Kittson County, Minnesota
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Please contact the State Coordinator: Tim Stowell for more information.
With Thanks to Colleen for her years of dedication to the MNGenWeb
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Kittson County Neighbors:
Roseau and Marshall Counties, Minnesota
Note: Roseau County is also being rejuveninated, please check it too.
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"The Fine Print"
Kittson 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 Kittson 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: 17 January 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
All Rights Reserved
Kittson County, MN ~ MNGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® Project~ USGenWeb® Archives
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This Site is part of
The MNGenWeb and The USGenWeb®
Hello:
Kittson County has been rejuvenated and is available for adoption,
If you have a local connection to Kittson 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.
With Thanks to Colleen for her years of dedication to the MNGenWeb
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
Search Kittson County
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Kittson County Neighbors:
Roseau and Marshall Counties, Minnesota
Note: Roseau County is also being rejuveninated, please check it too.
Interested in another Minnesota County?
Here is the List of Counties.
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History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ Lookups ~ What's New There is a nice Chapter for the History of Kittson County in the "History of the Red River Valley" Vol II, Chapter XLII Herald Printing Company: Grand Forks C F Cooper & Company, Chicago, 1909 The Chapter can be found here in searchable pdf format. There is also a Chapter for Crookston Here is the Index: There are 200 Pages of Biographies [Read Online or Download, Google Books] 'Biographies of Old Settlers, Deceased': Vol I, CH VI Kittson Cities, Townships & Communities Please use this link for the Townships  Kittson County Historical Society |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| Biographies ~ Books "Who's Who in Minnesota" 1958: Centennial Edition Lithographed in USA Brown Printing Co., Waseca, Minn. There were a few Biographies for Kittson Folk - Pages 253 & 254 Amidon, George Briggs ~ Anderson, Paul Albert ~ Andreasen, Dinal S ~ Bartkowski, Joseph John Furaas, Carl O ~ Langen, Odin E S ~ Nelson, Robert Carl~ Nordine, Oscar Manuel Petersen, William Leroy ~ Ward, Laurence Curtis ~ Younggren, Ruth Irene ><??>< "The Book Of Minnesotans" A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota Editor: Albert Nelson Marquis: Chicago, A N Marquis & Company, 1907 There were a few Biographies for Kittson Folk: Arvesen, Arve: P 22 ~ Baker, George: P 27 ~ Bertilrud, Syver G: P 42 Ehrenstrom, Nils Gustaf: P 142 ~ Estlund, Charles J: P 151 Lofgren, Peter: P 313 Nelson, Edward: P 372 ~ Swenson, J A: P 502 Read Online or Download ><??>< "Compendium of History of Northern and Central Minnesota" George A Ogle & Co., Chicago Publishers, Engravers and Book Manufacturers, 1904 Kittson Folk: Brenberg, Nils: P 251 ~ Brown, Nels G: P 196 ~ Cowan, J C: P 138 Englebert, Eric M: P 139 ~ Henricks, Peder M: P 209 ~ Lindahl, Peter: P 213 McCollom, Carroll J: P 183 ~ Swenson, John A: P 198 Read Online or Download ><??>< "History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress" CGW Hyde, 1901 Kittson Folk: Nelson, Emil A , P 403 ~ Titus, Seymore S, P426 Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is here ~ Read Online or Download ><??>< "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography " by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901 Publication date 1900 Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Volumes] ><??>< The FS Wiki has a long list of Biographical Information for Minnesota / Use this link |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| Historical Maps Plat Map - 1916: Kittson County Click on Township of Interest, a Plat with Land / Property Owners names pops up. Kittson County Interactive Map Perry - Castaneda Collection ~ David Rumsey Collection MN Department of Natural Resources ~ Railroad Maps "NETR" Maps Online: Minnesota More... From the Alabama Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps UWM Libraries Digital Collections ~ Humboldt State University Map Collection ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps ~ MapGoose Surveyors Maps: 1850's [Base Maps] [Click on 'Download County' at left] Maplandia for Minnesota |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| Queries, Mail Lists, Lookup Volunteers Cyndi's List has a list of Sites that may be used for posting Queries This is the Mail List for Minnesota: iogroups, Minnesota Lookup Volunteers and "Help Wanted" Types of Lookups: Obituaries ~ Books about Kittson County Military Records ~ City Directories Please contact Tim if you have access to any of the above resources. and... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Search for Living People: Zaba Search And RAOGK |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| "What's New" The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category" Family Search "Collections" There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite. It can be overwhelming to try and figure out where to start. Concentrated categories of databases listed below and are accessible via linked pdf files. Please use this link. Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves] Church Records[ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]] Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records] Migration - Naturalization - Travel [ Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports] Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]] Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home] Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records] And a specific Set of Records "Minnesota, Church Records, 1798-1991" Family Search Database: Please use this Link USGenWeb® Archives Access: Tables of Contents This is the link for Kittson County Each link is fully functional and will access the section for your use. |
"The Fine Print"
Kittson 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 Kittson 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: 17 January 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
All Rights Reserved
Kittson County, MN ~ MNGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® Project~ USGenWeb® Archives
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