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I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil. However, if I can,
I'll be happy to try and direct you to resources that might help you
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History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries / Lookups History Hennepin County was named after Father Louis Hennepin, a Catholic friar of Belgian birth and an explorer in the service of France. Father Hennepin named the falls of the Mississippi "St. Anthony" after his patron saint Anthony of Padua. Father Hennepin, in 1683, published his memoirs of the exploration in a publication, Description of Louisiana, Newly Discovered of the Southwest of New France Father Louis Hennepin [Note: I can find no copies of the above book] Minnesota Historical Timeline Hennepin History [Archive.org] USGenWeb® Archives: Hennepin County Hennepin County Neighbors: Wright ~ Carver ~ Scott ~ Dakota ~ Anoka ~ Ramsey [St Paul]  Interested in another Minnesota County? Here is the List of Counties. Towns Settled in 1862 Books and Biographies LDS film 008978204 #6 Hennepin Co., School District #18 "Biographical and Genealogical Data of some Pioneer Families Compiled & Contributed by Miss Emma E Grimes, Pgs 1 - 89 The Chart Below gives the Names and Page Numbers This link will give you access to the film. Sign into your FS Account First  "Personal Recollections Of Minnesota and Its People" Early History of Minneapolis John H Stevens, Minneapolis, Minn, 1890 The Index is Here Click on the link that says 'Books' ~ Read Online or Download "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography " by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901 Publication date 1900 Note: Includes Bio's for Native American Folk Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Volumes] Hennepin Township Histories [Genealogy Trails] Hennepin County Bios [Genealogy Trails] On the Gen Trails Site, some bios are transcribed and linked, others are not. If you find one of interest that is not linked or transcribed, send me a note and I will see if I can find it. Biographies from Online Books "Compendium of History / Biography of Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota" Holcomb & Bingham [1915] Index is here. ~ Read or Download here. The biographies begin on Page 268 "History of The City of Minneapolis" Parts I / II Isaac Atwater, 1893, Munsell / Co., NY Index is here ~ Read or Download here Other Histories can be found here. "History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress" CGW Hyde, 1901 Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is here. Use the 'Books' Link Read Online or Download Miscellaneous Biographies & 'Who's Who' Hennepin County Biographies Note: The site linked above is old but some files still come up. "American Women : The official who's who among the women of the nation" by Howes, Durward, 1899- Publication date, 1937 - V2 There are two interesting Indexes: Geographical, Occupational There is one page of Necrology [Names, no Dates, A - K] The Biographies are Alpha and split into Sections. The Index for Minnesota and Missouri is here Read Online or Download [Archive.org] U.S., Biographical Cyclopedia of American Women There are two Volumes: Vol 1 [Google Books] ~ Vol 2 [Archive.org] The Book Below has some very nice Bios. Every Name Index: "History of Anoka County and the towns of Champlin and Dayton in Hennepin County, Minnesota" Gillund, Leslie Randels, 1930 Goodrich, Albert M. History of Anoka County and the towns of Champlin and Dayton in Hennepin County, Minnesota Above booklit is linked to FS. If the link does not work, log into your account first. Maps Getty Geographical Thesaurus Historical Maps: Perry Castaneda ~ Historical Maps ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps Historic Map Works ~ Genealogical University of Minnesota ~ Maps [Borchert Map Library] 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 ~ Borchert Map Library Directories, Journals and Church Records >>>New<<< 31 May 2025 Also New... Tutorial on How to Search PDF Books and Publications on the Archive.org Site "Minnesota Medical Magazine" [Archive Link] Here is the Link at the Harvard Library, all of the Issues are linked to the Archive.org Site Volume 17-25 (1897-1905) of Northwestern Lancet, 26-31 (1906-1911) of the Journal of the Minnesota State Medical Association and Northwestern Lancet, 32-43, 45, 48-84, 86-88 (1912-1923, 1925, 1928-1964, 1966-1968) of Journal-Lancet, and 1-83 (1918-2000) of Minnesota Medicine are available online Owned and Published by The Minnesota Medical Association There are three 'Versions' beginning with the: "Journal Lancet" [3 Issues] "The Journal Of The Minnesota State Medicae Association The Northwestern Lancet" [9 Issues] Then the final Version:" Minnesota Medical Magazine" [Still in Publication] These Magazines vary widely in Topic, but the baseline is Medical in Nature. When I began digging into them I discovered a unique window into Minnesota's Medical History. There Journal Articles about Diseases, Maladies, Surgical Procedures, along with the growth of the Medical Industry. There is such a wide variety, it was difficult to figure out what to share and leave the rest of the information for the Individual Researcher to glean. I have parsed out the Indexes: Please use this Link Along with the Indexes, there are Obituaries and Memorials. Some of the Memorials were lenghty: They can be found Here The Minnesota Medical Association has the Authority to prosecute persons who violate their laws. In almost every Volume there were Criminal Prosecutions. Some of the Cases were included on the pages with the memoirals Because there were dozens of Magazines to go thourgh, I created Yearly Sections of Information Indexes, Medical Rosters, Memorials, Obituaries, Articles 1904 - 1650 ~ 1951 - 1960 ~ 1961 - 1970 ~ 1971 - 1975 ~ 1976 - 1999 Lastly, There were Histories of Medicine written for some Counties: The Chart Below gives the Year when the Article was Written and the Name of The MN County There are also Articles on Homeopathic Medicine, Lake Superior, Missabe Range, Pioneer Doctors . Also a History of the MN Medical Association and Early MN Hospitals Please Use This Link for the County Histories  Minnesota City Directories: Gale Family Library Medical Directories: "Medical and Surgical Directory of The United States" R L Polk & Co, Publishers, Military Information is also included in these Books. Such As... Officers Of the Medical Department of the United States Army And Hospital Stewards. Medical Corps of the United States Navy Medical Officers Of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service. Including Acting Assistant Surgeons And Hospital Stewards. Note: There are more of these Directories for the following years: Scroll [Archive.org Site] Years: 1886, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1898,1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1917 The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be freely viewed and downloaded Please use this link for access. Also these new Church Films: Family Search FS: Film 2210445 Salem Lutheran Chruch [sic] City of Greenfield [Formerly Greenwood Township] Hennepin County, Minnesota Wisconsin Evangelcal Lutheran Syniod Note: The 'Early' Records are written in German If you do not know German Genealogical Terms, this link will help. Church Records: TOC [Img 6] Baptisms 1867-1913 Pages 29-120 / 230-270 /// Imgs: 7-53L / 84-104L Confirmations 1869-1968 Pages 121-170 / 205-210 /// Imgs: 53R-78L / 79-82 Marriages 1868 - 1968 Pages 270-306 / 220-221 /// Imgs: 104R-122L / 83 Deaths & Burials 1838 - 1968 Pages 307 - 369 /// Imgs: 123R-154 Then there are two Pgs with Marriages for 1949 & 1960 Page 167 / Image 122 - 1949 Marriages Page 170 / Image 123L - 1960 Marriages The last Section is for 1913-1968 Baptisms: Imgs 155-184 ~ Confirmations: Imgs 216-230 Marriages: Imgs 231-238 ~ Funerals: Imgs 239-245 [Headings for Funeral Page] Number ~ Name ~ Death [Date/Cause] ~ Age ~ Burial [Date/Place] ~ Remarks [Lot #] |||☺||| 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. FS adds to and creates new Collections on a regular basis. Here is the link to all of the Collections for Minnesota Queries and Lookups Queries may be posted on the MN Mail List Lookups: There is a nice set of folks who will do Lookups from a variety of resources, Please access the page here. If you have resources and would like to volunteer, please contact Martha I have access to the following Subscription Database and am happy to do limited lookups: Databases [Library Editions] ~ HeritageHub - Includes NewsBank Los Angeles Times ~ New York Times Contact Martha and... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Search for Living People: Zaba Search And RAOGK |
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Hennepin County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
MNGenWeb State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
MNGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
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