Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Hello, my name is Martha and I will be your guide to resources for Hennepin County.

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
locate that missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie"

We have several great volunteers on the Lookups Page that will are willing to do research or
lookup information in resources available to them.
There are also many contributed records on our pages.
Please take a look around, send me your feedback with any ideas and of course contributions.


Questions? Send 'em along- Martha


Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries / Lookups
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Native American's ~ Crime & Punishment
Family Search: Historical Images ~ Naturalization Records ~ Odds and Ends

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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]
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Interested in another Minnesota County?
Here is the List of Counties.
Towns Settled in 1862
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Books and Biographies

<<<New>>>
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 ~ 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]


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.
Read Online or Download or i will scans: Martha


Miscellaneous Biographies
Hennepin County Biographies
Note: The site linked above is old but some files still come up.

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.
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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
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National Archives: Resources - Free Access

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"

Genealogy/ Personal History Private Sector Wars/ International Relations Time Spans
Businesses Civil War 1800 –1900
Foundations World War II 1900 –1940
Casualties Labor Unions Korean War 1940 –1955
Civilians Securities Vietnam War 1955 –1965
Military Personnel Places Cold War 1965 –1975
Immigrants Countries Diplomatic Records 1975 –1985
Prisoners of War States Government Spending 1985 –1995
Indexes to Counties Contracts 1995 present
Photographs Cities/Towns
Textual Records Zip Codes Grants and Assistance Browse by Subject


Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves
 Here is the Index for Hennepin County

Here is the Index for all of Minnesota
Here is the Index for the United States
Here is an index for Countries of the World

Note:
Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection
which is available in many local Public Libraries.
Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card


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 #]
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Family Search Collections: Please Use This Link
Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves]
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]


"Minnesota Only Collections"
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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.
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If you have resources and would like to volunteer,
please contact Martha

I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups:
Databases [Library Editions] ~ HeritageHub - Includes NewsBank
Los Angeles Times ~ New York Times

My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections
Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death
Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References
Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications
Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills

I will do limited lookups on My Heritage: contact Martha


and... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living People: Zaba Search
And RAOGK


"The Fine Print"
Hennepin County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
MNGenWeb State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
MNGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us!
There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
Information contained on all of the pages within the Hennepin County portion of the MNGenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due.
Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.
Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request
Site Updated: 27 March 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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