| "History of Nicollet and LeSueur
Counties, Minnesota: Their People, Industries and
Institutions : With Biographical Sketches of Representative
Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old
Families", Volume 1 Read Online or Download - Vol 1 [Google Books] |
Nicollet County, Minnesota
This County is part of
The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb®Project
My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am the Temporary Coordinator as Nicollet County is available for adoption.
If you have a local connection to Nicollet County and web design skils [or wish to learn],
please consider joining the MNGenWeb as a County Coordinator
Please contact the State Coordinator: Tim Stowell for more information.
In the meantime, I might be able to assist in locating that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'.
Contact: Martha
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups and Queries
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends
Nicollet County Neighbors:
Blue Earth ~ Brown ~ Le Sueur ~ Renville
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| History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups and Queries Brief History of Nicollet County, Minnesota [Wiki] Nicollet County is host to the Ojibwe Tribe "Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry" |||~/?\~|||~/?\~||| Biographies and Books Books: "Personal Recollections Of Minnesota and Its People" Early History of Minneapolis John H Stevens, Minneapolis, Minn, 1890 The Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography " by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901 Publication date 1900 Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Volumes] "History of the Minnesota Valley: 1882" Nicollet Chapter: Index History of Nicollet & Le Sueur Co's., MN 1913 [Index] Memorial Record of Southwestern Minnesota Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1897 The index is Here ~ Read Online or Download History of Southwest Minnesota,1897 [Index] Nicollet County Historical Atlas,1913 The Atlas is available in the FS Catalog, it also has plat maps. Township Histories can be found here All of the above books are available on the Archive.org Site "History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress" CGW Hyde, 1901 Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is here. Read Online or Download "The History Of Renville County Minnesota" Compiled By Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge Member of the Minnesota Historical Society, editor of the Histories of Winona, Wright, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Dakota, Rice, Steele and Goodhue Counties, Minnesota. Assisted by a large corps of local contributors under the direction and supervision of hon. Darwin s. Hall, hon. David Benson and col. Charles h. Hopkins, Renville Countv Pioneer Association Committee. Vol's I & II Chicago, H C Copper Jr & Co, 1916 Nicollet Folk: Index below, Gleaned from History of Renville Co., MN Please use this link for a chart with names and page numbers Download both Volumes from FS Catalog And this which may be of interest Early Settlers of Nicollet County The family of Jonas P Lundeen Early Settlers Association, Film: 1753227 Use Index above to find families, then log into FS for the files. If you have trouble finding the exact family, send me a note and I will assist. [Lookup Volunteer: Martha] |||~/?\~|||~/?\~||| Historical Maps & Atlases 1913 Historical Atlas of Nicollet County This a great little Book, Nice Plat Maps & Farmer's Directory Download Here "Acre Value" - Gives Twp & Range Numbers 1899 Plat Map Getty Geographical Thesaurus~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps Historic Map Works ~ Genealogical University of Minnesota ~ Maps ~ Bureau of Land Management Minnesota Mining Maps ~ USGS Maps ~ 1869 Railroad Map ~ Sanborn Maps: Library of Congress Michael Fox Map Collection ~ Digitized Plat Maps / Atlases Map Goose ~ 1869 Railroad Map Townships in St Louis County 1916 Township Plat Map & Interactive Map of Minnesota University of Minnesota: Plat Maps, 1916 "Home Town Locator" Getty Geographical Thesaurus JR Borchert Map Library |||~/?\~|||~/?\~||| "What's New" The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category" This Link will take you to a nice set of Films for various MN Church Records: Wiki Filmed Church Records [3 Sets of Film] Nicollet County, Minnesota FS, Catalog: B ~ M ~ D's 1798-1991 Film 1763544 Item 1: Swan Lake Norweigen Lutheran Church / Imgs 5-81 Item 2: Swan Lake Lutheran Church, New Ulm / Imgs 83-157 Item 3: Swan Lake Lutheran Church, New Ulm / Imgs 159-206 Item 4: Norseland Norweigen, St Peter's Church / Imgs 208-359, Bk 1 Item 5: Norseland Norweigen, St Peter's Church / Imgs 361-464, Bk 2 Item 6: Norseland Norweigen, St Peter's Church / Imgs 466-501, Bk 3 Item 7: Scandian Grove Cemetery, St Peter's Church / Imgs 503-561, Bk 1 Item 8: Scandian Grove Cemetery, St Peter's Church / Imgs 563-669, Bk 2 Item 9: Lafayette First Lutheran Church / Imgs 671-781. Bk 1 Item 10: Lafayette First Lutheran Church / Imgs 783-849, Bk 2 Item 11: Lafayette First Lutheran Church / Imgs 851-894, Bk 3 Item 12: Lafayette First Lutheran Church / Imgs 896-1148, Bk 4 Continued to Film 1763545 Membership, Baptism's, Marriages, Deaths Item 1: Lafayette First Lutheran Church / Imgs 5-191 1763548: Church Records, B-M-D's 1857-1991 1763548: Church Records, B ~ M ~ D's, 1830-1991 Items 4 - 7 1763548: Church Records,1869-1991 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Miscellaneous Ch Records, Items 2-4, 8, 1 |||☺||| Family Search "Collections" There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite. It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start. So, here are concentrated categories of databases accessible Here Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves]ves] Church Records [ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]] Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records] Migration - Naturalization - Travel [ Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports] Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]] Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home] Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records] If you want just Minnesota Records, then enter 'Minnesota' in the Browse Collection Area. Minnesota State Census Records State Records for 1865 ~ 1875 ~ 1885 ~ 1895 ~ 1905 Minnesota Territorial Census: 1857 Minnesota Historical Society <<<Also New>>> The Ancestor Hunt' There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data Contents: Topics Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records ~ Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records Scroll down, left side has the menu |||~/?\~|||~/?\~||| Lookup Volunteers While updating Nicollet County, I did not find any lookup Volunteers. New information is always welcome: Please contact Martha if you have data to share. [Temporary Coordinator] Queries: Queries may be posted on the new Minnesota Mail List: "io Groups Site" |||~/?\~|||~/?\~||| I have access to the following Subscription Databases [Library Editions] HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank] & My heritage 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Lookups: Contact Martha [Lookup Volunteer] |
"The Fine Print"
Temporary Nicollet County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties
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 Nicollett 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: 28 March 2024
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