Chisago County Minnesota Links

Access Genealogy -- Search for genealogy records by state.  Cemetery records, state links and much more (new 5/22/2002). Best of Native American Genealogy -- Search by state (new 5/22/2002). Chisago County Biographies -- contributed by Tim Stowell, Wilken County, MN Volunteer Host (new 5/21/2002). Chisago County Cemeteries - compiled by Kim Beecher Engelhardt Chisago County Place Index Chisago County Community Web Chisago County - National Association of Counties - Thanks to Kathleen Davidson, this link has been updated and once again works (updated 9/25/2001). Church Microfilms (entire state of Minnesota).  Note: alphabetical indexes have been added to both lists (html format only) as of 2/5/2002.  See lower parts of each page. Ordered by County (text format)    Ordered by Township (text format) Ordered by County (html format)    Ordered by Township (html format) Note: There are no links back to this page from these lists. Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904).  As of 8/29/2001, 100 bios have been placed on this site including many from Chisago County. Cornernet's Chisago County local resource listings County 2000 Census information -- Find out the population and other statistics regarding any county in the US for the census year 2000 Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - US - Minnesota Free Genealogy Resource Center -- GenealogySpot.com is a new free genealogy resource center that simplifies the search for the best genealogy resources online. Genealogy WebRings -- click here to learn more about genealogy WebRings (new 5/22/2002). GenForum's Chisago County query pages Illinois State Archives -- Statistics and information on veterans, marriage indexes, land tracts, and much more (new 5/20/2002). Minnesota County WW II Casualties -- Search by county, Honor List of Army and Army Air Corps (new 5/22/2002). Minnesota Historical Society -- Search for death certificates for people who died between 1908 to 1946. Minnesota Volunteers in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection -- Debra Graden extracted this database from the book "Minnesota in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection" by Franklin F. Holbrook, M.A., published by the Minnesota War Records Commission, Riverside Press, St. Paul Park Books Minnesota genealogy - items related to Minnesota genealogy published by Park Books Park Books Minnesota genealogy research notes - permit searching for on-line copies of resource materials, most of which is long out-of-print. Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 (new 5/22/2002). Researcher on Chisago Co. and the Minnesota Historical Society -- New site / resource which also contains links and information about various available genealogical resources Swedish American Church Records at the Swenson Center.  Contributed by Martin W. Johnson, data entered by Hap Anderson. Sweet Blue Roses -- World Birth & Death Records (new 10/17/2001). Sweet Blue Roses -- World genealogy records (new 10/17/2001). Sweet Blue Roses -- World wedding bells (new 10/17/2001). US Census Information on Chisago County 1930 National Census hints: By now, we may all be aware of the challenges faced in the 1930 census. Select the State from the drop-down list, then follow the prompts to search your county and find out what EDs are on which films. Update (5/3/2002): The 1930 Federal Census records for Minnesota are available for viewing at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul. Links on the Web - from abroad Sweden Tax-free Shopping - information about Swedish emigration. SweGGate = Sweden Genealogical Gate -- Your main gate to genealogical research in Sweden.  Member of the WorldGenWeb project as SwedenGenWeb (new 6/6/2002 -- information provided by Martin Johnson). Karlskoga Heritage Society, Sweden - information about people who emigrated from Karlskoga, Sweden.  Note: This web site can no longer be found (as of 8/17/2000, 12/24/2000 & 4/22/2001).  If anybody knows a new web site address for this Swedish organization please contact: Ron Zurek.  Thank you! Falbygden Genealogical Society, Sweden Genealogy Helplist Sweden -- Click here to see if your Swedish ancestors can be located in some of the resources available through this site. Gotlands Genvägar - Finally Gotlands Genvägar has got its own domain. This means that our web site address and e-mail address are changing  Monday 11/27/2000.  Our new address is: http://www.gotlands-genvagar.com/ Our e-mail address is genealogi@gotlands-genvagar.com Best Regards, Elisabeth Molin and Lotte Jensen (This is a Swedish site that contains genealogy links as well as other interesting links for Sweden and elsewhere.)

The Pioneer Swedish Settlements and Swedish Lutheran Churches in America 1845-1860 by Eric Norelius. See Chapter 12, "Chisago Lake", p. 255 for land descriptions, letters, and lists of Swedish settlers arriving in the Chisago Lake area before 1855. Found at Minnesota Historical Society, E184.S23 N813 1984. Pioneers of Chisago County, by Earl Leaf. Excellent book, many family names. Can be found at the Chisago County Historical Society (see below for hours). Burials in Chisago County by Earl Leaf ($25) History of Rush City, by Bill Schneider. Excellent book, many family names. (Bill Schneider also has an excellent collection of Rush City Fireman stuff).

Lindstrom Public Library, (651) 257-2817. Collection of Chisago County News and Chisago County Press newspapers (maybe more). Many church books and cemetery books for Chisago Co. Rush City Public Library, (651) 358-3948. They have a microfilm reader and a collection of microfilm; County Vital Records (Birth, marriage, death records for Rusheba Township only); Rush City Post. (no microfilm copier).

Chisago County Historical Societies & Museums

Group	Address	Contact	Phone	Hours	Notes
Chisago County Historical Society	13100 Third Ave. No. (at Olinda Trail) Mailing address: PO Box 146, Lindstrom, MN 55045	Sherry Stirling, County Historical Society Executive Director	651/257-5310	Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm	Microfilm of all early newspapers, census data and some early township records. Collection of family, church, and local histories, cemetery records, etc.
Amador Heritage Center	Route 2 Box 191 North Branch, MN 55056	Lynne Strong, Director	651/583-2883	1st & 3rd Sundays of each month 1:30 - 5 p.m. June thru August	.
Center City Historical Society	Box 366, Center City, MN 55012	Bob Porter, President	651/257-5232	.	.
Lindstrom Historical Society	P.O. Box 12 Lindstrom, MN 55045	Nora Holt, President	651/257-5054	.	.
North Chapter Chisago County Historical Society	51245 Fairfield Avenue, Rush City, MN 55609	Carl Heinrich, President	651/358-4525	.	.
Center City Heritage Preservation Commission	City of Center City Center City, MN 55012	Norma Anderson, City Clerk	651/257-5284	.	.
Sunrise Museum	Royal Wilcox Community Center, Sunrise MN	Charlotte Wilcox Janice Loger	651/674-4819 651/674-4264	May 1st to Oct 1st from 12 Noon till 4:30PM on Sunday only or by appointment through Charlotte or Janice anytime	.
Taylors Falls Historical Society	505 Folsom Street Taylors Falls, MN 55084	Bill Scott	651/465-5535	1 - 4:30 p.m., daily, Memorial day weekend thru October 1	.

Please send any additional information, updates and/or corrections to: Carl C. Bloomquist.

Chisago County MnGenWeb Host: Ron Zurek
This page was last updated on 08/28/02.