Genealogy

Our Genealogy collection includes materials on Redwood and Renville Counties, the city of Redwood Falls and other communities within Redwood County, as well as local resources for Native American Genealogy. Our microfilm collection includes all available films for newspapers published in Redwood Falls. We also have several rolls of local census reports for both Redwood and Renville counties.

We encourage you to stop by the Redwood Falls Public Library to do research. Both microfilm copies and photocopies are 20¢ per page. If you are unable to visit the Library to do your own research, Staff can search for a specific event with a specific date for a fee. Our newspaper collection is not indexed and we do not have the resources to search through a broad range of dates.

Fees:
$5.00 for one request
$10.00 for a half hour of research
$20.00 for one hour of research (with a limit of one hour maximum research)

Requests can be accepted via postal mail, email, or telephone.
Mailing address: 509 South Lincoln Street, Redwood Falls MN 56283
Email: rwf@plumcreeklibrary.net
Telephone: 507-627-8650

Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope when possible and mark your correspondence with “Genealogy and Local History”. You may wish to use our Genealogy and Local History Request Form with your submission.

Resources available at the Redwood Falls Public Library:

• Redwood County
• Renville County
• Minnesota and General Reference
• Dakota Heritage
• Family Histories
• U.S.-Dakota War

Recommended additional resources:

• Redwood Falls Booklet circa 1900 (7.4 MB, this could take some time to load depending on your download speed)
• Memorial To The Lot Owners of Redwood Falls Cemetary, Redwood Falls, Minnesota 1925 (4.31 MB, this could take some time to load depending on your download speed)
• Ancestral Chart
• Family Group Record

Recommended Websites:
(Compiled by the Redwood Falls Public Library)

• Minnesota Historical Society
• Genealogy Page
• Minnesota Birth Certificate Index
• Minnesota Death Certificate Index
• Veterans Graves Index
• Visual Resources Database
• Iron Range Reasearch Center

  They have indexed Naturalization Records and the 1918 Alien Registration records for the ENTIRE state of Minnesota. Free search of their database gives you the reel and page number if you have access to the microfilm, or copies are available for a fee.

• Ellis Island

  Search for passengers entering the Port of New York through Ellis Island from 1892-1924.

• Castle Garden

  Search for passengers entering the Port of New York through Castle Garden form 1820-1913.

• Shtetlseeker

  Search for European towns and villages.

• Rootsweb

  The oldest and largest FREE genealogy website.

• Ancestry.com

  Genealogy website that requires membership to view resources.

• Cyndi's List

  An index of genealogical sources available on the Internet.

• Family Search

  Family history site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

• National Archives and Records Administration

  Genealogy research page on the Website of the National Archives.

• U.S. GenWeb Project

  A volunteer-based project providing free websites for genealogical research in every country and every state of the U.S.

• Minnesota Vital Records

  A site that tells you how and where to obtain Minnesota vital Records.

• Minnesota Reflections

  A Website with over 10,000 images and documents shared by over sixty cultural heritage organizations across the state.

Quick Links

City of Redwood Falls

County of Redwood

Redwood Falls Gazette

Redwood Area Schools

Early Childhood Resources

Internal Revenue Service

MN Department of Revenue