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The resources listed below are owned by volunteers who are willing to do an occasional lookup for a fellow genealogical researcher via e-mail.
Feel free to request a look-up from any of the following resources. To request a lookup, please limit your request to one name per request. Please put POLK COUNTY, MN LOOKUP in the subject line of your request to insure your message is not overlooked or accidentally deleted. On the first line of the message please put the name of the resource from which you are requesting the lookup. Don't forget to thank the volunteer for their time.
Please note:
Lookup requests for information from these books should be specific - First and last name, possibly some dates if known - NO lookups will be provided for vague searches ie: Anderson or Smith. Your lookup request may take up to 4 weeks. - Please be patient! Our fabulous volunteers have families, lives of their own, and their own research to do as well. - County Coordinator
See OTHER BOOKS and RESOURCES with lookup volunteers.
The USGenWeb Project's Official Copyright Policy
The USGenWeb Project
will not tolerate any copyright violations. Lookup requests should be limited to one name, or perhaps two if it is a married couple. Information given should be minimal, for example:If it is a cemetery lookup, the information should be the name of the cemetery and the dates on the headstone.
If someone asks for "everybody with X surname" or an entire family group, or for hardcopies to be mailed, please advise that The USGenWeb Project volunteers have been asked not to comply with such requests.
Lookups can extend to searching the copyrighted material to determine if the material would be helpful to the requester in their research. Should the copyrighted material prove useful, the volunteer can provide the author's address and ordering information.
The USGenWeb Project will endeavor to get a WRITTEN statement from each copyright holder which stipulates which books may be used for lookups.
We are currently looking for volunteers. Would someone consider doing these lookups, buy the books and send them to me, or go out and find them and let me know how much they cost?
| Reference Book | Comments | Lookup Volunteer |
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| MN Cemetery Records, Otisco Twp History, Waseca Co., Landowners 1879. | Volunteer needed | |
| Cemeteries of Norman County Minnesota, Volume 6 published by Red River Valley Genealogy Society. Polk County Cemetery Books available from The Red River Valley Genealogical Society in Fargo, ND | Volunteer needed | |
| Cemeteries of Polk County Minnesota, Vol. 9 published by
Red River Valley Genealogy Society and contains info on the following townships: Higdem,
Sandsville, Farley, Brislet, Helgeland, Esther, Northland, Tabor, Angus, Brandt, Grand
Forks, Sullivan, Keystone, Euclid, Belgium, Rhinehart, Huntsville, Nesbit, Fanny,
Parnell, Bygland, Fisher, Lowell, Crookston, and Gentilly. Does not
cover East Grand Forks and Crookston. Polk County Cemetery Books - available from The Red River Valley Genealogical Society in Fargo, ND |
Daniel Ewer | |
| Cemeteries of Polk County Minnesota, Vol. 10 published by Red River Valley Genealogy Society and covers the 14 SW Townships of Polk Co. Polk County Cemetery Books - available from The Red River Valley Genealogical Society in Fargo, ND | Valori Enge | |
| Cemeteries of Polk County Minnesota, Vol. 11 published by Red River Valley Genealogy Society and covers the 9 Townships in the middle of Polk Co. Polk County Cemetery Books - available from The Red River Valley Genealogical Society in Fargo, ND | Valori Enge | |
| Cemeteries of Polk County Minnesota, Vol. 12 published by Red River Valley Genealogy Society and covers the Eastern 9 Townships of Polk Co. Polk County Cemetery Books - available from The Red River Valley Genealogical Society in Fargo, ND | Valori Enge | |
| St Mary's Cemetery and Rosehill Cemetery in Fosston | Debbie Swanson |
| Reference Book | Volunteer |
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Mary Wickersham |
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| Reference Book | Volunteer |
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| Federal Census Index 1870 | Transcription of Index coming soon to Polk Co. Site |
| Polk County Census 1885 | Transcription of Index coming soon to Polk Co. Site |
| Polk County Census 1895 | Transcription of Index coming soon to Polk Co. Site |
| Polk County Census 1905 | Transcription of Index coming soon to Polk Co. Site |
Reference Book |
Volunteer |
Website |
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In the World War, 1917 1918 1919 |
Brian Bjorgen |
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Polk County in WW1 |
Margit Bakke |
Index of this book - offsite |
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| St Mary's Catholic Church 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 | Debbie Swanson - offsite webpage |
Reference Book |
Lookup Volunteer |
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| Atlas of Polk County, Minnesota 1954 | Lori Bush |
| Atlas of Polk County, MN Compiled by E. M. Lundby Company, Fergus Falls, MN dated April 1960 | Patsy Wood |
| Bicentennial History of Polk County, 1976, Taylor Publishing | Jon Raymond |
| Centennial 1883-1983 Fosston, MN -
index on this site
Lookup
requests for information from this book should be specific - First and last
name, possibly some dates if known - NO lookups will be provided for vague
searches ie: Anderson or Smith. Your lookup request may take up to 4
weeks. - Please be patient! Our fabulous volunteers have families, lives of their
own, and their own research to do as well. -
County
Coordinator
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Debi Koeller |
| Centennial History of the Thirteen Towns 1883-1983 (includes the townships of Chester, Badger, Lessor, Hill River, Eden, Knute, King, Brandsvold, Queen, Winger, Sletten, Rosebud, and Columbia and the towns of Erskine, McIntosh, Winger, Fosston, and Lengby) |
Jon Raymond |
| Centennial History of the Thirteen Towns, 1883-1983 (includes the townships of Chester, Badger, Lessor, Hill River, Eden, Knute, King, Brandsvold, Queen, Winger, Sletten, Rosebud, and Columbia and the towns of Erskine, McIntosh, Winger, Fosston, and Lengby) |
Jon Raymond |
| Climax Centennial 1896-1996 (City of Climax) | Jon Raymond |
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Compendium
of History and Biography of Polk County, MN by Maj. R.I. Holcombe and Wm. H. Bingham, copyright 1916. - index on this web site. |
Jon Raymond |
| Fertile - Hub of the Sand Hill Valley, by Mrs. Roberta Olson, 1975. Unindexed, over 2,000 names, so allow time for reply. Some family histories, many other names mentioned. | Lynn Blazek |
| Garfield, the first 100 years, 1880-1980 -Compiled by Harry Dale, Edward Torpet, and Kenneth Bolstad. Originally unindexed, but I have indexed it for my own use; several hundred names. | Lynn Blazek |
| History of Millerville, MN | Debbie Swanson |
| Pictoral Atlas of Polk County, Minnesota, 1970 | Lori Bush |
| Pictorial Atlas Polk County Minnesota 1982 - Title Atlas Company | Brian Bjorgen |
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Ruby on the Red: East Grand |
Jon Raymond |
| Standard Atlas, Polk County, MN published by Brock
& Co. 1930. This contains a plat book of the villages, cities, and townships of the county. It also contains a "patron directory" that includes some photos and biographical information |
Brian Bjorgen |
| The First 100 Years 1883-1983 Fosston, Minnesota | Lori Bush |
| The Meeting of the Reds, East Grand Forks, 1887-1987 | Jon Raymond |
| These Our Roots. The History of Fertile, Minnesota - The Flower City", published by The Ulen Union, MN, 1987, in connection with the city's centennial celebrations. The book presents about 180 pages with family histories, history of the city, the churches, maps of the farms etc. | Dag T. Hoelseth |
| This is Our Story, Shelly, Minnesota, 1897-1997 - please allow 1-2 weeks for a reply | Jon Raymond |
| 100 Years Strong, McIntosh, Minnesota, Hub of Thirteen Towns, 1883-1983 The Centennial History of the Thirteen Townships | Lori Bush |
School Year Book | Owned By |
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EGF Central/Senior High (public), 1920-1987 -listings on this site |
Jon Raymond |
EGF Sacred Heart (Catholic): 1923-1987 - listings on this site |
Jon Raymond |