Local History + Genealogy

Here are just some of the local history resources at the library you can explore.

• Local newspapers dating from 1868 to present available on microfilm
• Various City and County reports and proposals
• City and County directories dating from the turn of the century
• Family histories or biographies
• Genealogy computer resources
• Steele County cemeteries index

Genealogy Resource

• Ancestry Online This service is only available at the Public Library.
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet Ships, Passenger Lists & Immigration
• Dalby Database Cemetery records for Steele and Rice Counties
• Family History Library In Salt Lake City, Utah.
• GenWeb site for Steele County Part of the USGenWeb Project
• Heritage Quest Online Genealogy resources.
  Access Heritage Quest Online from your home.
• Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes
• Minnesota Genealogical Resources Links to resources in Minnesota
• RootsWeb.com One of the oldest and largest geneology sites supported by Ancestry.com
• Steele County Historical Society The Village of Yesteryear and digital photo archive