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=== National Archives === | === National Archives === | ||
'''[[National Archives at Chicago]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/ Wesite]<br>[mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov/ Email]<br><br> | '''[[National Archives at Chicago]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/ Wesite]<br>[mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov/ Email]<br><br> | ||
:Serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Includes federal censuses, Indian censuses for Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; Indian school records, passenger arrival lists, U.S. District and Circuit Courts in Illinois 1819-1982, Indiana 1819-1961, Michigan 1815-1961, Minnesota 1890-1957, Ohio 1803-1961, Wisconsin 1839-1961; bankruptcies, criminal cases, a multi-state naturalization index 1840-1950, pre-World War I military service, pension and bounty land warrnat records, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Corp of Engineers, General Land Office applications and registers, Internal Revenue Service, African American histories, fugitive slaves, and Great Lakes and inland waterways.<br> | |||
=== Statewide Archives === | === Statewide Archives === | ||
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'''Minnesota Historical Society and Its Regional Centers''' | '''Minnesota Historical Society and Its Regional Centers''' | ||
:'''[[Minnesota Historical Society]]'''<br>345 Kellogg Boulevard W.<br>St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 USA <br>Telephone: 651-296-2143<br>Fax: 651-297-7436<br> | :'''[[Minnesota Historical Society]]'''<br>345 Kellogg Boulevard W.<br>St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 USA <br>Telephone: 651-296-2143<br>Fax: 651-297-7436<br><br> [http://www.mnhs.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:webmaster@mnhs.org/ Email]<br><br> | ||
::The Minnesota Historical Society Library acts as a [http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/records/index.htm State Archives], including a great genealogical collection, histories, biographies, newspapers, indexes, local, county, school district, city, and state or county government records, historical documents, and unpublished personal papers. Ethnic groups covered: Swedes, Norwegians, Danes, Germans, and American Indians. | ::The Minnesota Historical Society Library acts as a [http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/records/index.htm State Archives], including a great genealogical collection, histories, biographies, newspapers, indexes, local, county, school district, city, and state or county government records, historical documents, and unpublished personal papers. Ethnic groups covered: Swedes, Norwegians, Danes, Germans, and American Indians.ks, and genealogical data.<br> | ||
''''reflections.mndigital.org/ Website]''' | |||
:Newspaper, photos, diaries and much more. | |||
:'''''MHS Regional Centers.''''' The Minnesota Historical Society has regional research centers to preserve local records of historical value. These centers may have family papers, manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, maps, drawings of homes, and business and organizational records. Some centers may hold local government records. | :'''''MHS Regional Centers.''''' The Minnesota Historical Society has regional research centers to preserve local records of historical value. These centers may have family papers, manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, maps, drawings of homes, and business and organizational records. Some centers may hold local government records. | ||
:The centers are listed below with the counties they cover. Call them for their hours, which vary from center to center, and to learn about their collections.<br><br> | :The centers are listed below with the counties they cover. Call them for their hours, which vary from center to center, and to learn about their collections.<br><br> | ||
'''Central Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>Centennial Hall, Room 31 <br>St. Cloud State University<br>St. Cloud, MN 56301<br>Telephone: 320-255-3254<br>[http://www.mrs.umn.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:cmhc@stcloudstate.edu/ Email]<br> | |||
::This center serves the counties of Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec. Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright. Original manuscripts, family folders, diaries, journals, newspapers, land ownership maps, genealogies, and histories.<ref name="DB63" /><br><br> | ::This center serves the counties of Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec. Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright. Original manuscripts, family folders, diaries, journals, newspapers, land ownership maps, genealogies, and histories.<ref name="DB63" /><br><br> | ||
: | :'''Northeast Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>University of Minnesota-Duluth<br>Library 375<br>Duluth, MN 55812<br>Telephone: 218-726-8526<br>[mailto:pmaus@d.umn.edu/ Email] | ||
::This center serves the counties of Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis. This is a very good research facility for the Great Lakes region with many county records, church records, histories, photos, and family folders. <br><br> | |||
: | :'''Northwest Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>Livingston Lord Library<br>Moorhead State University<br>Moorhead, MN 56563<br>Telephone: 218-236-2345<br>Fax: 218-299-5924<br>[http://web.mnstate.edu// Website]<br> | ||
::This center serves the counties of Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin. For a guide to their collection see: | ::This center serves the counties of Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin. For a guide to their collection see: | ||
:: | ::Northwest Minnesota Historical Center (Moorhead, Minnesota). ''Guide to the Northwest Minnesota Historical Center Collections''. Moorhead, Minnesota: Livingston Lord Library, Moorhead State University, 1988.<br><br> | ||
: | :'''Southern Minnesota Historical Center'''<br>Minnesota State University, Mankato <br>Mankato, MN 56001<br>Telephone: 507-389-1029<br>[http://lib.mnsu.edu/ Website] | ||
::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. | ::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> | ||
: | :'''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> | ||
::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. | |||
'''[[Minnesota Genealogical Society]]'''<br>5768 Olson Memorial Highway<br>Golden Valley, MN 55422-5014<br>Telephone: 612-595-9347<br>Internet: http://www.mngs.org/ | '''[[Minnesota Genealogical Society]]'''<br>5768 Olson Memorial Highway<br>Golden Valley, MN 55422-5014<br>Telephone: 612-595-9347<br>Internet: http://www.mngs.org/ | ||