(This page's most recent update is
July 2024)
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If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – Minnesota
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Minnesota
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Augsburg College Digital Collections
- Bethel University Digital Collections
- Carleton College Digital Collections
- Central Minnesota Historical Center
- Chronicling America – Minnesota
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Concordia University-St Paul Digital Collections
- Cyndi’s List – Minnesota
- Dakota County Historical Society
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Minnesota
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Minnesota
- Duluth Public Library
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Minnesota Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Minnesota
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Minnesota
- Goodhue County Historical Society
- Google Books – Minnesota
- Hamline University Digital Collections
- Hathitrust – Minnesota
- Hennepin County Library
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Immigration History Research Center
- Interment.net – Minnesota
- Internet Archive – Minnesota
- Iron Range Research Center
- LDS Genealogy – Minnesota
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Minnesota
- Macalester College Digital Collections
- Minnesota Digital Library
- Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
- Minnesota Genealogical Society
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota People Records
- Minnesota Research
- Minnesota State University-Mankato Digital Collections
- Minnesota State University-Moorhead Digital Collections
- MNopedia
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Chicago
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Minnesota
- Northeast Minnesota Historical Center
- Northfield Public Library
- Norwegian American Genealogical Center
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
- RootsWeb.com
- Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Digital Collections
- Saint Olaf College Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Minnesota
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Southern Minnesota Historical Center
- Southwest Minnesota Historical Center
- Southwest Minnesota State University Digital Collections
- St Cloud State University Digital Collections
- St. Catherine University Digital Collections
- St. Michael Historical Society
- Stillwater Public Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Minnesota – Crookston Digital Collections
- University of Minnesota – Duluth Digital Collections
- University of Minnesota – Morris Digital Collections
- University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Digital Collections
- University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy
- University of Saint Thomas Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Minnesota
- US GenWeb Archives – Minnesota
- Washington County Historical Society
- West Central Minnesota Historical Center
Here is the list of over 4,105 curated Minnesota genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Criminal Records
- Coroner Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting