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Thank you for visiting the St. Louis County portion of the MNGenWeb.
I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I will do my best to find resources and answer questions and perhaps
help locate that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
Contact: Martha
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Brief History of St Louis County Saint Louis County was founded on February 20, 1855, as Doty County, and had its name changed to Newton County on March 3, 1855. It originally consisted of the area east and south of the Saint Louis River, while the area east of the Vermilion River and north of the Saint Louis River was part of Superior County. Superior County was renamed Saint Louis County. Then on March 1, 1856, that Saint Louis County became Lake County, and Newton County was renamed Saint Louis County and had that eastern area added to it; it was also expanded westward by incorporating parts of Itasca County, which then also included most of Carlton County. On May 23, 1857, Saint Louis County took its current shape when Carlton County was formed from parts of Saint Louis and Pine Counties. Townships in St Louis County 1916 Township Plat Map & Interactive Map of Minnesota  Interested in learning more about Minnesota Counties? This is the link to the MN CountyTable of Contents St Louis County's Neighbors: and Douglas, WI Search St Louis County Minnesota was home to many people from foreign lands. This page contains links to Sites that pertain to other Countries Miscellaneous Links & Lookups St Louis County Volunteers [List has been updated-Aug 2021] Linkpendium Minnesota Mail List & Queries Questions? Contact Martha The Polish Links Page is updated. >>>Canadian Resources:<<< Canadian Records: FamilySearch Gleans / Ancestry Gleans Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2018 [Anc] and more... Canadian Digital Newspapers Canadian Digital Archives Canadian Genealogy There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link. Maps Getty Geographical Thesaurus Historical Maps ~ Perry Castañeda Historical Maps ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps ~ Bureau of Land Management Historic Map Works ~ "Residential Genealogy Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps University of Minnesota ~ Maps Minnesota Mining Maps ~ USGS Maps 1869 Railroad Map Military |
One Minnesota Revolutionary War Hero: Stephen Taylor War of 1812 Minnesota in the Civil War Military data gleaned: Old St Louis Files Military Museum Military Records: Gleaned from: Family Search & Ancestry Homes for Disabled Veterans1866 > 1938 Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812 - 1934 Military Headstone Applications to name a few... Military Forts in Minnesota Military Land Warrants in MN 1854-1863 Military & Minnesota Territory >>>NEW<<< MINNESOTA 1st Cavalry [Mounted Rangers] 2nd Cavalry Col. Brackett's Battalion, Cavalry Hatch's Independent Battalion, Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st-3rd Infantry (NARA Series M594, Roll 90) [LDS Film 1488542] Log In, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot \\\????/// Alphabetical Index To Places of Interment Of Deceased Union Soldiers in the Various States & Territories As Specified in Rolls of Honor, Nos I - XIII Being those issued from the Quartermaster General's Office Between June 15 1865 and August 27 1867 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868 The Pages are Here. The St Louis Cemeteries: Billion Graves & Find~A~Grave Minnesota Veteran's Grave Registry USGenWeb Archives - St Louis County Minnesota Association of Cemeteries Cemetery Location Lists "What's New" New Resources: Newspapers California Digital newspapers This Site has a great collection of CA Newspapers, but many of them have articles from other States including Minnesota Use this Link I have access to the following Subscription Databases [Library Editions] Newspapers.com ~ Fold3 ~ Historic Map Works Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals Source: Gale Primary Sources [Online Library] "Archives Unbound" Lookups: Contact Martha NEW>>>"Crime & Punishment" Family Search / Ancestry Records from CA, IA, ID, MO, NM, NY, PA and a file called: "FBI - Deceased Criminals" Minnesota Public Criminal History |
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Biographical Resources History of Duluth and St. Louis County : past and present Trevanion W Hugo Chicago, C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910 Index: Seachable I am happy to send scans. Include Name [s] of Interest History of Duluth and St. Louis County, Minnesota Vols. 1 2 & 3. Walter Van Brunt The American Historical Society. Chicago: 1922 Index: Searchable [Bios begin on P 739] The Volumes are available to Download. or I am happy to send scans ~ Include Name[s] of Interest Some of the Bios can be found here Miscellaneous [Tim Stowell] Duluth Public Library ~ Genealogy Trails Polish Names in the 1875, 1885 Minnesota State Census, and more Duluth 1949 Telephone Book: Links to each page are on the web page Miscellaneous Polish Resources Churches, Lodges & Schools There was some interesting Church pages found in the old St Louis Web Files. They have been combined and can he found here. Miscellaneous Lodge Information School Indexes ~ An eclectic assortment Please use this Link for the 3 Schools listed below Denfield Highschool: Classes 1922 > 1979 Duluth Highschool: 1897 > 1949 State Teachers College: 1938 > 1941 The other portion of School Indexes were combined and converted to a pdf. Archive.org has State Normal School Records New & Updated Minnesota Church Records: Ancestry
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Naturalization
Indexes The following indexes are to be used as a guide only. You must write or visit the US District Court in Duluth MN to obtain the accession number that is needed to obtain a copy of the actual naturalization documents housed in Chicago, IL. The US District Court does not have the naturalization records available for the following index.
US District Court
417 Federal Bldg 515 W. 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Please include all the information listed in the index about your ancestor, this will make searching faster. The Iron Range Research Center has an index which can be found here Family Search Naturalization Index See the 'What's New' Section below, there are a lot of Naturalization Records in the Historical Images Unusual Resources - Many Types The List and links below represent Indexes I have created over the years. The actual data can be found on Family Search & Ancestry Minnesota Counties: Minnesota Link is here Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin and St Louis <<<New>>> There is a great set of booklets I found in the FS Catalog: Books Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming Compiled by: Anna Lee Woffinden Please use this Link: All Indexes for the Booklets They contain all sorts of newspaper articles: Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents The Booklets are in the FS Catalog: Log into your account: Search, Catalog, Enter 'Woofinden' in the Author Slot, Big Piney Examiner will be listed. Have folks in other States? Need a New Place to Search? Try: Reclaim the Records and "Ancestral Findings" Family Search: Historical Images The following will help you get a handle on information that could be of value to your search for Family data. This Chart will be a decent guide. To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images: You can begin with the search, but if you get lost or cannot figure it all out, use the linked chart. So...Then... Backtrack to Search, Catalog, and plug in the DGS Film number of interest from the Chart in the 'Fiche-Film' slot. Most of the Digital Films have indexes. If there is no index, investigate to determine if the records were filmed in Chronological Order as many times they are. Be sure and check the Historical Image Section for St Louis Neighbors. Here is a chart for Carlton County [Scroll Down]. Here is the Chart for St Louis Neighbors: Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, MN Douglas, Wisconsin Records: Civil Regiatrations, Marriages & Divorces |
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Vital
Record Indexes Birth ~ Marriage ~ Death Indexes Birth Time Frames: 1870 > 1924 These are from Films that, as far as I can determine, are not listed in the FS Catalog. They might be available through Interlibrary loan. Please use this link for more information and the links above to access the data Marriage Time Frames: 1859 > 1899, 1900 Death Time Frames 1870 > 1899, 1900 > 1924 1925 > 1949, 1950 > 1974, 1975 > 1999, 2000 All of the files are on my new IceDrive Each set of links on the B~M~D Index Page will go to the Folder for the files. Marriage Notices Remington Collection [LDS Film #1064507] See below for Explanation : Years: Dec 1933 > Sep 1987 Use the chart below for Page Numbers. Access Index Cards here. I am happy to send batches of years, Contact: Martha
Remington Collection: Explanation The R D Remington Collection was originally created as a way to locate customers who were behind on their credit account. The indexes were typed on cards and are loosely alphabetical. The Newspaper clippings were pasted into notebooks, the quality is not perfect, but the images are legible. Years: Dec 1933 > Nov 1987 for Deaths / Notices & Obits Years: Dec 1933 > Sep 1987 for Marriages The names of the Newspapers are unknown. The Indexes and Clippings cover St Louis, Itasca and Koochiching Counties 'MOMS' [MN Official Marriage System] Vital Record Gleanings: Family Search: Marriages, Deaths,, Obituaries Ancestry: Marriages, Deaths, Obituaries, Vital-Odds FS Vital Records: Historical Image Films Buyck, St Louis, MN - Obituaries Film # 7918877 / 1960 - 2003 Payne, St Louis, MN - Obit Index Film # 7618872 / 1873 - 1961 Hibbing, St Louis, MN - Marriages & Obits
Because folks did not always stay close to home to get married, it is worth while to check neighboring Counties. Here is a link for Neighboring Counties, Family Search Historical Images So... begin with the Historical Images on FS, then if nothing gets your attention, go back to the regular FS Catalog and use it. You will be amazed! Here is a chart for Carlton County [Scroll Down]. Here is the Chart for St Louis Neighbors: Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, MN Douglas, Wisconsin Records: Civil Regiatrations, Marriages & Divorces And... Do not forget to check the Books section of the FS Catalog. Many goodies lurk there |
Family Search Vital
Records MN Birth Index: 1935 > 2002 ~ MN Births & Christenings: 1840 > 1980 MN Marriages: 1849 > 1950 ~ MN Marriages: 1958 > 2001 MN Divorces: 1970 > 1995 MN Deaths & Burials: 1835 > 1990 MN Deaths: 1908 > 2002 2001 Death Index ~ 2002 Death Index [Gleaned from FS] I am willing to do obit lookups from the 2001 & 2002 Indexes There are Obits and Death Notices for Hibbing [1999 > Current] on Genealogy Bank. I do not have a subscription for GB any longer, but there may be obits in the other newspapers I have access to. Please send names of interest with your query. The Duluth Public Library has an Obit Index. I am happy to do lookups from it as well. Obituaries & Death Notices NEW>>> Obituaries from NewsBank For the 5 Mn Counties I host: Blue Earth ~ Carlton ~ Dakota ~ Hennepin ~ St Louis 1986 > 2020 / Contact Martha for Obit >>>???<<< There were a lot of Obits & Death Notices found in the old St Louis GW Files. Pioneer Obits & Notices with Images Obituary Transcriptions - Obituary Lookups[Old] Obituaries from all sorts of locations. All Databases were created using 'Born in Minnesota' as criteria Deaths: Remington Collection [LDS Films #1064506-1064507] See left for Explanation Years: Dec 1933 > Nov 1987 Use the Chart below for page ranges, then go here to access the cards. I am happy to send batches of years. Contact Martha
Website for Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link. Vital Records: Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Online Death Index "Minnesota Only" Vital Record Databases Family Search
Vital Data can be found in old Newspapers. Free Digital Historical Newspapers Minnesota Historical Society - General Resources Minnesota Historical Society: Digital Newspapers Other Sources for Free Archived Digital Newspapers Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free] and just for fun: Fulton |
"The Fine Print"
St Louis County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De GrooteFor information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim
All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the St Louis County Coordinator. All data will stay with the MNGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
With Thanks to Shirley Solem [1928-2011] and Jan Cortez for their dedication to the MN GenWeb Project
TThis Site Updated: 13 February 2022