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*[http://www.mnopedia.org/ Minnesota Encyclopedia].  

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3721 Minnesota County History Name Index] ($)  

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8584 Minnesota History, 1655-1908] ($)

Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends can help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns.  

State, county, and local histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families.  

Histories are great sources of genealogical information. Many contain biographical information about individuals who lived in the area, including:  

*Descendants

The following important events in the history of [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping.  

*'''1970s: '''Arrival of refugees from southeast Asia

Some of the most valuable sources for family history research are local histories. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of families. They describe the settlement of the area and the founding of churches, schools, and businesses. You can also find lists of pioneers, soldiers, and civil officials. Even if your ancestor is not listed, information on other relatives may be included that will provide important clues for locating your ancestor. A local history may also suggest other records to search. Local histories are extensively collected by the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library], public and university libraries, and state and local historical societies.  

*''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. ({{FHL|252458|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}.) </ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=United+States+Local+Histories+in+the+Library+of+Congress qt=results_page Worldcat] </ref>

Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Minnesota:  

*''A History of Minnesota'' <ref>Folwell, William Watts. ''A History of Minnesota''. Four Volumes. Saint Paul, Minneota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1921–1930. (Family History Library {{FHL|199637|title-id|disp=book 977.6 H2f; film 1036196 items2–5}}.) This history focuses on firsts in the state: first white men, first commerce, and so on. Volume 4 has a cumulative index. *Blegen, Theodore C. Minnesota: ''A History of the State''. 2d ed. [Minneapolis, Minnesota]: University of Minnesota Press, 1975. ( Family History Library {{FHL|25985|title-id|disp=book 977.6 H2bt}}.) </ref>This is a concise history with an extensive bibliography and index.

The following are only a few of the many sources that are available:  

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