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Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Historical Society 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 Telephone: 651-259-3000 Website: http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm

Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota 1185 Concord St. N. Suite 218 South St. Paul, MN 55075-1187 Telephone: 651-455-9057 Website: http://www.mngs.org

Aitkin (Aiken) County
Aitkin County Historical Society 20 Pacific St. SW P.O. Box 215 Aitkin, MN Telephone: 218-927-3348 Website: http://www.aitkin.com/achs/

Anoka County
Anoka County Historical Society 2135 3rd Ave. Anoka, MN Telephone: 763-421-0600 Website: http://www.ac-hs.org/

Becker County
Becker County Historical Society 714 Summit Ave. Detroit Lakes, MN Telephone: 218-847-2938 Email: mail@beckercountyhistory.org Website: http://www.beckercountyhistory.org/

Heart-o-Lakes Genealogical Society P.O. Box 622 Detroit Lakes, MN 56502-0622 Website: http://www.geocities.com/heartolakes/index.html

Beltrami County
Beltrami County Historical Society 130 Minnesota Ave. SW P.O. Box 683 Bemidji, MN 56619 Telephone: 218-444-3376 Fax: 218-444-3377 Website: http://www.beltramihistory.org

Benton County
Benton County Historical Society 218 1st Street North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Telephone: 320-253-9614 email: bchsmus@charterinternet.com

Big Stone County
Big Stone County Historical Society Route 2, Box 31 Ortonville, MN 56278 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/`mnbigsto/index.html

Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County Historical Society 415 Cherry Street Mankato, MN 56001 Telephone: 507-345-5566 Email: bechs@hickorytech.net Website: http://www.bechshistory.com/

Breckenridge County
Renamed Clay County -- see Clay County

Brown County
Brown County Historical Society 2 N Broadway St New Um, MN 56073 Telephone: 507-354-2016

Buchanan County
Consolidated with Pine County -- See Pine County

Carlton County
Carlton County Historical Society 406 Cloquet Avenue Cloquet, MN 55720 Telephone 218-879-1938 Email: director@carltoncountyhs.org Website:http://www.carltoncountyhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=44&amp;Itemid=55

Carver County
Carver County Historical Society 555 West First Street Waconia, MN 55387 Telephone: 952-442-4234 Fax: 952-442-2435 Email: historical@co.carver.mn.us Website: http://www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org/

Cass County
Cass County Historical Society 201 Minnesota Avenue W. P.O. Box 505 Walker, MN 56484 Telephone: 218-547-7251 Website: http://www.co.cass.mn.us/museum.html

Chisago County
Chisago County Historical Society 13100 Third Ave. No. P.O. Box 146 Lindström, MN 55045-0146 Telephone:651-257-5310 Email:chisagohistory@frontiernet.net Website: http://www.chisagocountyhistory.org/

Clay County
Clay County Historical Society 202 1st Avenue North P.O. Box 501 Moorhead, MN 56560 Telephone: 218-299-5520 Email: mark.peihl@ci.moorhead.mn.us Website: http://www.mnstate.edu/archives/NorthwetMN/ClayCounty.htm

Clearwater County
Clearwater County Historical Society P.O. Box 241 Bagley, MN 56621 Telephone: 218-785-2000 E-mail: cchshist@gvtel.com website: http://www.mnhistoricnw.org/clearwaterchs.htm

Cook County
Cook County Historical Society &amp; Museum 8 Broadway PO Box 1293 Grand Marais, MN 55604 Telephone:(218)387-2883 EMAIL: history@boreal.org Website: http://www.co.cook.mn.us/index.php/visiting/community-information/cook-county-historical-society

Cottonwood County
Cottonwood County Historical Society 812 4th Ave. Windom, MN 56101 Telephone:(507)831-1134 Fax:(507)831-2665 Email: cchs@windomnet.com Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mncotton/cchs.htm

Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County Historical Society 320 Laurel St P.O. Box 722 Brainerd MN, 56401 Telephone:(218)829-3268 Fax:(218)828-4434 Email: history@co.crow-wing.mn.us Web: http://www.crowwinghistory.org

Dakota County
Dakota County Historical Society Chad Roberts, Executive Director Lawshe Memorial Museum &amp; Research Library 130 3rd Avenue N. South St. Paul, MN 55075 Telephone:651-552-7548 Fax: 651-552-7265 Website: http://www.dakotahistory.org/

Dakotah County
Created in 1849 from unorganized lands and was an original county in the Minnesota Territory. Its area was reduced as other counties were formed from it. In 1853 it was organized as Dakota County.

Davis County
Established in 1855 from Cass, Nicolet, Pierce, and Sibley counties. It was attached to Stearns County in 1855 for judicial purposes. In 1862 it was abolished and area became part of Chippewa and Lac Qui Parle counties.

Dodge County
Dodge County Historical Society 615 Main Mantorville, MN 55955 Telephone: (507) 635-5508 Email: dchs@kmtel.com Website: http://dodgecountyhistorical.org/

Doty County
Established in 1855 from Itasca County, its name was changed to Newton County in the same year. This county was ignored by the territorial legislature and treated as if still Itasca County. It was abolished in 1856 and area later became part of St. Louis County.

Douglas County
Douglas County Historical Society 1219 Nokomis Street Alexandria, MN 56308 320-762-0382 Email: historic@rea-alp.com

Faribault County
Be careful when researching southern Minnesota. The city of Faribault is in Rice County (not Faribault County)and the city of Blue Earth is in Faribault County (not Blue Earth County).

Faribault County Historical Society 405 E. Sixth Street Blue Earth, MN 56013 Telephone: 507/526-5421 Open only by appointment

Bricelyn's Historical Society http://www.co.faribault.mn.us/Bricelyn/society.htm

Fillmore County
Fillmore County History Center &amp; Genealogy Library 202 Cty Rd 8 and Hwy 52 Fountain MN 55935 Telephone: 507-268-4449 Email FCHC@mleaf.net Website: http://fillmorecountyhistory.wordpress.com/

Freeborn County
1031 Bridge Street Albert Lea, MN 56007 Telephone 507-373-8003 Website: http://www.smig.net/fchm/membership.htm

Goodhue County
Goodhue County Historical Society 1166 Oak Street Red Wing, Minnesota 55066 Telephone: (651) 388-6024 Fax (651) 388-3577 E-mail: goodhuecountyhis@qwestoffice.net Website: http://www.goodhuehistory.mus.mn.us/

Grant County
Grant County Museum and Historical Society Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Telephone: 218-685-4864 Email: gcmnhist@runestone.net Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mngrant/hist.htm

Hennepin County
Hennepin County Historical Society 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55404-3505 Phone: 612 870-1329 Email: museum.info@hennepinhistory.org Website: hennepinhistory.org

Brooklyn Historical Society Mail: PO Box 29345, Brooklyn Center MN 55429-0345 Location: 5637 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Center Phone: 952 536-0842 Email: brooklynhistorical@yahoo.com Website: www.thebrooklyns.com

Champlin Historical Society 11955 Champlin Drive, Champlin MN 55316 Email: Julia@debraston.com Website: www.champlinhs.org No museum - Historic Dunning School (125+ years old) can be toured by appointment.

Eden Prairie Historical Society Eden Prairie City Center, 8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie MN 55344 Phone: 952 934-0961 Email: mariewittenberg@aol.com Website: www.edenprairie.org

Golden Valley Historical Society Mail: 7800 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley MN 55427-4508 Location: 6731 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley MN Phone: 763 588-8578 Website: www.pressenter.com/~gvhs/ Hours: Call for times

Hopkins Historical Society Mail: 1010 1st St S, Hopkins MN 55343-9475 Location: Hopkins Activity Center, 33 14th Ave North, Hopkins MN Phone: 952 548-6480 Website: www.hopkinsmnhistoricalsociety.org Hours: Open by appointment

Plymouth Historical Society Mail: 3400 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth MN 55447-1448 Museum: Old Town Hall, 3605 Fernbrook Lane, Plymouth MN Phone: 763 559-9201 Hours: 1-4 3rd Sunday of the month, and 7 pm-9 pm 4th Monday of the month

Richfield Historical Society Mail: PO Box 23304, Richfield MN 55423-0304 Bartholomew House: 6901 Lyndale Ave S., Richfield MN Phone: 612 798-6140 Email: staff@richfieldhistory.org Website: www.richfieldhistory.org/

Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and the second Saturday of each month from 12:00-4:00pm and by appointment.

St. Louis Park Historical Society Mail: 3700 Monterey Drive, St Louis Park MN 55416-4902 Locations: Historic Depot at Jovig Park, 6210 West 37th St, St. Louis Park MN Phone: 952 924-2538 Hours: By appointment.

Wayzata Historical Society at the Depot, 402 Lake St E, Wayzata MN 55391-1651 Phone: 952 473-3631 Website: www.wayzatahistoricalsociety.org Hours: April - January 1, Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment

Westonka Historical Society 2325 Commerce Blvd., Mound, MN 55364 Phone: 952 472-4893 Email: sscathers@frontiernet.net Website: www.llbrustad.com/historicalsociety/index.html

Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) University of Minnesota, Elmer L. Andersen Library Suite 311, 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55455-0439 Phone: 612 625-4800 Website: www.ihrc.umn.edu