Minnesota: Norwegian Settlements

History:
The first area settled in Minnesota was Fillmore County. The first Norwegians in Minnesota settled in Houston County around 1850.

Archives:
Minnesota State Archive

Minnesota State Archives and Libraries

USGenweb: Minnesota Archives

Cemeteries:
Minnesota Cemeteries

Elim Lutheran Church Cemetery (Name Index)

Genealogy:
Minnesota Genealogical Society

Minnesota Genealogical Resources

Sources for Norwegian and Norwegian American Genealogy

Obituary help

Newspapers:
Budstikken 1873-94, merged with Fædrelandet og Emigranten to form Minneapolis Tidende

Folkebladet 1880-1930

Nye Normanden 1894-1922

Skandinavisk Farmer Journal 1883-1910

Ugebladet 1886-1929

Ungdommens Ven 1890-1916

Kvinden Magasin

Familiens Magasin

Nordvesten 1881-1907

Duluth Skandinav 1887-1965

Societies:
History and Genealogical Societies in Minnesota

(NAHA) Norwegian American Historical Association

Norwegian-American Immigration and Local Histories: Histories, Memoires, and Biographies

Recent Publications on Norwegian American History