Research at the Museum

The Museum has both microfilm and microfish reader printers.
Here are some of the holding available.

City Directories  
  1. Albert Lea, MN 1995, 1996, 199
  2. Austin, MN 1995-1996
  3. Mankato, MN 1995-1997
  4. Red Wing, MN 1997-1998
  5. Rochester, MN 1994-1997
  6. Stillwater, MN  1998
  7. St. Peter, MN 1997
  8. Winona, MN 1997
  9. LaCrosse, WI 1995, 1996
Cemetery Records    
Census  
  1. Dodge County Census for 1857, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895 & 1905.
  2. Minnesota Federal  1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920.
County Histories  
  1. History of Dodge County 1870 & 1884
  2. Fillmore County History 1882 & 1984 
  3. History of Steele and Waseca Counties 1887
  4. History of Rice & Steele Counties 2nd Vol. 1910
    History of Goodhue County 1935.
Death & Funeral Records  
  1. Death Records found at Dodge County Courthouse. or on the Minnesota Historical Society Web Site
  2. Ferguson Funeral Home of West Concord Records.
Family Histories  
  1. Dodge County Family Histories with a few pictures.
  2. Surname Card Index. 
Guardianship Records      Dodge County Court House
Newspapers   Over 450 rolls of Microfilm of early Dodge Countu Newspapers
Probate Records       Dodge Co. Probates 1856 - 1930 on microfilm
Obituaries       15,000 obituaries on file at DCHS, indexed by cemetery.
School Information  
  1.  Extensive Rural School Information.
  2.  A few West Concord and Mantorville Annuals.
Town Histories  
  1. Claremont
  2. Dodge Center
  3. Hayfield.
  4. Kasson
  5. Mantorville
  6. West Concord
  7. Berne
WWI Information   "In The World War 1917, 1918, 1919"  - Book.  Contains Veterans Obituaries

 

 
New things in the Research Deptment
The Research Department of the Museum is undergoing a change. Work is being done to move the Research area up into the Narthex of the Church. Watch for pictures.


The Research Department of the Museum is undergoing a change. Work is being done to move the Research area up into the Narthex of the Church. Watch for pictures.