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Projects

• Minnesota      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Minnesota ALHN      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Minnesota Genealogy  The Minnesota GenWeb Project     (Source: USGenWeb)
• Minnesota Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Biographical history of the Northwest  being volume four of American biography of representative men     (Source: Online Collections at BYU)
• Minnesota  Its Story and Biography, Volumes 1-3     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Minnesota Family Group Sheet Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Minnesota GEDCOM Index 
• Minnesota Governors      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Progressive Men      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Past Voices: Letters Home from Minnesota 

Blogs

• Genealogy Blog Archive for Minnesota 

Cemeteries

• Minnesota Cemeteries Project 
• Minnesota Cemetery Directory  D'Addezio.com
• Minnesota Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)

Census Records and Indexes (6)

Court and Legal Records

• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• Minnesota Lynchings  1882-1920

Ethnic (15)

History (27)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Advantages to Settlers  1869     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956  Minnesota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• The Minnesota Migrations Project 
• Minnesota Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• Minnesota Naturalization Records Index  1854-1957     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Minnesota links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Minnesota      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Minnesota Genealogical Resources 
• Minnesota Research Outline      (Source: Family History Library)
• Minnesota, United States Genealogy Links & Chat      (Source: Looking 4 Kin Links & Chat)
• Research in Minnesota      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• ROOTS-L Minnesota Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Websites: Minnesota      (Source: RootsWeb)

Land Records

• GLO/BLM Records      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Land Patents - Minnesota      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Minnesota Land Concerns      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Land Grant Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Minnesota Plat Book Collection (not online)  Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Historic House Museums & Historic Structures 
• Historic House Museums in Minnesota 
• Historical Museum Guide for Minnesota      (Source: Census Finder)
• Mining Museums and Miners' Memorials for Minnesota 
• The Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 
• Minnesota Public Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Minnesota Records      (Source: Footnote)     ($)

Lookups

• Free Lookups from Genealogy Today  Men of Minnesota, 1915
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Great Lakes, & Canada Indian Queries  Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario and Manitoba

• MINNESOTA-L Minnesota Genealogy

  • MINNESOTA-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MINNESOTA-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MINNESOTA-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MN-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in Minnesota

  • MN-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MN-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MN-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NDSDMN-L

  • NDSDMN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NDSDMN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NDSDMN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (34)

Military Records and Histories (20)

Miscellaneous Data

• Genealogy Surnames in Minnesota      (Source: Surnames By Town)
• Heritage Books      ($)
• Minnesota Historical Society  Volume 1     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Holiday Anecdotes  1805-1900     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Materials      (Source: Quintin Publications)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  Minnesota     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Minnesota Newspaper Headline Index      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Minnesota Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Minnesota Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• National Hall of Records  The National Repository for Online Obituaries
• Obituaries 101  Links to newspapers with obituaries
• Obituary index  Individuals born in Minnesota

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Images  Minnesota Reflections
• Minnesota Panoramic Photos  1870-1929     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Minnesota Photographs - People      (Source: DeadFred: The Original Online Genealogy Photo Archive)
• Minnesota Reflections 
• Penny Postcards from Minnesota      (Source: USGenWeb Minnesota Archives)
• U. S. Historical Postcards  1901-1960     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Family Photo Collection  c. 1850-2000     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• KinSource's Searchable 1885 Census Database  400,000 entries     ($)
• Minnesota Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Minnesota Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• USGenNet Minnesota Site Search      (Source: USGenNet)
• USGenWeb Search 

Societies (18)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname

• 1920 Census, Wood/Woods surname      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• 1920 Census, Wood/Woods surname      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

Tax Lists

• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, Minnesota  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• The Genesis and Construction of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad      ($)
• History of the Great Lakes  Captains, Shipping, Lighthouse Keepers and Marine
• Minnesota Railroads  1849-75     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Vital Records (13)

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