Steele County, Minnesota
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My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am the new Coordinator for Steele County
Questions? Research Query?
I might be able to assist in locating that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'.
Contact: Martha
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ "Old Steele County Files"
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical & Catalog Resources
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Crime & punishment ~ Odds & Ends
'Minnesota Meanderings' [Off Site] Eclectic MN Resources
| Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical
Images Basic Vitals: B ~ M ~ D If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link Here are Birth Records specific to Steel County: 1870 > 1950 Birth records, ca. 1860-1924 ; indexes, ca. 1860-1954 Author: Steele County (Minnesota). Clerk of District Court; Minnesota. County Court (Steele County) Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records The files are in csv format Uploaded in 2023 Please use this Link Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Historical Society: Birth Records ~ Death Records FS Wki: Minnesota Vital Records, Information and Links Then go to FS for their Collections: These are Searchable Databases. Births & Marriages MN Birth Index: 1935 > 2002 ~ 1840 > 1980 Marriages: 1860 > 1949 ~ 1849 > 1950 ~ 1958 > 2001 The nice folks over at Genealogy Trails have Steele County Information. Thanks to all of their Volunteers! Please Use This Link: MN Birth Records [FS Wiki - Help & Links] MN Death Records - MN Health Department [FS Wiki] |||☺||| Marriage Records: Family Search and Catalog Films Marriage records, 1856-1952 Author: Steele County (Minnesota). Clerk of District Court; Minnesota. County Court (Steele County) And another set of films: Steele: 1857-1952 |||☺||| Death Records: Family Search and Catalog Films Deaths: 1908 > 2002 ~ Deaths & Burials: 1835 > 1990 Death records, 1870-1993 ; indexes, 1870-1954 Author: Steele County (Minnesota). Clerk of District Court; Minnesota. County Court (Steele County) >>>New<<< The FS Historical Images Section has a nice selection of Death Records, Certificates and couple Cemetery Records along with one record for Burial Applications
 Then Marriage and Death Records for Steele's Neighbors: FS Historical http://steele.mngenweb.net/plat,maps/ & Catalog Films MN Neighbors: Marriage Records Dodge: 1858 - 1925 ~ Goodhue: 1854 - 1911 ~ Freeborn [portion of the MNGenWeb] Mower: 1865 - 1952 ~ Rice 1856 - 1916 ~ Waseca: 1857-1920 Another Set for Dodge: Marriages: 1865-1925 Another Set for Mower: Marriages, 1865-1939 Another Set for Waseca: Marriages, 1857-1977 |||☺||| MN Neighbors: Death Records Dodge: Deaths, 1870-1945 ~ Freeborn: [See Freeborn Web Page] Goodhue: Deaths, 1858-1983 ~ Mower: Deaths, 1870-1993 Rice: Deaths, 1856-1910 ~ Waseca: Death Records 1860-1982 [Includes Burial, Cem Rec's] After you check all the above, then go to MN Neighboring States for more Vitals Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States Iowa ~ North Dakota ~ South Dakota ~ Wisconsin Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in Minnesota and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. Obituaries Heritage Hub: 4 Newspapers Bloomington Prairie Leader ~ Faribault Daily News Owatonna Peoples' Press ~ Waseca County News Date Range for the Obituaries: August 2002 - December 2023 Please use this link for the Index. September 2024 Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years. But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves There is no information for Steele specifically, but check the two Files for 'Birth Place not Identified' and 'Minnesota' 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 The Obituaries indexed on the Nieves Collection may be found using your local Library Resources. Check in with your Library Card and look for "Heritage Hub" which is a digital database for newspapers. Obituary Collection: Steele County Historical Society FS Collection: 1865 - 2006 or Browse: Specific Locations and Dates Obituaries: American Historical Society German's from Russia, 1899-2012 [FS Searchable database with Newspaper Clippings] Here is the WebSite for the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia "Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming" Compiled by: Anna Lee Woffinden Please use this Link: There are Indexes for the Booklets They contain all sorts of newspaper articles: Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link.US Obituaries Obituary Index [Minnesota State University] Minnesota Digital Library Obituaries, Newspapers & Bulletins The Minnesota Historical Society has a great set of Digitized Newspapers. Here is the list of Steele County Newspapers Blooming Prairie Times ~ Owatonna Chronicle Owatonna Journal ~ Daily People's Press The Ellendale Eagle ~ The Owatonna Plaindealer ~ The People's Press Please use this Link for the MN Historical Society Digital Newspaper Hub: Browse Minnesota Newspaper Directory Chronicling America ~ Google News Archive Minnesota Historical Society - Old Bulletins Family Search: Historical & Catalog Databases Records that are not available with the traditional FS Search This set of links is for Miscellaneous Records [1879-2010] Deeds & Reception Records ~ Land & Tax Records ~ Immigration ~ Naturalization [1881-1955] ~ Tax Records [1879-1910] Wills [1882-1919] Probate Records: Collection: 1882-1918 ~ Collection: 1849-1985 Below is a list of Miscellaneous Legal Resources in the FS Historical Section These Records are for 'Neighbors' Dodge: Legal, A huge selection of Records: Includes Property, Wills, Tax Goodhue: 1858-1983 Legal Records, Wills, etc Mower: Legal Records 1856-1920, Wills, Etc Rice: Legal Records, 1857 -1977, Wills, Etc Waseca: Legal Records, 1858-1983 [Includes Estate Rec's, Deeds, Tax, Grantee, Wills] Canadian Border Crossing Information: Certification ID's ~ Manifests of Alien, 1912-1924 More information on the Canadian Border Crossings Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg, certificates of identity issued to U.S. citizens pre-examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba who entered the United States at Noyes, Minnesota and Pembina, North Dakota, 1929-1954 Manifests of alien, January 1912-July 1924, and citizen, January 1912-December 1956, arrivals at Noyes, Minnesota, and at Dunseith, Neche, Pembina, Saint John, and Walhalla, North Dakota United States, border crossings from Canada to United States : Collection, 1894-1954 United States, border crossings from Canada to United States, records and certificates of aliens pre-examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba prior to admission at the U.S.-Canada border, 1917-1954 Note: If you want to do the searches for yourself: To acess the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Enter Location of Interest |
"The Fine Print"
Steele County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, Please Contact Tim
If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
Information contained on all of the pages within the Steele County portion of the MNGenWeb Project
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: 22 December 2024
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