This file is as complete and accurate as possible, however if you
should find errors, have additions or deletions, send them to me
and I will update the file.
 
Bill Green         bgreen@milo.nodak.edu     bill90@Delphi.Com
 
Date of last update: 4 November 1993
 
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     GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF MINNESOTA
                       28 July 1990
                    (C) Copyright 1990
                      Robert McLaren
                    7810 Kincardine Ct.
                 Alexandria, VA 22310-4025
 
The following file contains a listing of genealogical and historical
societies in Minnesota.  Included in the listing, where known, are telephone
numbers and yearly dues.  This listing is donated to the public domain and
may be freely copied.  Under no conditions can this listing be sold or used
in any other commercial fashion.  If you think this list has any value, then
donate that value in helping your local genealogical society (or the National
Genealogical Society).
 
If you write to any of the societies on this list for information, remember
to include a self addressed stamped envelop (SASE).  Many of these societies
work with a limited budget, supplemented by volunteers, and can not afford to
respond unless a SASE is included in your letter.
 
     Minnesota Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 16069
     St. Paul, MN 55116-0069
       Dues:  $10.00 per year (single); $12.00 per year (family)
 
     Minnesota Historical Society
         690 Cedar Street
         St Paul, Minnesota
              (612)296-6126
         Hours: Monday 9:00am to 8:30pm
         Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm
         Located next to state capital buiding.
 
     The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 16225
     St. Paul, MN 55116 (See further information below under Archives)
 
     South Central Genealogical Society
     110 North Park Street
     Fairmont, MN 56031
       Dues:
 
Anoka County
 
     Anoka County Genealogical Society
     1900 Third Avenue
     Anoka, MN 55303
       Dues:
 
Becker County
 
     Heart of Lakes Genealogical Society
     1324 Jackson Avenue
     Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
       Dues:
 
Benton County
 
     Benton County Historical Society
     Box 312
     Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
       Dues:
 
Blue Earth County
 
     Blue Earth County Historical Society
     606 South Broad Street
     Mankato, MN 56001
       Dues:
 
     Traverse des Sioux Genealogical Society
     c/o Dean Milton Pettis
     P.O. Box 315
     Mankato, MN 56001
       Dues:
 
Brown County
 
     Brown County Historical Society
     New Ulm, MN 56073
       Dues:
 
Carlton County
 
     Genealogical Society of Carlton County
     P.O. Box 204
     Cloquet, MN 55720
       Dues:
 
Cottonwood County
 
     Cottonwood County Historical Society
     Sylvia Sykora
     1157 River Road
     Windom, MN 56101
       Dues:
 
Crow Wing County
 
     Crow Wing County Minnesota Genealogical Society
     2103 Graydon Ave.
     Brainerd, MN 56401
       Dues:  $7.50 per year (single); $10.00 per year (family)
 
Dakota County
 
     Dakota County Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 74
     South St. Paul, MN 55075
       Dues:
 
     Dakota County Historical Society
     130 Third Avenue North
     South St. Paul, MN 55075
       Dues:
 
Douglas County
 
     Douglas County Genealogical Society
     c/o Ginny Swartz
     P.O. Box 505
     Alexandria, MN 56308
       Dues:
 
Fillmore County
 
     Fillmore County Historical Society
     County Courthouse
     Preston, MN 55965
       Dues:
 
Freeborn County
 
     Freeborn County Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 403
     Albert Lea, MN 56007
       Dues:
 
Kandiyohi County
 
     Heritage Searchers of Kandiyohi County
     610 NE Hwy 71
     Willmar, MN 56201
       Dues:
 
Itasca County
 
     Itasca County Genealogical Club
     P.O. Box 130
     Bovey, MN 55709
       Dues:
 
Lyon County
 
     Prairieland Genealogical Society
     Southwest Historical Center
     Southwest State University
     Marshall, MN 56358
       Dues:
 
Mower County
 
     Mower County Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 145
     Austin, MN 55912
       Dues:
 
Nicollet County
 
     Nicollet County Historical Society and Museum
     P.O. Box 153
     St. Peter, MN 56082
       Dues:
 
Nobles County
 
     Nobles County Historical Society
     P.O. Box 213
     Worthington, MN 56187
       Dues:
 
Olmsted County
 
     Olmsted County Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 6411
     Rochester, MN 55903
       Dues:
 
     Olmsted County Historical Society
     3103 SW Salem Road
     Rochester, MN 55901
       Dues:
 
Otter Tail County
 
     Otter Tail County Genealogical Society
     1110 Lincoln Avenue W
     Fergus Falls, MN 56537
       Dues:
 
Ramsey County
 
     White Bear Lake Genealogical Society
     Box 10555
     White Bear Lake, MN 55110
       Dues:
 
Renville County
 
     Renville County Genealogical Society
     Box 278
     Renville, MN 56284
       Dues:  $5.00 per year
 
Rice County
 
     Northfield/Rice County Genealogical Society
     408 Division Street
     Northfield, MN 55057
       Dues:
 
St. Louis County
 
     Twin Ports Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 16895
     Duluth, MN 55816-0895
       Dues:
 
     Range Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 388
     Chisholm, MN 55719
       Dues:  $6.00 per year
 
     Waseca Area Genealogy Society, Inc.
     P.O. Box 314
     Waseca, MN 56093
       Dues:
 
Sherburne County
 
     Sherburne County Historical Society
     1613 First Street Southwest
     Becker, MN 55308
       Dues:
 
Stearns County
 
     St. Cloud Area Genealogists, Inc.
     P.O. Box 213
     St. Cloud, MN 56302-0213
       Dues:
 
     Stearns County Historical Society
     Box 702
     St. Cloud, MN 56301
       Dues:
 
Swift County
 
     Swift County Historical Society
     Box 39
     Benson, MN 56215
       Dues:
 
Wadena County
 
     Verndale Historical Society
     Verndale, MN 56481
       Dues:
 
Washington County
 
     White Bear Lake Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 10555
     White Bear Lake, MN 55110
       Dues:
 
Wilkin County
 
     Richland-Wilkin Genealogical Guild
     c/o 98 2nd Avenue North
     Wahpeton, ND 58075
       Dues:
 
Winona County
 
     Winona County Genealogy Roundtable
     c/o Laird Lucas Library
     160 Johnson Street
     Winona, MN 55987
       Dues:
 
Wright County
 
     Wright County Genealogical Society
     911 2nd Avenue South
     Buffalo, MN 55313
       Dues:
 
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                       VITAL RECORDS
 
County Records of Births and Deaths
 
Some counties began recording births as early as the 1850s and deaths
beginning in the 1870s.  For information about early county birth and death
records, write to the office of the district court administrator in the
county.
 
For information concerning early Hennepin and Ramsey County records, write
to:
 
          Vital Records Office
          Public Service Level Government Center
          300 South 6th Street
          Minneapolis, MN 55487
 
          Public Health Center
          555 Cedar Street
          St. Paul, MN 55101
 
State Records of Births and Deaths
 
In Minnesota, the state registration of births began in 1900 and was
generally complied with by 1915. Death records have been registered by the
state since 1908.
 
For copies of state records, write to:
 
          Minnesota Department of Health
          Section of Vital Statistics
          P.O. Box 9441
          717 Delaware Street S.E.
          Minneapolis, MN 55440
 
County Records of Marriages and Divorces
 
There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. Each
county generally began keeping marriage records within 10 years of the
creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin as early as the
late 1840s.
 
For copies of marriage records, write to the district court administrator's
office in the county in which the license was recorded. This office also has
files for divorces. For information about Hennepin County marriages write to
the Vital Records Office (address above).
                                   (Source: FHC Research Guide)
 
>> From: Ann McWilliams <MCWILL@ADMIN.HumberC.ON.CA>
 
                       Vital Records from Minnesota
     This is from the Minnesota Department of Health, May 9, 1991
 
Certified copies  of birth records  after 1900 and  death records since 1908
for the entire State of Minnesota can be obtained from
 
           Minnesota Department of Health
           Section of Vital Statistics Registration
           717 Delaware Street S.E.
           P.O. Box 9441
           Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
 
The cheque must be in U.S. funds and made out to the Minnesota Department
of Health.
 
The cost is $11.00 for Birth Records, and $8.00 for Death records.  If the
record is not found, you will receive a statement that the record is not on
file for the above amounts.  Additional certified copies of the same record
requested at the same time are $2.00 each.
 
Marriage or divorce records are obtained from the Court Administrator In the
county where the marriage license was issued or the divorce granted.  A fee
of $8.00 is  charged for a copy of a marriage license.  The fee for a divorce
decree varies.
 
The following is a list of the local Registrars of Vital Statistics.
 
     County              Address
+     ______              _______
      Aitkin              Aitkin 56431
      Anoka               Anoka 55303
      Becker              Detroit Lakes 56501
      Beltrami            Bemidji 56601
      Benton              Foley 56329
      Big Stone           Ortonville 56278
      Blue Earth          Vital Statistics, 410 So. 5th Street, Box 8608,
                          Mankato, Mn. 56002
      Brown               New Ulm 56073
      Carlton             Carlton 55718
      Carver              Chaska 55318
      Cass                Walker 56484
      Chippewa            Montevideo 56265
      Chisago             Center City 55012
      Clay                Moorhead 56560
      Clearwater          Bagley 56621
      Cook                Grand Marais 55604
      Cottonwood          Windom 56101
      Crow Wing           Brainerd 56401
      Dakota              Hastings 55033
      Dodge               Mantorville 55955
      Douglas             Alexandria 56308
      Faribault           Blue Earth 56013
      Fillmore            Preston 55965
      Freeborn            Albert Lea 56007
      Goodhue             Red Wing 55066
      Grant
      Red Lake            Red Lake Falls 56750
      Redwood             Redwood Falls 56283
      Renville            Olivia 56277
      Rice                Faribault 55021
      Rock                Luverne 56156
      Roseau              Roseau 56751
      St. Louis           Duluth 55802
      Scott               Shakopee 55379
      Sherburne           Elk River 55330
      Sibley              Gaylord 55334
      Stearns             Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 548, St. Cloud, MN
                          56301
      Steele              Owatonna 55060
      Stevens             Morris 56267
      Swift               Benson 56215
      Todd                Long Prairie 56347
      Traverse            Wheaton 56296
      Wabasha             Wabasha 55981
      Wadena              Wadena 56482
      Waseca              Waseca 56093
      Washington          Stillwater 55082
      Watonwan            St. James 56081
      Wilkin              Breckenridge 56520
      Winona              Winona 55987
      Wright              Buffalo 55313
      Yellow Medicine     Granite Falls 56241
 
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                       STATE ARCHIVES
 
          Minnesota Historical Society
          Reference Library
          690 Cedar Street
          St. Paul, MN 55101
 
The Reference Library primarily houses printed materials relating to the
history of Minnesota.
 
          Minnesota Historical Society
          Archives and Manuscripts Collections
          1500 Mississippi Street
          St. Paul, MN 55101
 
This collection includes original records of Minnesota governments and other
historical documents. The society has published several guides to their
manuscript collections.
 
The Minnesota Historical Society has also established eight Regional Research
Centers to locate and preserve local records of historical value. These are
at Mankato State University, Southwest State University, University of
Minnesota-Morris, Moorhead State University, St. Cloud State University,
Bemidji State University, Winona State University, and University of
Minnesota-Duluth. The society has published guides to the holdings of the
eight centers.
 
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Historical Records Survey produced 40
inventories of county archives. You can use these to learn more about the
history, record-keeping systems, and available records of Minnesota counties.
                                   (Source: FHC Research Guide)
 
For those interested in Czech and Slovak genealogy, the following
society has been of some interest to me:
 
        The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
        P.O. Box 16225
        St. Paul, MN 55116
 
Membership offers you welcome packet, society newsletter, workshops,
sharing of information, research materials, research techniques,
research library, genealogy handouts.
 
The group is for people interested in researching Bohemian, Moravian,
Silesian, Rusin, Slovakian, German, Ruthenian, and Jewish ancestors
who lived in the areas which once were a part of Czechoslovakia.
 
One year individual membership $10.00, one year family membership $15.00,
one year sponsorship $25.00.
                                        -- Robert Cox
 
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