Office staff of
The
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Red Wing, Minnesota, about 1887
At center: A. J. Meachum, first president
of
North Star Pottery
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The Goodhue County Historical
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and historical research, including:
| County censuses, 1865-1905 | 1850 Territorial Census | (partial) 1870 Red Wing, Featherstone, Hay Creek, Burnside censuses |
| Directories and phone books, 1860-present (years vary) | Plat books, 1877-present (years vary) | The Dalby Database, containing information for burials in Goodhue County and southeast Minnesota. |
| County
newspapers: Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Kenyon, Pine Island,
Wanamingo, Red Wing, Zumbrota. We can check for obituaries if you
can supply the complete death date. |
Obituary database 1975-present, a few earlier | Alien Registration forms, 1918 |
| Military information, with partial listings of Goodhue County veterans | Subject and Biography files | Red Wing First Lutheran Church records on microfilm 1855-1997 |
| Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, 1884-1951 for Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, White Rock, Pine Island, Dennison, Goodhue, Kenyon, Skyberg, Burnside, Frontenac, Stanton, Wanamingo, Stanton and Welch (years vary) |
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Click here for a list of other Goodhue County resources.
For
information about county churches, see the
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