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*Ancestral File ("Genealogy" section. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.) | *Ancestral File ("Genealogy" section. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.) | ||
*FamilyFinder Index ("Census" section. Also on the Internet at: [http://www.familytreemaker.com/ | *FamilyFinder Index ("Census" section. Also on the Internet at: [http://www.familytreemaker.com/ www.familytreemaker.com].) | ||
*Family History Library Catalog Surname Search ("Introduction" and "Genealogy" sections. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.) | *Family History Library Catalog Surname Search ("Introduction" and "Genealogy" sections. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.) | ||
*Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library ("Genealogy" section.) | *Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library ("Genealogy" section.) | ||
*Index to American Genealogies ("Genealogy" section.) | *Index to American Genealogies ("Genealogy" section.) | ||
*Index to National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) ("Genealogy" section. Also available on the Internet at: [http://www | *Index to National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) ("Genealogy" section. Also available on the Internet at:[http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/]<br> | ||
*International Genealogical Index ("Genealogy" section. Also available on FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.) | *International Genealogical Index ("Genealogy" section. Also available on FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.) | ||
*Old Surname Index File ("Genealogy" section.) | *Old Surname Index File ("Genealogy" section.) | ||
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=== Web Sites About Your Family === | === Web Sites About Your Family === | ||
Search the Internet for family history web sites about your surname. Use the | Search the Internet for family history web sites about your surname. Use the Records Search feature of the [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]™ Internet Genealogy Service at FamilySearch to help you find such sites. | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
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*''Genealogical Collections of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the State of Minnesota: Church Records, Diary, Early Minnesota Wills, Family Genealogies, etc.''[St. Paul, Minnesota] 1945, (Family History Library {{FHL|200024|title-id|disp=book 977.6 D2d; fiche 6051204}}.) The collection contains a variety of materials such as genealogies; a transcript of all the wills in Faribault, Minnesota, from 1858 to 1886; vital records from a church in Duluth, Minnesota; a diary of 1870; and material on the Indian Wars of 1864. It has an index. | *''Genealogical Collections of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the State of Minnesota: Church Records, Diary, Early Minnesota Wills, Family Genealogies, etc.''[St. Paul, Minnesota] 1945, (Family History Library {{FHL|200024|title-id|disp=book 977.6 D2d; fiche 6051204}}.) The collection contains a variety of materials such as genealogies; a transcript of all the wills in Faribault, Minnesota, from 1858 to 1886; vital records from a church in Duluth, Minnesota; a diary of 1870; and material on the Indian Wars of 1864. It has an index. | ||
*An every-name index of over 26,000 names found in a variety of genealogical, biographical, and historical sources is: | *An every-name index of over 26,000 names found in a variety of genealogical, biographical, and historical sources is: | ||
*Pope, Wiley R. ''Minnesota Genealogical Index.'' St. Paul, Minnesota: ''Minnesota Family Trees, 1984''. (Family History Library {{FHL|461358|title-id|disp=book 977.6 D22p}}.) Some of the sources indexed in this record are: <br> | *Pope, Wiley R. ''Minnesota Genealogical Index.'' St. Paul, Minnesota: ''Minnesota Family Trees, 1984''. (Family History Library {{FHL|461358|title-id|disp=book 977.6 D22p}}.) Some of the sources indexed in this record are: <br> | ||
*1849 census; | *1849 census; | ||
*State laws, 1849–1857 | *State laws, 1849–1857 | ||
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A source for French Canadian ancestors who immigrated to Minnesota is: | A source for French Canadian ancestors who immigrated to Minnesota is: | ||
*Laneau, Paul J., and Elmer Courteau, comp. ''French-Canadian Families of the North Central States: A Genealogical Dictionary''. Eight Volumes. St. Paul, Minnesota: Northwest Territory French and Canadian Heritage Institute, 1980. (Family History Library {{FHL|326229|title-id|disp=book 973 D2la; fiche 6010503–11}}.) Lists families or marriages in alphabetical order. The key to understanding the system is located on page iv. | *Laneau, Paul J., and Elmer Courteau, comp. ''French-Canadian Families of the North Central States: A Genealogical Dictionary''. Eight Volumes. St. Paul, Minnesota: Northwest Territory French and Canadian Heritage Institute, 1980. (Family History Library {{FHL|326229|title-id|disp=book 973 D2la; fiche 6010503–11}}{{dead link}}.) Lists families or marriages in alphabetical order. The key to understanding the system is located on page iv. | ||
Many genealogies have been compiled and published in sources such as: | Many genealogies have been compiled and published in sources such as: | ||