A recent Google news alert led me to a Minnesota tradition that I did not know about. WDIO, a TV station in Duluth, told a story about a lake in Minnesota. “In Minnesota, going up North for the weekend to experience cabin life is no rarity. Something good is always cooking up North—family time, fishing, […]
“The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently added 40 books and 272 maps related to Minnesota’s highway history to the Minnesota Digital Library, including planning information, proposed routes, and transcripts from public hearings.” I read that and had to go look at the material. Historical information on maps, highways, interstates, and related things have always […]
The Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives is housed in the Elmer L. Andersen Library on the west bank side of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. I have had a tour and researched at the Anderson library several times, but not in the records of the Jewish Archives. Previously situated at multiple […]
Need Minnesota historical newspaper research? Check out these pages on the Minnesota Historical Society’s website. https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/ndnp https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/hub Don’t forget to check newspapers in bordering states and provinces, too. City and county libraries, college and university libraries, and county historical societies have a variety of indexes, microfilmed newspapers, and some have digitized newspapers. Some have subscriptions […]
Today I am at the Dakota County Genealogy & History Fair. My booth is next to one from the county government. I am enjoying conversations with an IT person from the county. That’s nice, but she also has several original county record volumes with her. That makes it even nicer. My mother-in-law’s family is Dakota […]
Where have your ancestral family photos ended up? With a relative, friend, several states away in a historical society, or in a box somewhere that was thankfully saved? From today’s Pioneer Press: “When a plastic Rubbermaid garbage can and a cardboard box full of unidentified black-and-white photos were dropped off at the Barnes County Historical […]
Eden Prairie, Minnesota is a suburb of Minneapolis. It was once a rural area but has grown into a place with a large population and the stores and activities to match. I lived there for a couple years and my ex-husband worked there for many years. There isn’t an old main street with quaint stores, […]
It has finally happened! Saint Paul city directories have been digitized by the Saint Paul Public Library with the aid of a Heritage Preservation Grant. The years digitized are 1846-1922. Why not later years? The answer is simple, the later years are still under copyright. Last week, I tried to find an easy way to […]
This Wednesday, at 1:00 p.m. CDT, join me as I talk about Researching Your Minnesota Ancestors. It’s a FREE webinar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Sign up soon. The webinar is accompanied by an extensive handout. This one will make you wish all your ancestors had spent time in Minnesota!
It’s been a while since I did a post on Minnesota links. This is Part 7 of my ongoing series of posts about great online resources from historical societies, archives, libraries, and other places around Minnesota. Don’t forget to check the websites of these organizations for lists, catalogs, and finding aids that tell you about […]