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Minneapolis Family History Center
2801 N Douglas Dr
Crystal, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Phone: 763-544-2479
Hours: M 9am-3pm; W-Th 10am-1pm; T,W,Th 6:30pm-9:30pm
Closed: 2010 Closings: July 19-30; Nov 24-25; Dec 20-Jan1 2011
Attention: Call the center during inclement weather
Detroit Lakes Family History Center
Hwy 34 & Pelican River Rd
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501
(218) 847-3260
Wed & Thu 12p-3p
Duluth Family History Center
521 Upham Rd
Duluth, Minnesota 55811
(218) 728-5278
Tue 5-9pm Wed 1-9pm Sat 9am-5pm
Faribault Minnesota Family History Center
1814 NW 2nd Ave
Faribault, Minnesota 55021
(507) 332-2121
Weekdays
St Paul Family History Center
2140 N Hadley Ave
Oakdale, Minnesota 55128
(651) 770-3213
Tue, Wed 6:30-9:30PM, Thur 9AM-3PM, Fri 10AM-2PM
Rochester Minnesota Family History Center
2300 Viola Rd NE
Rochester, Minnesota 55906
(507) 281-6641
Tue, Wed, Thu 9am-3pm & 7pm-9:30pm
Minnesota Genealogy Resources
Early settlers in Minnesota integrated hide out traders, teachers & troopers who touched base during the early 1800s. This “Land of 10,000 Lakes” (a few really place the number at 15,000 or 20,000) was one time an important part of the Louisiana Purchase. The US legislature created the Minnesota Region in 1848, & Minnesota was affirmed statehood in 1858. Statewide enlistment of birth records began in 1900; death records in 1908; & relational unions in 1958 (conducted at the province level). The state’s citizenry hails from different ethnic groundings: Irish, French Canadian, Scandinavian, German & Czech, near others. Allowed that most widely known for its Twin Cities (Minneapolis & St. Paul), highly popular Lake Wobegon, & sprawling Mall of America, this “North Star” state furthermore provides numerous assets for all those following their precursors.
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of the State Registrar
Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164
(651) 201-5970
Website
Minnesota Office of Tourism
500 Metro Square, Suite 100
121 Seventh Place E.
St. Paul, MN 55101
(888) 868-7476
Website
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 871-4907
Website
Immigration History Research Center
University of Minnesota
311 Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-4800
Website
Iron Range Research Center
Minnesota Discovery Center
801 SW Highway 169, Suite 1
Chisholm, MN 55719
(218) 254-7959
Website
Minnesota Genealogical Society
5768 Olson Memorial Highway
Golden Valley, MN 55422
(763) 595-9347
Website
Minnesota Historical Society
345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 296-6126
Website
National Archives Records Administration
Central Plains Region
2312 E. Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 268-8000
Website
National Archives Records Administration
Great Lakes Region
7358 S. Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 581-7816
Website
Norwegian-American Historical Association
1510 St. Olaf Ave.
Northfield, MN 55057
(507) 646-3221
Website
University of St. Thomas Special Collections
LL09 O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library
2115 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 962-5467
Website
Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International, Inc.
P.O. Box 16225
St. Paul, Minnesota 55116-0225
Website
Minnesota Genealogy Websites
Linkpendium: Minnesota Genealogy and Family History
Minnesota Digital Library: Minnesota Reflections