Roseau County, Minnesota
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Hello:
Roseau County has been rejuvenated and is available for adoption,
If you have a local connection to Roseau County and web design skils [or wish to learn],
please consider joining the MNGenWeb as a County Coordinator
Please contact the State Coordinator: Tim Stowell for more information.



Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ Lookups ~ What's New
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends

Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images

Basic Vitals: B ~ M ~ D
>>>New<<<
Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records
The files are in csv format
Uploaded in 2023
Please use this Link

If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link

Vital Records for Roseau County specifically are in short supply.
Your best bet for B ~ M ~ D's is the use the Minnesota State Databases:
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Historical Society: Birth Records ~ Death Records
FS Wki: Minnesota Vital Records, Information and Links

Then go to FS for their Collections:
These are Searchable Databases.
Births & Marriages
MN Birth Index: 1935 > 2002 ~ 1840 > 1980
Marriages: 1860 > 1949 ~ 1849 > 1950 ~ 1958 > 2001

North Dakota, County Marriages, 1872-1958 - Collection

The nice folks over at Genealogy Trails have quite a few nice pages with great information.
Be sure to visit! Thank You!
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Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States
Iowa ~ North Dakota ~ South Dakota ~ Wisconsin
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links

Family Search ~
Michigan Marriages
This link is for folks born in Minnesota and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925
[Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses]
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link.
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Death Records:
Family Search and Catalog Films
Deaths: 1908 > 2002 ~ Deaths & Burials: 1835 > 1990

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Obituaries
Heritage Hub: 4 Newspapers
Duluth News Tribune ~ Star Tribune, Twin Cities
St Paul's Pioneer Press ~ Grand Forks Herald
Here is the Index: Updated to 31 Dece,ber 2023
Lookups are available if you do not have access through your Public Library

Here is an interesting sample of the kind of information available:
"Grand Forks Herald" and "Rockford Morning Star" 20 September 1930

Body Parts of Slain Girl Found
Anna World ~ 19 September 1930 ~ 20 September 1930

Heritage Hub is a fairly new Digital Newspaper Resource, it is available through local Public Libraries, Access with a Library Card.
But if you do not have access, I will do a lookup: Contact Martha [MNGenWeb Volunteer]

>>>New<<<
Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves
There is no information for Kittson specifically, but check the two Files for '
Birth Place not Identified' and 'Minnesota'
Here is the Index for all of Minnesota
Here is the Index for the United States
Here is an index for Countries of the World


The Obituaries indexed on the Nieves Collection may be found using your local Library Resources.
Check in with your Library Card and look for "Heritage Hub" which is a digital database for newspapers.

Family Search "Collections" - Obituary Databases

Obituaries: American Historical Society German's from Russia, 1899-2012
[FS Searchable database with Newspaper Clippings]
Here is the WebSite for the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia


"Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming"span>
Compiled by:
Anna Lee Woffinden
Please use this Link: All Indexes for the Booklets [FS Catalog]
They contain all sorts of newspaper articles:
Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents

There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits
from local papers.
Please use this link.US Obituaries

Obituary Index [Minnesota State University]
Minnesota Digital Library

The nice folks over at Genealogy Trails have a page for Obituaries, Thank You!

Obituaries, Newspapers & Bulletins
The Minnesota Historical Society has a great set of Digitized Newspapers.
Newspaper Listings for Roseau County
Please use this Link for the MN Historical Society Digital Newspaper Hub: Browse

Canadian Newspapers - Free Digital Archives
https://libguides.fau.edu/Historical-canadian--newspapers/manitoba / Manitoba
https://libguides.fau.edu/Historical-canadian--newspapers/ontario / Ontario

The nice folks over at Genealogy Trails have a page for Miscellaneous News Articles, Thank You!
Minnesota Newspaper Directory
Chronicling America ~ Google News Archive

Minnesota Historical Society - Old Bulletins
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Family Search: Historical Images & Catalog Databases
Records that are not available with the traditional FS Search

Wills ~ Land Records ~ Naturalization & Migration
Minnesota, Roseau County, Will records, 1897-1967
Roseau, MN Wills, 1849-1985 - Collection
Land Records: 1892 - 1930 ~ More Land Rcords: List of Films

Minnesota, Roseau County, naturalization records, 1885-1955, Film or Use This List
Minnesota, Roseau County, naturalization records, 1918 - Collection

FS Records for Roseau's Neighbors
Lake of the Woods
Citizenship, Declarations of Intent, Naturalization Records

Beltrami
Migration, Immigration, Naturalization
There are also Wills for Beltrami County: 1897-1926

Marshall
Migration, Naturalization
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Canadian Border Crossings: Roseau County
There is a selection of Filmed Records for Roseau Locations:
These films are in the 'Images Section of FS'
Lancaster / Tolstoi ~ Pinecreek / Piney ~ International Falls / Fort Frances
Roseau / South Junction ~ Warroad / Sprague ~ Angle Inlet
Films: Vitals
Baudette / Rainy River/ Film 004529588, 1911, Items 1-6 / [Marriage]
Pinewood, Rainy River / Film 0051075238, 1896-1919/ [Marriage]
Rainy River, Rainy River / Film 005107242, 1904-1965 [Bap]
Fort Frances, Rainy River/ Film 005107210, 1891-1911, [Bap, Marr, Bur]

Note: The Information below is for Kittson, left in place because folks 'traveled...'
Canadian Border Crossing Information: Certification ID's ~ Manifests of Alien, 1912-1924

More information on the Canadian Border Crossings
Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg, certificates of identity issued to U.S. citizens pre-examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba who entered the United States at Noyes, Minnesota and Pembina, North Dakota, 1929-1954
 
Manifests of alien, January 1912-July 1924, and citizen, January 1912-December 1956, arrivals at Noyes, Minnesota, and at Dunseith, Neche, Pembina, Saint John, and Walhalla, North Dakota

United States, border crossings from Canada to United States : Collection, 1894-1954
United States, border crossings from Canada to United States, records and certificates of aliens pre-examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba prior to admission at the U.S.-Canada border, 1917-1954

Note: If you want to do the searches for yourself:
To acess the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images
Enter Location of Interest



"The Fine Print"
Roseau County Coordinator:
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote

For information about adopting a Minnesota County, Please Contact Tim

If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
Information contained on all of the pages within the Roseau County portion of the MNGenWeb Project
may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due.
Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.
Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request

Site Updated: 18 May 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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