Minnesota Research – Website Links
Below are some websites that may help you with the Minnesota side of your genealogy search.
Atlases and Plat Books
Minnesota Historical Society
Digital Public Library of America
Family Research Guide
Minnesota Newspaper Directory
List of current MN online newspapers
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Historical Societies
A listing of societies by County (MNHS)
Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) Extensive listing of records, photos, maps across the state
Chronicling America
Lists historic online newspapers by State from the Library of Congress
Hoffman Research Library
Minnesota Genealogy Center
Minnesota Cemetery Project
A Minnesota Genealogy Project
Historic Photography Collection
Minnesota Historical Society
Elmer L. Anderson Library
U of M Archives and Special Collections
John R. Borchert Map Library
U of M Digitized Plat Maps and Atlases
Immigration History Research Center
U of MN – includes immigrant stories and more
FamilySearch Guide to Minnesota Genealogy
A good place to start if you are just beginning your search in Minnesota
US Census Information Year-by-Year
Summary of genealogy information in the different census years
AsylumProjects.org
Has a listing of Minnesota State Hospitals, County Asylums and TB Sanitariums
National Archives at Chicago
Includes many federal records from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
MN Reflections – Digital Library
A database of digitized original materials shared by cultural heritage organizations located across our state
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
(Minnesota section)
Iron Range Research Center
MN genealogy and local history research
Online Minnesota Death Records and Indexes A variety of links – some by MN County
MN Official Marriage System (MOMS)
List of Minnesota marriage records
US Counties with Records Loss
There are 9 Minnesota Counties with records loss- scroll down within the link to MN
New York Public Library Digital Collections
Has a wealth of information (including MN) – articles, photos, databases, etc