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=== Nationwide Indexes ===
=== Nationwide Indexes ===


You will find information on the following important nationwide genealogical indexes in the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline ](30972), in the sections indicated.
You will find information on the following important nationwide genealogical indexes in the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline](30972), in the sections indicated.


* Ancestral File ("Genealogy" section. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.)
* Ancestral File ("Genealogy" section. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service.)
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* 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.)
* Periodical Source Index (PERSI) ("Periodicals" section. Also available on the Internet at [http://www.Ancestry.com www.Ancestry.com]  for a subscription fee.)
* Periodical Source Index (PERSI) ("Periodicals" section. Also available on the Internet at [http://www.Ancestry.com www.Ancestry.com] for a subscription fee.)


These indexes are available at the Family History Library and many libraries with family history collections.
These indexes are available at the Family History Library and many libraries with family history collections.
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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 for Ancestors" feature of the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at [http://www.familysearch.org/default.asp www.familysearch.org/default.asp]  to help you find such sites.
Search the Internet for family history web sites about your surname. Use the "Search for Ancestors" feature of the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at [http://www.familysearch.org/default.asp www.familysearch.org/default.asp] to help you find such sites.


=== Statewide Collections and Publications ===
=== Statewide Collections and Publications ===
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Daughters of the American Revolution (Minnesota). ''Genealogical Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. (FHL films 868493–96.) This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, records of marriages and deaths, obituaries, and wills. A partial surname index to these films is found in E. Kay Kirkham’s ''An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States'' (see the "[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]" section of this outline). Another DAR collection is:
Daughters of the American Revolution (Minnesota). ''Genealogical Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. (FHL films 868493–96.) This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, records of marriages and deaths, obituaries, and wills. A partial surname index to these films is found in E. Kay Kirkham’s ''An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States'' (see the "[[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]]" section of this outline). Another DAR collection is:


''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, (FHL 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, (FHL 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''. (FHL 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''. (FHL book 977.6 D22p.) Some of the sources indexed in this record are: <br>


* 1849 census;
* 1849 census;
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''Bible, Genealogical, Vital Records and Pioneer Stories of Minnesota''. Two Volumes. Duluth, Minnesota: n.p, [1946–47]. (FHL book 977.6 D2da; fiche 6051211.) Includes Bible records, family genealogical records indexed by surname, early census records, deeds, wills, tombstones, vital statistics, church records, and indexed pioneer stories.
''Bible, Genealogical, Vital Records and Pioneer Stories of Minnesota''. Two Volumes. Duluth, Minnesota: n.p, [1946–47]. (FHL book 977.6 D2da; fiche 6051211.) Includes Bible records, family genealogical records indexed by surname, early census records, deeds, wills, tombstones, vital statistics, church records, and indexed pioneer stories.
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