Kittson County, Minnesota
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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
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History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ Lookups ~ What's New
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends
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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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Here is the List of Counties.
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
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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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]
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The FS Wiki has a long list of Biographical Information for Minnesota / Use this link
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
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
"What's New"
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be
freely viewed and downloaded
Please use
this link for access.
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.
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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: 29 July 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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