A guide to family history resources at the Minnesota Historical Society

Title:

Corporate Author:

Minnesota Historical Society.

ISBN:

9780873514699

Publication Information:

St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2004.

Physical Description:

x, 105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Corporate Subject:

Minnesota Historical Society -- Catalogs.

Subject Term:

Family archives -- Minnesota -- Catalogs.

Geographic Term:

Minnesota -- Genealogy -- Bibliography -- Catalogs.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	016.9291 MIN	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	MN R 016.9291 MIN	Searching... Unknown

This guide is an essential tool for all genealogists researching Minnesota family, local, and state history. Highlighting the many holdings of the society, this unique handbook features a lengthy, annotated listing of resources in subject areas such as: biographical, census, naturalization, cemetery, school, religious, business, court, government, legal, military, and veterans' records; official state-wide death records and index, 1908-96; photographs, personal papers, oral histories, ethnic resources, and local and county histories; family histories, newspapers, directories, passenger ship lists, and publications of genealogical organizations; maps, atlases, and other geographical resources.

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Family History Resources	p. 1
Adoption Records	p. 3
American Indian Resources	p. 3
Biographical Resources	p. 5
Birth Records	p. 6
Business Records	p. 9
Census Records	p. 10
Church and Religious Organizations Resources	p. 20
Commission of Public Safety Records	p. 22
Cookbooks	p. 25
Court Records	p. 26
Death Records	p. 26
Directories	p. 33
Disaster Relief Records	p. 34
Divorce Records	p. 36
Election and Appointment Records	p. 36
Ethnic Group Resources	p. 38
Family Histories	p. 38
Farm Records	p. 40
Genealogical Organizations Publications	p. 43
Governor's Office Records	p. 44
Health and Welfare Records	p. 45
Immigration Records	p. 49
Land Records	p. 52
Local and County Histories	p. 54
Maps and Other Geographical Resources	p. 54
Marriage Records	p. 57
Military and Veterans' Records	p. 58
Motor Vehicle and Driver's License Registration Records	p. 70
Municipal Records	p. 70
Newspapers	p. 71
Obituaries	p. 72
Oral Histories	p. 72
Organizations Records	p. 74
Personal Papers	p. 76
Photographs	p. 77
Prison Records	p. 79
Professional Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations	p. 80
Public Service Department Records	p. 83
Railroad Records	p. 84
School Resources	p. 87
Tax and Assessment Records	p. 89
Teachers Retirement Association Records	p. 90
Township Records	p. 91
Union Records	p. 91
Work Projects Administration (WPA) Resources	p. 92
Map of Minnesota Counties	p. 94
Table: Handy List of Basic County Records at the Minnesota Historical Society	p. 95
Index	p. 101
Illustrations
Family portrait	p. ii
Sioux (Dakota) Indian annuity roll	p. 2
Birth register	p. 7
Population Census	p. 17
Alien Registration and Declaration of Holdings form	p. 24
Death certificate	p. 27
Obituary	p. 31
Will book	p. 32
Disaster relief record	p. 35
Family portrait	p. 39
Farm Crop and Labor Report	p. 42
Final naturalization papers	p. 51
Marriage record	p. 59
Gold Star Roll Record	p. 64
Veterans' Graves Registrations form	p. 68
Newspaper section	p. 73
Organization membership list	p. 75
Diary	p. 76
Family portrait	p. 78
Assessment roll	p. 90

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