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Selected Research Facilities in the Twin CitiesAmerican Swedish Institute, Library and Archives Room2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407 (612)871-4907 map Website: http://www.americanswedishinst.org Films of Swedish/American church records (Minnesota Conference of the old Augustana Synod); selected Swedish emigration, embarkation, and passport records; Svenska Amerikanska Posten 1888-1940 on film; records of some Swedish/American societies. University of St. Thomas, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Celtic Collection 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 (651)962-5467 map Website: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/celtic.htm The Celtic section of the library's Special Collections focuses on the history, religion, language, literature, and folklore of the Celtic nations with emphasis on Ireland. Many are very rare volumes. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brooklyn Park - 4700 Edinbrook Terrace - Phone: (763)425-1865 map Bloomington - 9700 Nesbitt Ave S - Phone: (952)893-2393 map Crystal - 2801 N Douglas Drive - Phone: (612)544-2479 map Lakeville - 18460 Kachina Ct - Phone: 952-435-2681 map New Brighton - 100 Silver Lake Rd - Phone: 651-636-9058 - Website: http://www.stpaulfhc.org/ map Oakdale - 2140 North Hadley - Phone: (651)770-3213 map Website: http://www.familysearch.org Family History Centers are branch facilities of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Centers provide access to most of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History Library to help patrons identify their ancestors. Everyone is welcome to come to the centers and use Family History Center resources. These are not mailing addresses. Because of limited staff, Family History Centers cannot respond to mail inquiries. Concordia University, Buenger Memorial Library 275 N. Syndicate, St. Paul, MN 55104 (651)641-8237 map The German Branch of the Minnesota Genealogical Society houses its genealogical reference materials here. Archives of the Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod are housed on campus. Hennepin County History Museum, Library and Collections 2303 Third Avenue So., Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612)870-1329 map Website: http://hennepinhistory.org/archives.aspx Photographs, county and local historical materials, clippings files, published local reminiscences, Minneapolis city directories, maps, business records, etc. James J. Hill Reference Library 80 W. 4th St., St. Paul, MN 55102 (651)265-5500 (877)700-HILL map Website: http://www.jjhill.org/ Minneapolis and St. Paul City Directories, James Jerome Hill papers, railroad history. This is a privately supported business and economics library which is open to the public. Macalester College Library 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 (651)696-6610 map Website: http://www.macalester.edu/library/ General historical and reference, collection of Midwestern census films, rare book room and archives with papers of Rev. Edward Duffield Neill who was involved in writing regional histories of Minnesota. Minneapolis Public Library 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401 (612)630-6000 map Website: http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/ General genealogy reference, Hennepin County census films, index to Minneapolis Journal 1899-1915, periodicals. Minnesota Historical Society 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 (651)296-6126 map Website: http://www.mnhs.org/library/index.html Local, county, and state histories; biography file; census records and indexes; directories; periodicals; genealogical periodicals; family genealogies; Minnesota newspapers; atlases; fire insurance maps; photographs; oral histories; Minnesota city, county, and state records; census; military records; church records; Alien Registration; railroad records; diaries; personal papers; business records. St. Paul Public Library Central Library 90 West Fourth St., St. Paul, MN 55102 (651)266-7000 map Website: http://www.sppl.org/ City and telephone directories, state and county histories, newspaper clippings, St. Paul Collection. University of Minnesota - Immigration History Research Center 311 Andersen Library 222 21st Avenue S., Minneapolis MN 55455-0439 (612)625-4800 map Website: http://www.ihrc.umn.edu The collections include ethnic newspapers; papers from fraternal organizations, private individuals, and religious organizations; oral history; all of which deal with immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe and the Near East. University of Minnesota - Wilson Library West Bank of University of Minnesota Campus 309 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612)624-0303 map Website: http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/ Newspapers; city, county, and state histories; biographies; newspaper indexes; telephone books; foreign histories. Map Library: Sub-basement of Wilson Library Building (612)624-4549 Large worldwide collection of current and historical maps and gazetteers. University of St. Thomas Libraries 2115 Summit Ave. Mail #5004 St. Paul, MN 55105 (651)962-5014 map Website: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/ Special Collections include: The Bach-Dunn Collection of Luxembourgiana Website: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/bachdunn.htm The Celtic Collection Website: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/celtic.htm The Chesterton-Belloc Collection Website: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/chesterton_belloc.htm The French Memoir Collection Website: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/french_memoir.htm Selected Research Facilities Outside of the Twin Cities AreaThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAlexandria - 1427 Lake Street - Phone: (320)763-6721 Alexandria - 1427 Lake St - Phone: 320-763-6721 Austin - 404 31st ST NW - Phone: (507)433-9042 Bemidji - 3033 Birchmont Drive - Phone: (218)751-9129 Brainerd - 101 S Buffalo Hills Lane - Phone: (218)828-4701 Buffalo - Highway 25 North - Phone: (763)682-5612 Detroit Lakes - Highway 34 E Pelican River Road - Phone: (218)847-3260 Duluth - 521 Upham Road - Phone: (218)726-1361 Faribault - 1002 17th St SW - Phone: (507)334-7046 North Branch - 38222 Grand Ave - Phone: 651-674-8785 North Mankato - 1851 Marie Lane - Phone: (507)625-8342 Marshall - 1401 East Lyon Street - Phone: (507)532-4913 Pipestone - 701 2nd Ave SW - Phone: (507)825-2993 Princeton - 100th Ave Hwy 95 - Phone: (763)389-1289 Red Wing - 580 Hi Park Ave - Phone: 651-267-2455 Rochester - 2300 Viola Heights Drive NE- Phone: (507)281-6641 Swift - County Rd 2 - Phone: 218-386-2599 St Cloud - 1420 29th Ave N - Phone: (320)203-7717 Virginia - 13th St S & 6th Ave W - Phone: (218)749-2490 Website: http://www.familysearch.org Family History Centers are branch facilities of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Centers provide access to most of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History Library to help patrons identify their ancestors. Everyone is welcome to come to the centers and use Family History Center resources. These are not mailing addresses. Because of limited staff, Family History Centers cannot respond to mail inquiries. Gustavus Adolphus College, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082 (507)933-7556 map Website: http://oncampus.gustavus.edu/oncampus/academics/library/ Records of Swedish/American Lutheran Churches, Swedish biographical index, congregational histories, newspapers. Saint Olaf College, Rolvaag Memorial Library Northfield, MN 55057 (507)646-3224 Website: http://www.stolaf.edu/library/libs/rolvaag.html Houses the Norwegian/American Historical Association which has obituary files, personal papers, church histories, clippings files. Iron Range Research Center P.O. Box 392, Highway 169 West, Chisholm, MN 55719 (218)254-7959 (800)372-6437 Website: http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/ This is one of eight regional research centers located around the state. Sources vary at each center. This center has federal and state censuses, as well as the indexes and soundexes for Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan; newspapers; directories; a mining accident index; naturalization records; maps; area records; etc. Their online indexes contain the names of more than 1.5 million individuals. Wisconsin Area Research Centers The Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Wisconsin System, and the Superior Public Library cooperate in a network of Area Research Centers located at UW campus libraries throughout the state, at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center and at the Superior Public Library. Each Area Research Center serves a specific geographic region. Records created in and focused on the region served by a particular ARC are housed permanently at the appropriate Center. The Society maintains a courier service which allows members of the network to borrow collections housed elsewhere for use by their local patrons. Ashland - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/northlan.asp Eau Claire - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/eauclair.asp Green Bay - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/greenbay.asp La Crosse - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/lacrosse.asp Milwaukee - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/milwaukee.asp Oshkosh - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/oshkosh.asp Parkside - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/parkside.asp Platteville - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/plattvil.asp River Falls - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/riverfls.asp Stevens Point - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/stevens.asp Stout - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/stout.asp Superior - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/superior.asp Whitewater - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/arcnet/whitewtr.asp |
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