Minnesota is home to 20 Family History Centers maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There are also a number of affiliate libraries throughout the state, including the Hoffman Research Library and Great River Regional Library.
A major benefit of being an affiliate library is access to additional digital records not available outside a family history center or an affiliate library. These digital records include images and names indexes.
FamilySearch, a non-profit organization, created and maintains the FamilySearch Research Wiki as a free, online genealogical guide. The wiki contains links to genealogy databases, websites, other resources, research strategies, and genealogical guidance to help in the search for your ancestors.
HathiTrust was founded in 2008 as a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries now preserving 18+ million digitized items in the HathiTrust Digital Library.
It’s a free website that attempts to archive the web, and that includes a vast array of genealogy materials!
Linkpendium is a 10,000,000+ resource directory to everything on the Web about families worldwide and genealogically-relevant information about U.S. states and counties. It covers both free and subscription sites, with a strong emphasis upon free resources provided by libraries, other government agencies, genealogical and historical societies, and individuals.
St. Cloud Area Genealogists (SCAGS) provides a wealth of resources to help you discover ways to bring your family history to life. Click on the SCAG Projects category to view the indexes and projects developed by our members over the years.
While our resources are limited, we encourage you to check out Cyndi's List for a comprehensive, categorized list of links to genealogical research sites. If you have ancestors from this area, you may want to visit the specific county or Minnesota categories.
