A Guide to Family History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society

A Guide to Family History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society
Author: Minnesota Historical Society
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2004
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780873514699

This guide is an essential tool for all genealogists researching Minnesota family, local, and state history. Highlighting the many holdings of the society, this unique handbook features a lengthy, annotated listing of resources in subject areas such as: biographical, census, naturalization, cemetery, school, religious, business, court, government, legal, military, and veterans' records; official state-wide death records and index, 1908-96; photographs, personal papers, oral histories, ethnic resources, and local and county histories; family histories, newspapers, directories, passenger ship lists, and publications of genealogical organizations; maps, atlases, and other geographical resources.

Josie Dances

Josie Dances
Author: Denise Lajimodiere
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781681342078

An Ojibwe girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle, as she prepares for her first powwow.

Métis Families: General index

Métis Families: General index
Author: Gail Morin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2001
Genre: Canada
ISBN:

The word métis was originally used to identify children of French Canadian and Indian parents. It is now widely used to describe any of the descendants of Indian and non-Indian parents.

The Genealogy of the First Metis Nation

The Genealogy of the First Metis Nation
Author: Douglas N. Sprague
Publisher:
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN:

Contains 100 page introduction outlining the development of the Red River Metis and their dispersal in what is now Saskatchewan, Alberta and the NWT. Also contains 300 pages of tabular material related to marriage units, employment records, personal and real property in 1835 and 1870, as well as geographical location of Red River residences of whatever ancestry.

The Dakota Indian Internment at Fort Snelling, 1862-1864

The Dakota Indian Internment at Fort Snelling, 1862-1864
Author: Corinne L. Monjeau-Marz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2005
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Comprehensive account of the internment of 1600 Dakota Indians at Fort Snelling, Minnesota during the Dakota Uprising of 1862. Illustrated with maps and period photographs.

The Western Métis

The Western Métis
Author: Patrick C. Douaud
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780889771994

This book contains a collection of articles concerning the Western Metis, published in Prairie Forum between 1978 and 2007. These articles have been chosen for the breadth and scope of the investigations upon which they are based, and for the reflections they will arouse in anyone interested in Western Canadian history and politics.