolis Maps
• St. Paul Maps

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Churches

• Minnesota Church Records and Archives (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Church Records (Minnesota Historical Society)

Catholic

• Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota
• Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
• Genealogical Queries
• Diocese of Crookston
• Diocese of Duluth
• Diocese of New Ulm
• Diocese of St. Cloud
• Diocese of Winona
• Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict, Haehn Museum

Protestant

• Evangelical Lutheran Church America
• Find a Congregation

Jewish

• Minnesota Jewish Homepage

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Stakes and Wards, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Find an LDS Family History Center Near You (FamilySearch)

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Cemeteries & Obituaries

Cemeteries

• Cemetery Records (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Minnesota Cemetery Junction
• Interment.net: Minnesota Cemeteries
• Find-A-Grave: Minnesota
• Minnesotans in Annapolis National Cemetery
• Catholic Cemeteries of Minneapolis and St. Paul
• The Political Graveyard: Minnesota
• Lakewood Cemetery
• Morrison County Cemeteries (Morrison County Historical Society)
• Cemetery Records of Otter Tail County
• St. Mary's Cemetery (Minneapolis)

Obituaries

• Rochester Post Bulletin Obituary Database (1993 to 1997)
• Perham Enterprise Bulletin

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Records

General Information

• Guide to Personal Records (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Personal Records listing (Minnesota Historical Society)
• County Registrars (Minnesota Department of Health)
• County Courthouse Addresses (Genealogy.com)
• Minnesota Archives (GenWeb)

Census Records

• 1849 Minnesota Territorial "Scenes" (Park Genealogical Books)
• U.S. Census Population Microfilm (Wilson Library, University of Minnesota)
• Census Records (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Minnesota Census Indexes, 1835-90 (Ancestry)
• MN 1835-1839 Tax Lists Index
• MN 1849 Territorial Census Index
• MN 1850 Federal Census Index
• MN 1850 Mortality Schedule
• MN 1860 Federal Census Index
• MN 1870 Federal Census Index
• MN 1870 Mortality Schedule
• MN 1880 Federal Census Index
• MN 1890 Veterans Schedule
• U.S. Federal Census Images, 1920 and 1930 indexes (Ancestry)
• How to Research the 1930 Census Microfilm (NARA)
• Becker County, Minnesota Federal and State Census information (U.S. GenWeb)

Vital Records

• Vital Chek (Order birth, death, marriage, divorce records online)
• Vital Records Info (Minnesota Historical Society)
• MN Statewide Death Records Index (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Minnesota Marriage Records (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS)
• Vital Records Information for Minnesota (vitalrec.com)
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Obtaining a Non-certified Birth or Death Record
• Social Security Death Index (Ancestry)
• Social Security Death Index (RootsWeb)
• MN Death Certificate Index, 1908-2001 (Minnesota Historical Society)
• MN Death Index, 1908-2002 (Ancestry.com)
• MN Birth Index, 1900-1934 (Minnesota Historical Society)

County Records

• Morrison County Death Index (before 1907)
• Pipestone County Marriage Records (Pipestone County Museum)
• Rochester Death Records Index (Olmsted County Historical Society)
• St. Louis County Death Records (GenWeb)
• Records of Births and Deaths in Perham, Otter Tail County, 1882-1900

Naturalization Records

• Naturalization Records Info (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Finding naturalization records (citizenship papers) (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Minnesota Naturalization Search (Iron Range research Center)

Land and Property Records

• Land Records (Minnesota Historical Society)
• General Land Office Records (Bureau of Land Management Records)
• A Brief History of Land Settlement in Minnesota (Becker County GenWeb)
• Becker County Land Records (Becker County GenWeb)
• Hennepin County Property Tax Database
• Ramsey County Property and Tax Information

School Records

• School Records (Minnesota Historical Society)

Adoption Records

• Finding MN Adoption Records (Research Notes, Park Genealogical Books)
• Adoption Records (Minnesota Historical Society)

Court Records

• Court Records (Minnesota Historical Society)

Other Records

• Poorhouse Records

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Libraries

• Library of Congress
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMUC)
• American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
• Minnesota: Repositories of Primary Sources (University of Idaho)
• The On-Line Books Page (University of Pennsylvania, Library)
• The On-Line Books Page: Minnesota
• Minnesota Genealogical Society Library
Online Library Catalog
• Family History Library, Salt Lake City (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
• Family History Library Catalog: Minnesota
• Find a Family History Center Near You
• St. Paul Family History Library
• Minnesota Library Directory
• MN State Government Libraries

College and University Libraries

• University of Minnesota Libraries
• Elmer L. Andersen Library (Special Collections and Archives)
• John R. Borchert Map Library
• Genealogy Resources
• Government Publications
• Immigration History Research Center
• Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
• University of Minnesota, Duluth Libraries
• Northeast Minnesota Historical Center
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Minnesota State University, Mankato
• Southern Minnesota Historical Center
• Minnesota State University, Moorhead
• Heritage Education Commission
• Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
• St. John's University, College of St. Benedict's Libraries
• Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (St. John's University)
• St. Olaf College Libraries
• Special Collections
• University of St. Thomas Libraries
• Special Collections
• Concordia University-St. Paul Libraries

Public Libraries

• Minnesota Public Libraries
• MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency)
• Hennepin County Library
• Duluth Public Library
• Ramsey County Library
• St. Paul Public Library

Historical Societies and Regional Historical Research Centers

• Minnesota Historical Society, Library Catalog
• Listing of Regional Historical Research Centers (Minnesota Historical Society)
• Iron Range Research Center (Chisholm)
• Northeast Minnesota Historical Center (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
• Northwest Minnesota Historical Center (Minnesota State University, Moorhead)
• Southern Minnesota Historical Center (Minnesota State University, Mankato)
• Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center (Southwest State University, Marshall)
• West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (University of Minnesota, Morris)

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Booksellers and Publishers

• Bookstores in Minnesota (Biblio.com)
• Minnesota Bookstores (NewPages.com)
• AbeBooks
  • Alotofbooks (Royalton)
  • Cambridge Books (Cambridge)
  • Drowsy Owl (Champlin)
  • James and Mary Laurie, Booksellers (Minneapolis)
  • Lien's Bookshop (Minneapolis)
  • Magers and Quinn Booksellers (Minneapolis)
  • Minnehaha Books (Minneapolis)
    
  • Old Mortality Antiquarian Books (Roseville)
    
  • Plum Books (St. Paul)
  • Reiner Books (Minneapolis)
  • Ross & Haines Old Book Co (Hudson WI)
    
  • Virg Viner (Minneapolis)
• Afton Press (Afton)
• Alibris
• Amazon.com - Minnesota Genealogy
• Arcadia Publishing (neighborhood histories)
• Beaver's Pond Press (Edina)
  
• Biblio.com
• BookFinder.com
• Book House (Dinkytown)
• Book Mecca (Stillwater)
• Brookhaven Press (Wisconsin)
• Common Good Books (St. Paul, G. Keillor)
• Edinborough Press (Roseville)
• Genealogical Publishing Company
• Heritage Books
• Higginson Book Company
• The History Press
  
• K.B. Slocum Books and Maps: Minnesota
• Loome Books (Stillwater)
• Madigan's Books (Genealogy)
• Midway Used and Rare Books (St. Paul)
• Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (Antiquarian Book Dealers)
• Minnesota Heritage Publishing
• Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Minnesota's Bookstore: History
• Nodin Press (Minneapolis)
• North Star Press (St. Cloud)
• Park Genealogical Books (Genealogy)
• Quintin Publications (Genealogy)
• Reiner Books (Minneapolis)
• Rulon-Miller Books (St. Paul)
• Sixth Chamber Used Books (St. Paul)
• Thomas U. Tuttle
  
• University of Minnesota Press
• Used Book Central
• Voyageur Books (Wisconsin)

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Newspapers

• Minnesota Newspapers
• Duluth News Tribune
• The New Ulm Journal
• Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Rochester Post-Bulletin
• St. Cloud Times
• St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Newspaper Collection (Minnesota Historical Society)

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Professional Services

• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Minnesota
• Independent Researchers in Minnesota
• Professional Genealogical Research Specializing in Southeastern Minnesota
• African American and Native American Research in Minnesota
• William J. Flowers, Specializing in Minnesota and Wisconsin
• KinSource, Specialized Research
• Smith Printing Company (Ramsey, Minnesota)

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Volunteers

• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Minnesota
• Books We Own: Minnesota

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Minnesota Families

• Minnesota Family Genealogies Online
• Durrenberger Family Genealogy and DNA Report
• Onan Family Genealogy and History
• Surnames
  

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