Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Resources:
Recorders Office: Marriage
records, 1854-1968; Birth and Death records, 1870-present; Land Deeds
(available
with legal description), 1855-present; Mortgage and Miscellaneous
records,
1870-1945
Probate: Probate records,
c.1860-present
Auditor: City plat maps
(updated editions only)
Copies of records are
available
for varying fees. The public can research records, and the courthouse
staff
will answer short research questions.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Resources:
Abstracts to platted
county
land with tract index (lists previous owners). You must
have
a legal description of the property to locate records (i.e. block/lot,
quarter section)
The public can research
records.
Call ahead if possible.
Resources:
Genealogy index to Red
Wing
newspapers, 1857-1967 (alphabetical name index to birth, death and
marriage
notices in Red Wing papers)
Red Wing Newspapers,
1857-present
Federal and State censuses
for Goodhue County
Dakota Tribal Annuity
Rolls,
1849-1935
Directories, phonebooks
and plat books, years vary
The public can research
records.
A microfilm reader/printer is available.
Resources:
Cannon Falls Beacon
index for birth, death, and marriage notices, 1876-1992
Cannon Falls Beacon,
1876-1992 on microfilm
Select church and cemetery
records
Federal and State censuses
for Goodhue and Dakota Counties
LDS Family Search Computer
Program
A microfilm
printer/reader
is available.
Hours: Friday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Resources:
Select area church,
cemetery
records
Family histories for
Cannon
Falls area
Photograph collection
Cannon Falls Beacon,
1922-present
Manuscript materials