Research

Become a Member of the Historical Society
Click Here to buy your membership
Contribute to the Fred E. Lawshe Fund
Click Here to Contribute money to the Fred E. Lawshee Fund
Some pages on our site use pop-up windows. If you use a blocker set it to allow pop-ups from our web site. None will contain advertisements.

Below is a list of the databases we have made available for online searches. Some of these provide references to data or materials available at our Research Library & Museum so you'll know exactly what materials you are looking for when you visit us.

If you need assistance, contact our research librarian at:

(651) 552-7548 or email dakotahistory@co.dakota.mn.us.

Please consider a donation of $15.00 per half hour for research assistance. You can make a donation online to the Fred E. Lawshe fund by clicking the "Contribute" button in the sidebar to the left throughout our web site. If you find our materials particularly helpful, please consider becoming a member of the Dakota County Historical Society, which you can also do by clicking the "Join Society" button in the sidebar!

Other Web Sites to Continue Research
AncestryNational Trust for Historic Preservation-
Rural Heritage Program
Burnsville History BookNorthfield Historical Society
Dakota City Heritage VillageOlmsted County Historical Society
Dakota County Genealogical SocietyPreservation Alliance of Minnesota
Dakota County GovernmentRamsey County Historical Society
Dakota County Library System Rice County Government
Farmington Area Historical SocietyRootsWeb
Friends of Sibley HouseRosemount Area Historical Society
Hastings Local HistorySouth St Paul Public Library
Hennepin History MuseumSouth St Paul Public Schools
Highland CemeteryUS Genealogy Network
Lakeville Area Historical SocietyUSGenWeb

Minnesota Genealogical Society

Washington County Historical Society
Minnesota Historical Society 

Other Minnesota County links:

Not all of Minnesota's counties have a web site. The following list has links
to either the county web site, or the local historical society. Underlined names indicate
a link to a web site.

Isanti
Marshall
Stevens
Martin
Pope
Swift
Jackson
Meeker
Todd
Mille Lacs
Red Lake
Traverse
Benton
Morrison
Redwood
Wabasha
Kittson
Wadena
Koochiching
Rice
Lac Qui Parle
Carlton
Fillmore
Watonwan
Lake of the Woods
Norman
Wilkin
Cass
Grant
Lincoln
Wright
Chisago
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Clay
Houston
 
Mahnomen
 
©Copyright 2005 Dakota County Historical Society * All Worldwide Rights Reserved