St Louis County, Minnesota

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The MNGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb Project

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


Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ 'What's New' ~ Lookups
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries
Military ~ FS Historical Images ~ Naturalization ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds
New Site> 'Minnesota Meanderings' [Off Site] Eclectic MN Resources

Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries Vital Record Indexes If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records The files are in csv format Uploaded in 2023 Please use this Link Birth ~ Marriage ~ Death Indexes Two of these wonderful old records are now available at the Duluth Public Library Birth Records: Please use this Link : Time Frames: 1870 - 1924 Marriage Records: Please use this Link: Time Frames: 1859 > 1899, 1900 [MOM's] Death Records: Please use this Link: Time Frames:1870 - 2000 Remington Collection [LDS Films] Marriage Notices and Obituaries See below for Explanation : Years: Dec 1933 > Sep 1987 All of the Remington Records are in the FS Catalog Please use this Link 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. The names of the Newspapers are unknown. The Indexes and Clippings cover St Louis, Itasca and Koochiching Counties Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States Iowa ~ North Dakota ~ South Dakota ~ Wisconsin Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in Minnesota and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. FS Vital Records: Historical Image Films: Marriages and Obituaries 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 Marriage / Obituaries 7609526 1933 - 1987 Marriage / Obituaries 8654017 1933 - 1959 Marriage / Obituaries 8198807 1933 - 1959 Because folks did not always stay close to home to get married, it is worth while to check neighboring Counties. Here are links 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 "Minnesota Only" Family Search "Collections" 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 For access: Family Search: Use this link Or search using the info below Log into your account: Search, Catalog, Enter 'Woofinden' in the Author Slot, Big Piney Examiner will be listed. Deaths & Obituaries FS: Filmed Obituaries: These are Newspaper Clippings Please use this link for the films below Obituary file index, Aaby - Horne 1966-1990 - Film 1064502 Obituary file index, Horvath - Ricca 1966-1990, Film 1064503 Obituary file index, Riccardi - Zygmanki 1966-1990, Film 1064504 - Item 1 More Obituaries & Death Notices Obituaries: Genealogy Bank and NewsBank There is an GB Database on FS, I did 2 years of gleans: 2001 & 2002 [Includes Oct - Dec 2022] ~ I no longer have a Sub for GB, but a lot of those gleans are in the NewsBank Digital Newspapers: So ask for Lookups, we might get Lucky ~ Contact: Martha Then, I did a glean from NewsBank for January 2003 - September 2022 Funky, but they may be clues... Use the Links on the Chart Below to find Time Frames of Interest The Obit files listed on the Chart below have been moved to my Google Drive ~ Please use this Link St Louis, MN, Obits, Feb 2003 - Oct 2007 St Louis, MN, Obits, Oct 2007 - Jan 2010 St Louis, MN, Obits, Jan 2010 - Mar 2012 St Louis, MN, Obits, Mar 2012 - May 2013 St Louis, MN, Obits, Jul 2013 - Mar 2015 St Louis, MN, Obits, Mar 2015 - May 2017 St Louis, MN, Obits, May 2017 - Jan 2019 St Louis, MN, Obits, Feb 2019 - Mar 2020 St Louis, MN, Obits, Mar 2020 - Mar 2022 St Louis, MN, Obits, Mar 2020 - Sep 2022 Note: The links on the pdf's go to the NewsBank Newspapers, if you have an account, feel free to continue, But if you do not, then send me a note with the info of interest and I will see if I can find the info on Heritage Hub. Or you can access HH with your Library Card at your local Public Library. Contact: Martha Updated Obituaries for 2023 Dates: 2000 - December 2023 September 2024 Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years. But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha The J R Nieves Legacy Collection of Obituary Indexes This is the link for all of the United States This is the Link for St Louis County This is the link for Minnesota This is the link for Countries of the World Heritage Hub is available through some Public Libraries and may have Obituaries from the above Collection. Check your local library under either 'Digital Databases or Resources' - it takes a Library Card for Access California, Oakland, Alameda Co., Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011 The images are available on Family Search, Sign in for access. Here is a set of resources for Oakland, Alameda Co., CA Obituaries: American Historical Society German's from Russia, 1899-2012 [FS Searchable database with Newspaper Clippings] Here is the WebSite for the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia There were a lot of Obits & Death Notices found in the old St Louis GW Files. Please use this link for both Transcriptions and Lookups Note: Some of the Names on the 'Old Lookups' Page might be found on Heritage Hub. I will try and find them: Contact: Martha Remember... Vital Data may be found in a variety of Documents and Resources Passenger Lists ~ Employment  Records ~ Naturalization Records ~ Voter Registrations Take advantage of the awesome amount of films in the Family Search Catalog 'Old St Louis Files' Newspaper Clippings: Articles ~Death Notices ~ Marriages and Obituaries Below is the list with Surnames and Links: All Files listed belwo now on Google Drive Truelsen, Henry - Series of Obituaries Smith, G O ~ Musolf, H A ~ Thompson, H Carlson, J I Mayor's Article: Cullum, Haven, Mc Cuen, Prince - Pictures: D'Autremont, Ensign, Graves, Hugo, Miller, Truelsen Obits: Hjelm, A ~ Johnson, B L ~ Nankervis, Jas [Mrs] [3] ~ Dryer, D ~ Erickson, E ~ Rockwell, E Truelson, Henry [Article] Obituaries Gouze, J ~ Gouze, J [Mrs] ~ Christensen, L ~ Christensen, M [2]~ Grams, M ~ Lepak, M ~ Musolf, M ~ Truelsen, H Jr [Marriage] Marriage Article below link is correct. Jackson, P ~ Spence, R J ~ Foster, T P ~ [Article] ~ Truelsen - Christensen [Marriage] Obit Odds Minnesota Historical Society ~ Minnesota Online Death Index Canadian Vital Records & Resources Use this link to find Canadian Resources on Family Search [FS Wiki] Canadian Digital Newspapers ~ Canadian Digital Archives ~ Canadian Genealogy There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link The Cemeteries of St Louis County: Billion Graves & Find~A~Grave ~ Minnesota Veteran's Grave Registry USGenWeb Archives - St Louis County ~ Minnesota Association of Cemeteries ~ Cemetery [Locations] People Legacy ~ American Cemeteries There were a lot of old Cemetery Transcriptons done many years ago. Each link below goes to a searchable pdf file Calvary Cemetery Duluth, MN Cedar Valley Cemetery Cedar Valley Twp, St Louis, MN Floodwood Cemetery Floodwood Twp, St Louis, MN 2nd file for Floodwood Forest Hill Cemetery Van Buren Twp, St Louis, MN Hibbing Cemetery Hibbing, Minnesota Hope Lutheran Cemetery Floodwood Twp, St Louis, MN Little Fork Cemetery Field Twp, St Louis Co., MN Normana Cemetery Duluth, MN Polish Catholic Cemetery Duluth, MN Riverview Cemetery Ellsburg Twp., St Louis, MN St. Joseph's of Gnesen Church Cemetery Duluth, MN St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery Duluth, MN Willow Valley Cemetery Willow Valley Twp, St Louis, MN

"The Fine Print"

County Coordinator: Martha A C Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For 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.
Site Updated: 24 September 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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