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For copies of state records, write to: | For copies of state records, write to: | ||
'''Minnesota Department of Health'''<br | '''Minnesota Department of Health'''<br>Minnesota Department of Health<br>Attention: Office of the State Registrar<br>P.O. Box 64882 <br>St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882 <br>Telephone: 612-623-5121<br>Fax: 651-291-0101<br>Internet: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/osr/index.html | ||
For an idea of fees for obtaining copies of the state’s records, check: | For an idea of fees for obtaining copies of the state’s records, check: | ||
[http://www.vitalrec.com/mn.html www.vitalrec.com/mn.html]. | [http://www.vitalrec.com/mn.html www.vitalrec.com/mn.html]. The vitalrec.com site also shows state and county records office addresses, fees, and years covered and has some links to other internet resources. | ||
=== County Records of Births and Deaths === | === County Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. The state has kept a statewide index to marriages from 1958 to present. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after the creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin in the late 1840s. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these records. For example, marriage records of Ramsey County (including St. Paul) are in: | There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. The state has kept a statewide index to marriages from 1958 to present. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after the creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin in the late 1840s. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these records. For example, marriage records of Ramsey County (including St. Paul) are in: | ||
Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County).'' Marriage Indexes, 1850–1917; Marriage Records, 1850–1916''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 54 FHL films beginning with index film 1314520 item 3.) | Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County).''Marriage Indexes, 1850–1917; Marriage Records, 1850–1916''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 54 FHL films beginning with index film 1314520 item 3.) | ||
There is an index to many pre-1850 Minnesota marriage records on compact disc: | There is an index to many pre-1850 Minnesota marriage records on compact disc: | ||
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For copies of marriage records, write to the district court administrator’s office in the county in which the license was recorded. This office also has files for divorces. For information about Hennepin County marriages, write to: | For copies of marriage records, write to the district court administrator’s office in the county in which the license was recorded. This office also has files for divorces. For information about Hennepin County marriages, write to: | ||
'''Vital Records Office<br | '''Vital Records Office<br>'''Public Service Level Government Center<br>300 South 6th Street<br>Minneapolis, MN 55487<br>[http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/ '''<u>http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/</u>'''] | ||
For other birth, death, and marriage records, check the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | For other birth, death, and marriage records, check the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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There is a large collection of Minnesota births, marriages, divorces, and deaths online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website. | There is a large collection of Minnesota births, marriages, divorces, and deaths online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website. | ||
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