Before Computers! Office Staff of  The Northwestern  Life Insurance Company Red Wing, Minnesota, about 1887  At center: A. J. Meachum, First president of  The North Star Pottery This photograph is just one of a collection of  over 16,000 historic photos.

The History Center library is open Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Other times by appointment only. Free for members.  Non-members may research for a per hour fee not to exceed $5/day.

Research requests will be accepted by phone, U.S. mail and e-mail. The first half-hour of research is done without charge.  Additional research time is charged at the rate of  $10.00 per half-hour plus copy and postage charges.  Sending a research request?  Remember, the more information we have, the more we can help!   Please include full names, dates, townships, etc.  If sending a request by mail, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If you are e-mailing, please give us a regular mailing address too so we can send out copies of pertinent information. Send a Research Request Now

The Goodhue County Historical Society library and archives contain many resources for genealogical 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 others
County newspapers	Obituaries, 1975-present, a few earlier	Alien Registration forms, 1918
Military information, with partial listings of Goodhue County veterans	Subject and Biography files	First Lutheran Church Records on microfilm 1855-1997

Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, 1884-1927 for Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, White Rock, Pine Island, Dennison, Goodhue, Kenyon, Skyberg, Burnside, Frontenac, Stanton, Wanamingo, Stanton and Welch (years vary)

Photo collection of over 16,000 individuals, businesses and places

GCHS does not have extensive birth, death, marriage, land or church records.

Click here for a more detailed list of holdings.

Click here for a list of other Goodhue County resources.

For information about county churches, see the church survey listing.