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Minnesota County Court, Probate, Tax and Other Miscellaneous Records
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On-Site County Court Records Search - Find nearly any Minnesota court record online! Many court records are not digitized yet, which signifies the only way to obtain these records is by visiting the actual courthouses. Someone from our network of court-runners will go retrieve the records and then send you the outcomes. Average response time is 38 hours. Minnesota Civil Records include Lawsuits, Bankruptcies, Liens and judgments, Marriage/divorce judicial proceeding, Child custody, Civil rights violations ands Other. Minnesota Criminal Records include Violent offenses, Theft and robbery, DUI/DWI's, Drugs and alcohol, Sexual crimes, Some traffic violations, Behavioral.
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Minnesota Court Records
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Naturalization records may be in the district court office of the county courthouse. However, many of the counties have transferred these records to the Minnesota Historical Society Research Center. Other records in this court may include civil and criminal cases with indexes, coroner's records, professional registrations, and oaths and bonds. Civil cases may include monetary suits, change of name, divorce, garnishments, and adoptions. The district court records for Wright County at Minnesota Historical Society Research Center include, for example, court minutes, 1858–1929; criminal case files and dockets for 1858–1928; judgement dockets, 1857–66; and register of civil actions, ca. 1879–99. The court records at this repository vary considerably by county and type of record. Some counties have not transferred any of these files but retain them at the district court office in the county seat.
- Submit a website for Minnesota Court Records
- Order County Court, Civil or Criminal Records
- Minnesota Court Books at Amazon.com
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- Search for Registered Sex Offenders in your local Area
- Court, Land, Wills & Financial - Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
- Immigration & Emigration - As our ancestors moved from one country to another, details about their lives were recorded on passenger lists and government documents. Immigration and emigration records can help you learn where your ancestors originally came from, where they went, when they left, who they traveled with, and more.
Minnesota Probate Records
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The probate office in county court houses will usually have all those records pertaining to estates and wills, guardianships, juvenile court records, and insanity records. Probate case files for Freeborn, Pope, Washington, and Winona counties are at the Minnesota Historical Society Research Center. This repository also holds probate summary volumes (not the files) for numerous other counties in the state. Probate records will frequently pre-date death records in Minnesota counties. They may also help locate the out-of-Minnesota death record of an ancestor.
- Submit a website for Minnesota Probate Records
- Research In Probate Records - from The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.
- How to Locate Printed Probate Records
- Advantages of Printed Probate Records
- Limitations of Printed Probate Records
- Minnesota Probate Books at Amazon.com
Minnesota Immigration & Naturalization Records
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Immigration - The only direct immigration to Minnesota would have been across the United States-Canadian border by land, railroad or waterways. According to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, St. Paul, it was not until 1890 that port of entry records were kept for people entering from Canada. Passenger lists were not required on the lakes and rivers of Minnesota although some lists do exist. They may be found in diaries, letters, records of ship personnel, newspapers, or shipping company business papers. Their rarity makes them an uncommon source for genealogical research. For extensive information on the availability of river vessel records, see Ann H. Peterson's comprehensive, “Finding River People on Western Waters,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 78 (Dec. 1990): 245–61. Although focused on crews of steamboats, her listed sources could be helpful for research involving Midwest river travel.
Naturalization - Naturalization records are located at the District Court office of the county or at the Minnesota Historical Society Research Center. Availability varies by county and will continue to shift as more counties transfer their files to the center. Supreme Court Naturalization Records, 1858–1906 are found at the center. After 1906, naturalization was granted by the U.S. Federal District Court.
- Submit a website for Pennsylvania Immigration Records
- Minnesota Immigration & Emigration - As our ancestors moved from one country to another, details about their lives were recorded on passenger lists and government documents. Immigration and emigration records can help you learn where your ancestors originally came from, where they went, when they left, who they traveled with, and more.
Minnesota Tax Records
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The Minnesota Historical Society holds large numbers of county property tax records, filed under the respective county. Some of the tax records are for specific municipalities. No determination has been made concerning tax record holdings in the county courthouse.
