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Ancestry Library Edition
Available only in a library. Genealogy collections including census records, passenger lists, vital, court, church, and military records, newspapers, directories, stories, photos, and maps.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.
Category: Genealogy and local history , History and biography
City Directory Collection
Digitized images of the Edina City Directory, 1941-1977; Hopkins City Directory, 1942-1977; Minneapolis City Directory, 1859-1950; St. Louis Park City Directory, 1933-1977. City directories list residents with their occupations, places of employment and spouses. Local businesses are listed by name and subject category, and directories are searchable by name or address.
Funded, in part, by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the former Professional Librarians Union of Minneapolis (PLUM)
Category: Genealogy and local history , Directories
Digital Sanborn Maps (Minnesota)
Fire insurance maps for Minnesota counties and cities from 1867-1970.
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.
Category: Genealogy and local history
FamilySearch
FamilySearch affiliate library access available only in a library. Explore one of the world's largest genealogy collections. Use the Hennepin County Library Affiliate access to gain access to restricted historical collections not available through home access. Set up of free FamilySearch personal account required to use.
Access provided through FamilySearch International.
Category: Genealogy and local history , History and biography
Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry
Military records including the stories, photos, and personal documents of those who served.
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.
Category: Genealogy and local history , History and biography
Gale Genealogy Connect
Features hundreds of fully searchable genealogy and history reference eBooks covering research guides, immigration, colonial and Native American ancestry and more.
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.
Category: Genealogy and local history
Hennepin County Library Archival Collections
Archival collections include unique historical materials like meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, photographs, digital files, video recordings, memorabilia, and websites. Detailed inventories, called finding aids, describe archival collections with historical information and context. The physical collections are located in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library.
Category: Genealogy and local history
Hennepin County Library Digital Collections
Thousands of items related to Hennepin County and Minneapolis history are available to search, browse and download.
Category: Genealogy and local history
Hennepin County Library Web Archives
View websites as they appeared in the past, including the library website and selected local websites from governments, non-profit organizations, arts and cultural institutions, and more, beginning in 2020.
Category: Genealogy and local history , Libraries
HeritageQuest Online
Comprehensive collection of genealogical and local history resources dating back to the 1700s including unique primary sources, family and local histories, research guides, interactive census maps and more.
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.
Category: Genealogy and local history , History and biography
Minnesota Digital Library
Images, maps and documents from historical societies, libraries, archives, and cultural organizations across Minnesota, including Hennepin County Library's Special Collections.
Category: Genealogy and local history
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
The Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub is a searchable website from the Minnesota Historical Society that makes millions of pages of Minnesota newspapers available online. The Hub contains geographically and culturally diverse newspapers published between 1849 and today.
Funded by the State of Minnesota.
Category: Genealogy and local history , History and biography , Newspapers
Minnesota Newspapers
Print and online-only newspapers, journals, blogs, and broadcast transcripts. Date range varies by publication, starting as far back as 1986.
Purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes. Additional funding from the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.
Category: Newspapers , Genealogy and local history
Star Tribune
Full-text articles from Minneapolis, Minnesota newspaper, including Minneapolis Star and Tribune and all three local editions: Minneapolis, Metro, and St. Paul.
1/1/2008 to 3 months ago1/1/1986 to present
Category: Genealogy and local history , Newspapers
Star Tribune Archive by Newspapers.com
Available only in a library. Full-page images of newspapers owned by Star Tribune, including City Pages, from 1867 to one month ago.
Access provided by StarTribune, Ancestry.com, and Hennepin County Library.
Category: Genealogy and local history , History and biography , Newspapers