Minnesota Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to marriages, for the years 1958 to 2001, from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar in St. Paul. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of marriage
 * The place where the marriage occurred
 * The name of the intended spouse

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor in the marriage index, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information found in the marriage index to obtain the actual marriage record
 * Use the information found to search for the family in census records
 * Use the information found to search for the family in additional state and county records

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby states and communities
 * Consult the Minnesota Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Minnesota.
 * Minnesota Guided Research
 * Minnesota Record Finder
 * Minnesota Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Minnesota Research, 1880-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Mary Hawker Bakeman, editor. The genealogist's guide to Minnesota vital records. 2 volumes. Roseville, Minnesota : Park Genealogical Books, c2002, c2004 FHL 977.6 V27g v. 1-2

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950
 * Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949
 * Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration Guide to public vital statistics records in Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota : Historical Records Survey (Minnesota), 1941

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.