User:Lindasmith8/sandbox/MN links

Preparing links for updates of the the Minnesota county transfer project — standardizing links, removing bad links and finding links that can be used statewide by code. Links do not include FamilySearch, Ancestry or MyHeritage which will be fixed by code. Not all sections will be addressed.

Census
NOTE: There is a wiki page Minnesota Census. A statement referencing that page should be added to this section. That page does need to be updated.

Church Records
new
 * 1798-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection — index and images

Maps
new
 * Michael Fox Map Collection at Minnesota Historical Society — browse by type or date, overlays for Google Earth.
 * Minnesota Maps at David Rumsey Map Collections

Military
new World War I
 * 1857-1975 Veterans Graves, 1857-1975 at Minnesota Historical Society — select 'Veterans Graves;'  search by name, date, related name or county.
 * 1915-1921 Gold Star Roll, 1915-1921 at Minnesota Historical Society — select 'Gold Star Roll;'  search by name, date, related name or county.

Newspapers
new NOTE: remove any old links or references to abstracts or pre-digital information.
 * Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub at Minnesota Historical Society — images searchable by keyword, issue, date or title with a locator map.

Vital Records

 * [https://www.archives.com/genealogy/records-minnesota-marriage-index.html Minnesota Vital Records

Birth Records

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Records, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society — select 'Birth Records;'  search by name, date, related name and/or county.

Marriage Records
NOTE: Scott and Washington counties do not participate in this system.
 * 1885-present Minnesota Official Marriage System at Minnesota State — index; search by county, name or date.

Death Records

 * 1904-2001 Minnesota Death Records, 1904-2001 at Minnesota Historical Society — select 'Death Records;'  search by name, date, related name or county.

Research Facilities
NOTE: see Minnesota Genealogy & LDS Family History Centers for an extensive list of facilities.

Websites
NOTE: change the county name in the link (NO hyphen in 2 word names) and in the display name _______________________ _____________________ new
 * Blue Earth County GenWeb
 * CountyName County at MNGenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Blue Earth County
 * Countyname County listings at Cyndi's List
 * Minnesota Historical Society — searchable online records; MHS Wiki Page