OLMSTED COUNTY GENEALOGY

Some Helpful Hints

RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees

New to genealogy? Maybe your not new but at a dead end. Check out this guide, you may find a place you hadn't thought to look. Newbies should start at "Where to begin" link under "General Subjects" Guide to Tracing Family Trees

GeneaLinks Female Ancestors

Here is a great website with many links to help you find your female ancestors. I especially like the Civil War links to documents, photos, rare books and manuscripts of women in the Civil War. Sallie Bingham Center

Land Survey Systems

Here is an article on Land Survey Systems. If you have a legal description for land this will show you how to find it in the real world. Or if you just want to know how township sections are numbered this will help. Click here for Land Survey Systems