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::This center serves the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan. Holds periodicals, family folders, cemetery transcripts, obituaries, documents, newspapers, local histories, and genealogies.<br><br> | ::This center serves the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan. Holds periodicals, family folders, cemetery transcripts, obituaries, documents, newspapers, local histories, and genealogies.<br><br> | ||
:'''Southwest Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>Southwest State University<br>Social Science 141<br>Marshall, MN 56258<br>Telephone: 507-537-7373<br>Fax: 507-537-7154<br>[http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/mho/regcent.htm/ Website] | :'''Southwest Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>Southwest State University<br>Social Science 141<br>Marshall, MN 56258<br>Telephone: 507-537-7373<br>Fax: 507-537-7154<br>[http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/mho/regcent.htm/ Website] | ||
::This center is very active in the genealogical community and has a great genealogical collection. It has some county and local government records that would normally go to the Minnesota Historical Society. It serves the counties of Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, and Yellow Medicine.<br><br> | ::This center is very active in the genealogical community and has a great genealogical collection. It has some county and local government records that would normally go to the Minnesota Historical Society. It serves the counties of Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, and Yellow Medicine.<br><br> | ||
:'''West Central Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>University of Minnesota–Morris<br>600 East 4th Street<br>Morris, MN 56267<br>Telephone: 320-589-6183<br>Fax: 320-589-6117<br>[http://www.mrs.umn.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:ahernwh@mrs.umn.edu/ Email]<br> | :'''West Central Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>University of Minnesota–Morris<br>600 East 4th Street<br>Morris, MN 56267<br>Telephone: 320-589-6183<br>Fax: 320-589-6117<br>[http://www.mrs.umn.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:ahernwh@mrs.umn.edu/ Email]<br> | ||
::This center serves the counties of Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Traverse.<br> | |||
::This center serves the counties of Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Traverse.<br><br> | |||
'''[[Minnesota Genealogical Society]]'''<br>5768 Olson Memorial Highway<br>Golden Valley, MN 55422-5014<br>Telephone: 612-595-9347<br>[http://www.mngs.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:info@mngs.org/ Email] | '''[[Minnesota Genealogical Society]]'''<br>5768 Olson Memorial Highway<br>Golden Valley, MN 55422-5014<br>Telephone: 612-595-9347<br>[http://www.mngs.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:info@mngs.org/ Email] | ||
:Their library collection includes ethnic sources, how-to-books, genealogical periodicals, and family surname folders. They also have many indexes of court records, cemeteries, and histories.<ref name="DB63" /> | :Their library collection includes ethnic sources, how-to-books, genealogical periodicals, and family surname folders. They also have many indexes of court records, cemeteries, and histories.<ref name="DB63" /><br> | ||
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:This county facility has a statewide and nationwide scope. Their strength is research for immigrants from Germany, and lowlands of western Europe (Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, and southern France). They have amazing indexes of early settlers.<ref name="DB63" /><br><br> | :This county facility has a statewide and nationwide scope. Their strength is research for immigrants from Germany, and lowlands of western Europe (Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, and southern France). They have amazing indexes of early settlers.<ref name="DB63" /><br><br> | ||
'''University of Minnesota Wilson Library'''<br>309 19th Ave S.<br>Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA<br>Telephone: 612-624-3321<br> | '''University of Minnesota Wilson Library'''<br>309 19th Ave S.<br>Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA<br>Telephone: 612-624-3321<br>[https://www.lib.umn.edu/ Website] <br>[https://www.lib.umn.edu/ Email] | ||
:Their historical manuscript collection is great, including newspapers, business records, church records, local histories, maps, Norwegian Bygdebøker, and government documents.<ref name="DB63" /> | :Their historical manuscript collection is great, including newspapers, business records, church records, local histories, maps, Norwegian Bygdebøker, and government documents.<ref name="DB63" /><br><br> | ||
=== Out of State === | === Out of State === | ||
'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br> | '''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>[http://www.newberry.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:genealogy@newberry.org/ Email]<br><br> | ||
:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local | :A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local historiescensuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''many from Minnesota''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the '''Midwest''' and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See | ||
:*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections. ''<br>'' | :*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections. ''<br>'' | ||