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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
== Record Finder Table for Minnesota ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


#In column 1 find the category closest to your research goal.
== List of Topics ==
#In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
This Record Finder table links to the Minnesota topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
#In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
#Look in the section of these Wiki pages that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the ''Place Search'' of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]. Some records are not at the library.


'''Note: '''Records of previous research—genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies—are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
===Vital Events ===
 
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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| Adoptions
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]], [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
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| Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]],[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Minnesota Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
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| Birth place  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]],[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| Boundaries and origins
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Minnesota Maps|Maps]], [[Minnesota Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Minnesota History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Minnesota History|History]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Directories|Directories]]
*[[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
*[[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Minnesota Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]], Divorce Records, [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota History|History]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
*[[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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| Ethnic background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Minnesota Minorities|Minorities]],[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Indians of Minnesota|Native Races]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Societies|Societies]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Minnesota History|History]], [[Minnesota Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Directories|Directories]]
*[[Minnesota Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
*[[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| Immigration date
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Minnesota Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]],[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
|-
*[[African American Record Finder]]
| Maiden name
*[[African American Resources for Minnesota|African Americans]]
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Minnesota|Indigenous Peoples]]
| [[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
|-
*[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]  
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
*[[Minnesota Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| Migration
*[[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]
| [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Minnesota Maps|Maps]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]  
 
| [[Minnesota History|History]], [[Minnesota Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| Naturalization
| [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| [[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
| Occupations
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Directories|Directories]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
| Other family members
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]  
| [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Minnesota Funeral Homes|Funeral Home Records]], [[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| Parents
| [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]]
| [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
|-
| Physical description
| [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
|-
| Place-finding aids
| [[Minnesota Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Minnesota Maps|Maps]], [[Minnesota History|History]]
| [[Minnesota Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| Places of previous residence
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| [[Minnesota Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| Place of residence when you know only the county
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Directories|Directories,]] [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota History|History]], [[Minnesota Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|-
|-
| Previous research
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Minnesota Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota History|History]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
*[[Minnesota Census|Census]]
*[[Minnesota Directories|Directories]]
*[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Minnesota Societies|Societies]], [[Minnesota Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Minnesota For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]
*[[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes,]] [[Minnesota History|History]], [[Minnesota Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Minnesota Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Minnesota Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Directories|Directories]], [[Minnesota History|History]]
*[[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].


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[[Category:Minnesota Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Minnesota Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 January 2021

Minnesota Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Minnesota Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Minnesota[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Minnesota topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption[edit | edit source]

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.


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Topics
Counties
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Extinct
Counties
Major
Repositories
Online Records · National Archives at Chicago · Minnesota Historical Society · MHS Regional Centers: Central · Northeast · Northwest · Southern · Southwest · West Central · Minnesota Genealogical Society · Immigration History Research Center · Iron Range Research Center · Stearns History Museum Research Center · University of Minnesota Wilson Library · Newberry Library · Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library
Migration
Routes
References
  1. ↑ Prior to Minnesota becoming a territory much of north eastern Minnesota was in Saint Croix County (now located only in Wisconsin)
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