Minnesota Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Minnesota:
For vital records, write to:
- Minnesota Department of Health
Section of Vital Statistics
717 Delaware Street, SE
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55414
- They have birth and death records since January 1908, a marriage index since January 1958, and a divorce index since January 1970. For earlier records, check with the Local Registrar in the County where the event took place.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- Minnesota Historical Society
Research Center
345 Kellogg Boulevard West
Saint Paul, MN 55102-1906
Phone: (612) 296-6980
- Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00-5:00, Thursday 9:00-9:00, closed Sunday and state holidays.
- They have maps, photos, land records, Civil War rosters, probate records, church records, family history books, naturalization by county, census records from 1850-1920, newspapers, manuscripts, cemetery records, and tax records.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- The Prairieland Genealogical Society
Southwest State University
Marshall, MN 56258
- Minnesota Genealogical Society
1650 Carol Ave. (library location)
P.O. Box 16069 (mailing address)
Saint Paul, MN 55116-0069
Phone: (612) 595-9347
- Hours: Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday 10:00-4:00, Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:30-9:30.
- Publications: Minnesota Genealogist, Minnesota Genealogical Society Newsletter
- Branches:
- German Interest Group
P.O. Box 16312
Saint Paul, MN 55116
