Minnesota History & Genealogy

Minnesota, one of the north central United States, is bounded on the north by Canada (Manitoba and Ontario); on the east by Lake Superior and Wisconsin; on the south by Iowa; and on the west by North Dakota and South Dakota. It lies between about 43º 30′ and 49º north latitude, and between 89º 29′ and 97º 15′ west longitude. The state measures about 400 miles from north to south and about 360 miles from east to west. It contains approximately 86,936 square miles, or 55,639,000 acres.

This state project is part of the much larger American History & Genealogy Project or better known by the abbreviation of AHGP. It has been in existence online since 2000 and over the years has been spread out across the web. These pages are an attempt to consolidate it under one website of the larger project.

Minnesota Information

• Newspapers in Minnesota, 1920

Minnesota History

Minnesota Genealogy

• Fourth Regiment of Minnesota Infantry Volunteers, 1861-1865
• Minnesota Civil War Veterans in Kossuth Co., Iowa, 1885
• 12th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1898

Minnesota Counties

• Brown County
• Cottonwood County
• Freeborn County
• Goodhue County – Site 1
• Goodhue County – Site 2
• Lyon County
• Olmsted County
• Pine County
• Redwood County
• Rock County
• Watonwan County
• Wilkin County
• Wright County

Big Stone County

• Biographies
  Big Stone County biographies from the 1882 History of the Minnesota Valley, including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota
• Histories
  Big Stone County histories from the 1882 History of the Minnesota Valley, including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota
• Immigrants to Ortonville
  Immigration Records of Norwegians and Swedes who listed Ortonville as their destination

Brown County

• Biographies of Albin Twp.
• Biographies of Burnstown Twp.
• Biographies of Cottonwood Twp.
• Biographies of Eden Twp.
• Biographies of Home Twp.
• Biographies of Lake Hanska and Linden Twps.
• Biographies of Leavenworth and Stately Twps.
• Biographies of Milford Twp.
• Biographies of Mulligan Twp.
• Biographies of New Ulm
• Biographies of North Star and Bashaw Twps.
• Biographies of Prairieville and Sigel Twps.
• Biographies of Sleepy Eye
• 1881 New Ulm Business Directory
• New Ulm panoramic map, 1870
• Brown/Nicollet counties, 1874
• Brown Co. Civil War Record
• Merchants Hotel, New Ulm, Charles Brust, Prop.
• Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, New Ulm

Dakota County

• Biographies from an 1882 history book
• Mendota Twp. biographies from an 1881 history book
• 1884 Burnsville Township Farmer’s Directory
• 1884 Castle Rock Township Farmer’s Directory
• Early Dakota County History
• 1873 City of Hastings
• 1873 Dakota Co.
• 1st Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record
• 2nd Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record
• 3rd Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record
• 4th Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record
• 5th Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record
• 6th Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record
• 7th Minnesota Infantry Roster and Record

Douglas County

• 1860 Federal Census
• John L. Reynolds Post No. 51, Grand Army of the Republic
• John Kennedy Post No. 41, Grand Army of the Republic
• Douglas County in the Spanish American War
• 1916 Teachers, by district
• English Grove School, Dist. 7, Orange Twp. Class Picture and Roster, 1897

Grant County

• 1917 County Business Directory
• Histories and memberships rolls from Fraternal and Social organizations
  • Andrew J. Hubbard GAR Post No. 115
  • W. W. Preston GAR Post No. 185
• School Teachers, 1896
• School Officers, by district, 1916
• School Teachers, by district, 1916

Noble County

• 1860 Federal Census
• 1914 Plat Maps:
  • Bigelow Twp.
  • Bloom Twp.
  • Dewald Twp.
  • Elk Twp.
  • Graham Lake Twp.
  • Grand Prairie Twp.
  • Hersey Twp.
  • Indian Lake Twp.
  • Larkin Twp.
  • Leota Twp.
  • Lismore Twp.
  • Little Rock Twp.
  • Lorain Twp.
  • Olney Twp.
  • Ransom Twp.
  • Seward Twp.
  • Summit Lake Twp.
  • Westside Twp.
  • Willmont Twp.
  • Worthington Twp.
• Stoddard Post G.A.R.
• Nobles County in the Spanish American War
• Fraternal and Social Organizations
• Worthington High School Graduates, 1887-1908

Pipestone County

• Biographies
  Biographies from An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota, 1911.
• Pipestone County’s Honored Dear, WWI

Sibley County

• Biographies of Village of Henderson
• Biographies of Henderson Twp.
• Sibley County Civil War Record

Yellow Medicine County

• Biographies of Hazel Run, Hammer, Swede Prairie, Friendship and Wergeland
• Biographies of Granite Falls
• Biographies of Norman and Canby
• Biographies of Normania, Stony Run and Fortier
• Biographies of Minnesota Falls, Lisbon, Wood Lake and Echo
• Biographies of Posen, Burton, Oshkosh and Tyro
• Biographies of Sioux Agency, Stony Run and Sandnes

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