Kathy Friberg

Hubbs Microfilm Room will be closed May 29 to June 21

The Minnesota Historical Society (Minnesota History Center) will close the Hubbs Microfilm Room for three weeks to install new carpet, but there will be limited access to readers and reader-printers. The Hubbs Microfilm Room is part of the research...

Genealogy resource: Minnesota Digital Library

The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) has nearly 45,000 photographs and images, maps, journals, documents, letters and works of art. Professionals from libraries, archives, historical societies and museums across Minnesota are contributing to the collection. Minnesota Reflections is...

Memorial Day in Minnesota

The day to honor those who sacrificed their lives in military service is fast approaching. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. In 1865, freed slaves in Charleston created...

Happy Birthday Minnesota

Minnesota, the thirty-second state, is 152 years old today. But word that the bill was approved by Congress and signed by President James Buchanan didn't arrive in St. Paul until May 13. The enabling act for statehood...

Summit Avenue Walking Tour and upcoming activities at the James J. Hill House

Looking for something to do this weekend? Below are a few items the Minnesota Historical Society has coming up at the James J. Hill House. "Relax into Mother's Day" sounds like a great gift for mom...

Season finale of "Who do you think you are?" airs tonight

This season's final episode of "Who do you think you are?" which features filmmaker Spike Lee will air tonight on NBC (Kare11) at 7 p.m. The promo states: "Spike Lee's journey of...

Giving online is easy through GiveMN.org

GiveMN.org is a new way to donate and raise money online. Giving a donation to any Minnesota genealogical society, historical society fundraiser, nonprofit or project is easy through this first-of-its-kind website. The site also lists...

Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS)

MOMS is an online marriage index of Minnesota marriages from all 87 counties and was developed and maintained by the Minnesota county recorders. Search results show the county that maintains the record, the certificate number, date of marriage, groom...

Minnesota genealogy on Facebook

Social networking on Facebook isn't just for the "young" anymore. Facebook is easy to join, just sign up and it's free, and you can connect with family, friends and other genealogy minded people and...

Historic cemeteries in St. Paul

Among the earliest cemeteries in St. Paul are St. John's, Oakland, Calvary, Elmhurst and Mount Zion. St John's is located in Little Canada and was established in 1850 before Minnesota became a territory. It is a...

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