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Minnesota, Church Records, 1798-1991
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Minnesota,
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Record Description
Record Type Church
Collection years 1798-1991
FamilySearch Resources
Related Websites
  • Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church: Church Records
Archive
Multiple custodians


What is in This Collection?

This collection contains an index to church records from various denominations in Minnesota.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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Reading These Records

Some of these records are written in German. See German Genealogical Word List for help reading these records]].

What Can these Records Tell Me?

Church records may contain:

  • The names of the church members
  • Dates of significant events, such as birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial
  • The names of parents
  • The names of other relatives

Collection Content

Inventory

Titles included in this collection
Church Title County City
Amboy Methodist Church Church records, 1860-1960 Blue Earth Amboy
Garden City Methodist Episcopal Church Church records, 1860-1960 Blue Earth Garden City
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, 1866-1989 Blue Earth St. Clair
Grace Methodist Church Church records, 1860-1960 Blue Earth Vernon Center
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, 1866-1990 Brown New Ulm
Swan Lake Lutheran Church Church records, 1868-1989 Brown New Ulm
Methodist Episcopal Church Church records, 1878-1916 McLeod Hutchinson
St. Paul's United Church of Christ Church records, 1880-1990 McLeod Plato
Swan Lake Lutheran Church Church records, 1868-1989 Nicollett Brighton Township
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, 1900-1989 Nicollett Brighton Township
Courtland Lutheran Church Church records, 1921-1991 Nicollett Courtland
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, 1900-1989 Nicollett Courtland
First Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, ca. 1825-1989 Nicollett Lafayette
United Methodist Church Church records, 1878-1989 Nicollett Lafayette
Friedens Evangelical Church Cemetery and church records, 1898-1935, Nicollett Nicollett
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, 1869-1991 Nicollett Nicollett
Norseland Lutheran Church Church records, 1856-1990 Nicollett Norseland
Church of the Holy Communion Church records, 1854-1991 Nicollett St. Peter
First Free Presbyterian Church Church records, 1857-1991 Nicollett St. Peter
First Lutheran Church Church records, 1856-1991 Nicollett St. Peter
First Presbyterian Church Church records, 1857-1991 Nicollett St. Peter
Norseland Lutheran Church Church records, 1856-1990 Nicollett St. Peter
Scandian Grove Cemetery Cemetery records, prior to 1991 Nicollett St. Peter
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Church records, ca. 1830-1991 Nicollett St. Peter
Trinity Lutheran Church Church records, ca. 1857-1989 Nicollett St. Peter
Union Presbyterian Church Church records, 1857-1991 Nicollett St. Peter
Woodlawn Cemetery Records of interments, 1907-1991, Nicollett St. Peter

How Do I Search This Collection?

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  • Name of the person
  • Approximate date of the event
  • Names of other family members

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Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
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  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?

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What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
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  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
  • Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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  • Try searching by surname only
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
  • If available, search another collection for the locality

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in Minnesota.

Other FamilySearch Collections

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FamilySearch Digital Library

  • Guide to church vital statistics records in Minnesota : baptisms, marriages, funerals, Historical Records Survey (Service Division), Works Projects Administration. Saint Paul, Minnesota : Historical Records Survey, 1942. FamilySearch Digital Library

Citing This Collection

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