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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Minnesota_Introduction|Introduction]]''  
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This set of Wiki pages describes major sources of information about families from [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]]. As you read these Minnesota Wiki pages, study the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] set of Wiki pages, which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.  
This set of Wiki pages describes major sources of information about families from [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]]. As you read these Minnesota Wiki pages, study the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] set of Wiki pages, which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.  
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=== FamilySearch Catalog  ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog  ===


The library's records are listed in the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] found at the library and at each FamilySearch Center. The catalog is available in [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search online] or microfiche versions. To find a record, look in the ''Place Search'' of the catalog for:  
The library's records are listed in the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] found at the library and at each FamilySearch Center. The catalog is available in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog online] or microfiche versions. To find a record, look in the ''Place Search'' of the catalog for:  


:*The ''place'' where your ancestor lived, such as:  
:*The ''place'' where your ancestor lived, such as:  

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This set of Wiki pages describes major sources of information about families from Minnesota. As you read these Minnesota Wiki pages, study the United States set of Wiki pages, which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.

Records of the FamilySearch Library

The FamilySearch Library has many of the records described in these Minnesota Wiki pages. The library's major holdings of Minnesota records include vital, probate, and land records for most of the state's 77 counties.

Some of the sources described in this set of Wiki pages list the FamilySearch Library's book, microfilm, and microfiche. These are preceded by FHL, the abbreviation for FamilySearch Library. You can use these numbers to locate materials in the library.

FamilySearch Catalog

The library's records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog found at the library and at each FamilySearch Center. The catalog is available in online or microfiche versions. To find a record, look in the Place Search of the catalog for:

  • The place where your ancestor lived, such as:
UNITED STATES - CENSUS
Minnesota - GENEALOGY
Minnesota, Ramsey - PROBATE RECORDS
Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul - HISTORY

  • The record type you want to search, such as:
UNITED STATES - CENSUS
Minnesota - GENEALOGY
Minnesota, Ramsey - PROBATE RECORDS
Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul - HISTORY

The page titles in the Minnesota Wiki pages match the names of record types used in the catalog.

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Links to Minnesota-related articles
Topics
Counties
Aitkin · Anoka · Becker · Beltrami · Benton · Big Stone · Blue Earth · Brown · Carlton · Carver · Cass · Chippewa · Chisago · Clay · Clearwater · Cook · Cottonwood · Crow Wing · Dakota · Dodge · Douglas · Faribault · Fillmore · Freeborn · Goodhue · Grant · Hennepin · Houston · Hubbard · Isanti · Itasca · Jackson · Kanabec · Kandiyohi · Kittson · Koochiching · Lac qui Parle · Lake · Lake of the Woods · Le Sueur · Lincoln · Lyon · Mahnomen · Marshall · Martin · McLeod · Meeker · Mille Lacs · Morrison · Mower · Murray · Nicollet · Nobles · Norman · Olmsted · Otter Tail · Pennington · Pine · Pipestone · Polk · Pope · Ramsey · Red Lake · Redwood · Renville · Rice · Rock · Roseau · Scott · Sherburne · Sibley · St. Louis · Stearns · Steele · Stevens · Swift · Todd · Traverse · Wabasha · Wadena · Waseca · Washington · Watonwan · Wilkin · Winona · Wright · Yellow Medicine
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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