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Minnesota State University, Mankato - Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center ^FREE

Find photos, yearbooks, periodicals and other historical documents online in the continually expanding University Archives Digital Collections. The Archives contains records from the creation of the Mankato State Normal School in 1868 to the present. The Southern Minnesota Historical Center is a regional research repository containing manuscript collections from twelve counties in South Central Minnesota.

Minnesota’s State Government Libraries – CALCO

MnLINK: Minnesota Library Information Network

Offering the ability to search library catalogs around Minnesota in one step, MnLINK is particularly useful for identifying and locating local history materials and genealogies that may not be owned by larger libraries.

National Archives and Records Administration

Norwegian-American Historical Association - Archives

North America’s largest archive of Norwegian-American life. Our collections include materials from every state and province, telling the stories of thousands of individuals, institutions, and businesses that make up the Norwegian diaspora.

Public Libraries in the United States - Minnesota

A directory with detailed information for public libraries in each state.

PublicLibraries.com - Minnesota

Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - Minnesota (Wayback Machine)

United Methodist Church - Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

University of Minnesota Libraries

University of St. Thomas

Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Veterans' Memorial Hall

Duluth. Promotes the stories of military veterans from four counties of Northeastern Minnesota.

Winona State University - Darrell W. Krueger Library

Provides access to the Wenonah yearbooks, WSU

WorldCat: The World's Largest Library Catalog

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos, and many new kinds of digital content such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Special features include the ability for you to create lists of library items and build biblilographies.