Local History

Resources available at Owatonna Public Library:

• 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
• Online genealogy resources
• Steele County cemeteries index

Online Genealogy Resources

• 1940 Census: Official, searchable website of the 1940 US Census
• Ancestry Online (in-library use only)
• 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:  Home users: click HERE for access to Heritage Quest Online.
• Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes
• Minnesota Genealogical Resources
• Minnesota Official Marriage System
• 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