| Book Sellers and Publishers |
| | Afton Historical Society Press - Website:
www.aftonpress.com |
| | Midway Used and Rare Books, St. Paul - Website:
www.midwaybook.com |
| | Minnesota Heritage Publishing - Website:
www.mnheritage.com |
| | Minnesota Historical Society Press -
Website: www.mnhs.org/market/mhspress/ |
| | Park Genealogical Books - Website: www.parkbooks.com |
| | University of Minnesota Press - Website:
www.upress.umn.edu |
| Cemeteries and Obituaries |
| | Calvary Cemetery - St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church, Jordan, MN - Website: www.mngs.org/calvary/ |
| | Cemetery Junction - Website:
www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/ |
| | Cemetery Transcription Library - Website:
www.interment.net |
| | Find A Grave - Website: www.findagrave.com |
| | Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis - 3600 Hennepin
Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) 822-2171 - Website: www.lakewoodcemetery.com |
| | Legacy.com - Website: www.legacy.com/NS/ |
| | National Obituary Archive - Website:
www.NationalObituaryArchive.com |
| | Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records -
Website: www.deathindexes.com |
| | Political Graveyard - Website:
politicalgraveyard.com |
| | United States Department of Veterans Affairs -
Cemeteries - Website: www.cem.va.gov/cems_nmc.asp |
| | Winthrop Cemetery Burial List -
Winthrop Cemetery, Sibley Co., MN (Note- This is a pdf.) - Website: www.mngs.org/sibley/winthropcemetery.pdf |
| Churches |
| | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Website:
www.elca.org/ |
| | Local Catholic Church & Family History -
Website: home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/ |
| | Minneapolis Jewish Federation -
Website: www.jewishminnesota.org/ |
| | United Methodist Church - Website:
www.minnesotaumc.org |
| Genealogical Societies, Historical Societies, MN History |
| | Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International - Website:
www.cgsi.org |
| | German-Bohemian Heritage Society -
Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gbhs/ |
| | Minnesota Genealogical and Historical Societies
(MGS) - Website: www.mngs.org/society1.shtml |
| | Minnesota Historical Organizations (MHO) -
Website: www.mnhs.org/localhistory/mho/ |
| | Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) - Website: www.mnhs.org
|
| | Minnesota History (MN Secretary of
State Student Page) - Website: www.sos.state.mn.us/student/history.html |
| | Minnesota Local History and Genealogy
Guide - Website: home.att.net/~Local_History/Minnesota.htm |
| | Minnesota Rusin Association - Website:
http://mnrusinassociation.homestead.com/ |
| | Minnesota Territorial Pioneers - Members of
the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers trace their ancestry to the pioneers who settled in the Minnesota Territory before the state of Minnesota was
admitted to the union in 1858. The organization seeks to preserve pioneer heritage and encourage the study of Minnesota's history through
organizational activities and community outreach. - Website: www.mnterritorialpioneers.org |
| | Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America - Website:
www.ogsa.us |
| General Information |
| | Ancestry.com - Website: www.ancestry.com |
| | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)
Find a Family History Center Near You -
Website: www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
Genealogy Site - Website: www.familysearch.org |
| | Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet -
Website: www.CyndisList.com |
| | Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public
Library, Fort Wayne, IN - Website: www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ |
| | Genealogy Home Page. - One of the better
general starting places on the Web. - Website: www.genealogyarchives.com |
| | Genealogy.com - Website: www.genealogy.com
|
| | Research Guidance
(FamilySearch) - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp |
| | RootsWeb - Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
|
| General Information - Minnesota |
| | Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet -
Website: www.CyndisList.com/mn.htm |
| | Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) - Website:
www.health.state.mn.us |
| | Minnesota Genealogical Resources by Paula
Goblirsch - Website: www.tc.umn.edu/~pmg/Minnesota.html |
| | Minnesota GENWEB - Website:
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mngenweb/ |
| | Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) - Website: www.mnhs.org
|
| | Minnesota Historical Society - MN Birth Certificate
Index - Website: people.mnhs.org/bci/ |
| | Minnesota Historical Society - MN Death Certificates
Database - Website: people.mnhs.org/dci |
| | Minnesota Historical Society - Visual
Resources Database - Website: collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/ |
| | RootsWeb Minnesota Resources
- Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/USA/mn.html |
| Geographical Information, Maps, Photos |
| | 1895 U.S. Atlas: Minnesota - Website:
www.livgenmi.com/1895/MN/ |
| | ePodunk - Provides in-depth information about more than
46,000 communities around the country. Our listings also include geocoded information about thousands of parks, museums, historic sites,
colleges, schools and other places across America. - Website: www.epodunk.com |
| | General Land Office Records (BLM) - Website:
www.glorecords.blm.gov |
| | John R. Borchert Map Library (U of M) - Website:
map.lib.umn.edu/ |
| | Minnesota Department of
Administration 1990 Ancestry Maps - Website: www.lmic.state.mn.us/datanetweb/maps/ancestry/ |
| | Minnesota Department of Administration Land Management
Information Center - Website: www.lmic.state.mn.us |
| | Minnesota Digital Map Library (MNGenWeb) - Website: www.usgwarchives.org/maps/minnesota/ |
| | Minnesota Territorial Map 1849
- 1851 (MNGenWeb) - Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mngenweb/mnterr.htm |
| | Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
(University of Texas at Austin) - Website: www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/minnesota.html |
| | Visual Resources Database (MHS) -
Website: collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/ |
| Mailing lists |
| | There is a mailing list server (not associated with the Minnesota Genealogical Society) that is for people interested
in researching the Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota areas. To subscribe send mail to
ndsdmn-l-request@genealogy.emcee.com with the word "subscribe" (no
quotes) in the subject line. To post to the mailing list send to ndsdmn-l@genealogy.emcee.com.
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| Nearby State Genealogical Societies |
| | Illinois State Genealogical Society -
Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilsgs/ |
| | Iowa Genealogical Society - Website:
www.iowagenealogy.org |
| | North Dakota State Genealogical Society -
Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndsgs/ |
| | South Dakota
Genealogical Society - Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdgs/ |
| | Wisconsin State Genealogical Society - Website:
http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/ |
| Newspapers |
| | Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Obituaries archive dates
back to July 1997. - Website: www.startribune.com |
| | Minnesota Newspapers Directory - Contains a list of all
Minnesota Newspapers with links to websites and email addresses. - Website: www.mnnews.com/ |
| | National Endowment For The Humanities U.S.
Newspaper Program - Contains addresses and links to repositories of microfilmed newspapers. Microfilm copies of newspapers are available
through inter-library loan. - Website: www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html |
| | Saint Paul MN Pioneer Press - Search capability for
articles back to 1988. Obituaries - notices posted after 1/3/2002 remain online 365 days. - Website: www.twincities.com |
| Other Societies Related to MGS |
| | Czechoslovak Genealogy Society, International - Website:
www.cgsi.org |
| | Federation of East European Family History Societies - MGS is
one of the member groups. - Website: feefhs.org/ |
| | Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) - Website: www.mnhs.org
|
| Other Useful Minnesota And Nearby Libraries |
| | Archdiocese of Saint Paul
and Minneapolis Archives - 226 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55102. By appointment only! (651)291-4429 - Website:
www.archspm.org/resource/organizations/archives.htm |
| | CLICnet - The card catalogues of several Minnesota
Colleges. - Website: clicnet.clic.edu |
| | Iron Range Research Center - Website:
www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org |
| | PALS - The card catalogues of several libraries (mostly
colleges) in Minnesota including the Minnesota Historical Society - Website: www.mnpals.net |
| Preservation & Preservation Supply Sources |
| | Gaylord Brothers PO Box 4901,
Syracuse, NY 13221-4901 Phone: (800) 428-3631 - Website: www.gaylordmart.com |
| | Hollinger Metal Edge 6340 Bandini Blvd.,
Commerce, CA 90040 Phone: 800-862-2228 - Website: www.hollingermetaledge.com/ |
| | Light Impressions PO Box 787, Brea, CA
92822-0787 Phone: (800) 828-6216 - Website: www.lightimpressionsdirect.com |
| | Preservation Products Unlimited 6929 Seward Ave., PO Box 29109, Lincoln, NE 68529 Phone: (800) 888-2140 |
| | University Products, Inc. 517 Main St., PO Box
101, Holyoke, MA 01041-0101 Phone: (800) 336-4847 - Website: www.universityproducts.com |
| Records |
| | Castle Garden, America's first immigration center.
Includes database of immigrants entering thru Castle Garden from 1855 to 1890. - Website: www.castlegarden.org |
| | Census Online: Your Guide to Online Census Records -
Website: www.census-online.com |
| | Civil War Records (National Park Service) -
Website: www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ |
| | Civil War Research at the Minnesota
Historical Society - Website: www.mnhs.org/collections/civilwar/ |
| | Cook County, Illinois - Genealogy Online - Cook
County Vital Records - Website: www.cookcountygenealogy.com |
| | County Registrars
(Minnesota Department of Health) - Website: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/osr/registrars.html |
| | Ellis Island/Port of New York Records - Website:
www.ellisisland.org |
| | Guide to Personal Records (MHS) - Website: www.mnhs.org/library/tips/personal/guide.html |
| | Illinois State
Archives Includes Illinois Veterans and Vital Record databases. - Website: www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html |
| | Minnesota Birth Certificate Index (MHS) - Website:
people.mnhs.org/bci/ |
| | Minnesota Death Certificate Index (MHS) - Website:
people.mnhs.org/dci/ |
| | Missouri Secretary of State's web site. Includes Vital
Record and Soldiers' Records databases. - Website: www.sos.mo.gov |
| | National Center for Health Statistics - Where to Write for Vital Records - Website: www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm |
| | National Park Service Civil War Soldiers &
Sailors System - Website: www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ |
| | Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records -
Website: www.deathindexes.com/ |
| | ScotlandsPeople - The official government
source of genealogical data for Scotland - Website: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ |
| | Social Security Death Index - Website:
ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |
| | The Records Room - a place to go to
search and find out about vital records. - Website: www.daddezio.com/records/ |
| | United States Department of
Veterans Affairs Nationwide Gravesite Locator - Website: gravelocator.cem.va.gov |
| | United States Vital Records Information - Website:
www.vitalrec.com/ |
| | USGenWeb Archives
Minnesota - Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/mn/mnfiles.htm |
| | Vietnam Veteran's Memorial -
Minnesota Index - Website: grunt.space.swri.edu/statewall/minn/mn.htm |
| Researchers Outside The U.S. |
| | Trace Family History - United Kingdom
Genealogical Research - Specializing in the following areas: Birmingham and the Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire. -
Website: www.tracefamilyhistory.com |
| Resources and Libraries |
| | American Swedish Institute - Website:
www.americanswedishinst.org |
| | Concordia University-St. Paul Libraries -
Website: concordia.csp.edu/Library/ |
| | Family History Center
(LDS) - Website: www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp |
| | Family Tree Searcher - Searches multiple family
tree web sites. - Website: www.familytreesearcher.com/ |
| | Genealogy Resources Available at
the University of Minnesota Libraries - Website: www.lib.umn.edu/subjects/rqs/100 |
| | Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter) -
Website: gustavus.edu/academics/library/ |
| | Immigration History Research Center - Website:
www.ihrc.umn.edu |
| | Iron Range Research Center (Chisholm) -
Website: www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/ |
| | Minnesota Genealogical Society Resources -
Website: www.mngs.org/resources.shtml |
| | Minnesota Web Directory -
Library Websites - Website: MNLibs.org |
| | Minnesota State Government Libraries -
Website: www.libraries.state.mn.us/ |
| | Northeast
Minnesota Historical Center (Duluth) - Website: webapps.d.umn.edu/cgi-bin/service/ddi/directory-view?groupid=169 |
| | Northwest Minnesota Historical Center (Moorhead)
- Website: www.mnstate.edu/archives/ |
| | Repositories
of Primary Sources - Website: www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html |
| | St. Olaf College Libraries - Website:
www.stolaf.edu/library/libs/ |
| | University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical
Center (Mankato) - Website: lib.mnsu.edu/archives/ |
| | University of Minnesota Libraries - Website:
www.lib.umn.edu |
| | University of St. Thomas Special
Collections - Website: www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/ |
| | U.S. Census Bureau - Website: www.census.gov |
| Societies and Associations |
| | American Historical Society of Germans From Russia -
North Star Chapter ~ Minnesota - Actively engaged in researching the history, culture, genealogy, and folklore of Germans from Russia. -
Website: www.northstarchapter.org |
| | Clan Duncan Society - Based in the Scottish
Highlands the Clan Duncan Society's primary purpose is to bring together all those with the name Duncan and the associated names of Duncanson,
Duncane, Dunkinson, Duncean, Dunken, Donkin, Dunkin and other alternate spellings; to globally unite all those with an interest in their
history, heritage and ancestral roots in Scotland and unite us all as one Clan. - Website: www.clan-duncan.co.uk |
| | German-Bohemian Heritage Society -
German-Bohemians have either lived or have ancestry in the outer rim of the Czech Republic. - Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gbhs/ |
| | Manx Society of Minnesota -
For descendants of people from the Isle of Man. - Website: www.geocities.com/marealtor99/minnesotamanx.htm |
| | Minnesota Territorial Pioneers - Members of
the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers trace their ancestry to the pioneers who settled in the Minnesota Territory before the state of Minnesota was
admitted to the union in 1858. The organization seeks to preserve pioneer heritage and encourage the study of Minnesota's history through
organizational activities and community outreach. - Website: www.mnterritorialpioneers.org |
| | New England Historic Genealogical
Society - Website: www.newenglandancestors.org/Default.asp |
| | Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad - These are
associations of descendents of Norwegian immigrants from specific areas of Norway. - Website: www.fellesraad.com |
| | Norwegian American Historical Association - 1510 St.
Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057-1097 (507)646-3221 - NAHA maintains an archive of Norwegian American materials, a large number of books housed
in the Saint Olaf College library, the Rowberg obituary file, and regularly publishes material of interest to Norwegian Americans. - Website:
www.naha.stolaf.edu |
| | Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota. PACIM, 6220 Baker Ave, Fridley MN 55432 |
| | St. David's Society of Minnesota - St. David's
Society of Minnesota is a social society of Welsh Americans and others united for the purpose of preserving Welsh and Welsh American history,
culture, language and heritage. - Website: www.stdavidsofmn.org |
| | St. Pirans Society of Minnesota. (Cornwall). PO Box 164, Eagle Lake MN 56024 |
| | Sami Siida of North America - The Sami Siida of North
America is a network of regional communities and individuals who share the heritage of the Sami culture of Northern Scandinavia, Finland and the
Kola Peninsula. Participants are immigrants and the descendents of immigrants from that region of Europe traditionally known as Lapland (today
called Samiland or Sápmi) and all share an active interest in their heritage. - Website: http://arran2.blogspot.com/ |
| Videos, Books and Publishers |
| | 123Genealogy - 123Genealogy is the
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our tools and aids. - Website: www.123genealogy.com/?aff_num=1017 |
| | Gift Of Heritage - Create your own family
documentary! Whether or not you own a camcorder, you will be surprised by how creative you will be when bringing your family tree to life and
creating a wonderful gift for present and future generations. - Website: www.giftofheritage.com/ |
| | Minnesota Historical Society - History
Center Museum Stores - The two Museum Stores at the Minnesota History Center are wonderful sources of books and gifts relating to Minnesota's
history and culture. - Website: www.mnhs.org/historycenter/stores.htm |
| | Minnesota Historical Society Press -
Publishers of quality books that contribute to the understanding of Minnesota and Midwestern history and culture. - Website:
shop.mnhs.org/mhspress.cfm |
| | Park Genealogical Books - Genealogy and local history
specialists for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota and the surrounding area. - Website: www.parkbooks.com |
| | Smith Printing Company - At Smith Printing
Company we offer a variety of services for your creative writing projects. Our business is about helping people create their own books. We will
help you create a book you will be proud of. Whether you need 100 copies of your project or only 1, we are excited about the opportunity to help
you! - Website: www.smithprinting.net |
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