Hennepin County is located in east central Minnesota.  Neighboring Minnesota counties include:  Sherburne county to the north; Anoka county to the northeast and east; Ramsey county to the east; Dakota county to the southeast; Scott and Carver counties to the south; and Wright county to the west and northwest.

• Hennepin County Government Home Page
• Vital Records Information

   

  Vital Records

  Hennepin County Government Center

  300 South 6th Street

  Minneapolis, MN  55487-0026

  Phone:  612) 348-8240

  Birth Certificates (certified copies or uncertified) - instructions - in Hennepin County from 1870 to the present, however, copies of birth certificates from 1979 to present are restricted.

  Death Certificates (certified copies) - instructions - in Hennepin County from 1870 to the present
  Marriage Certificates from 1853 to the present  - The following information must be included to obtain a certified marriage record: groom's name, bride's name before marriage and date of marriage.

• Hennepin County Libraries.
• USGenWeb for Hennepin County, MN
• The City of Minneapolis Home Page.
• Greater Minneapolic Convention & Visitors Association.
• Startribune - online news
• MNSun - online news
• Father Louis Hennepin, Franciscan: (born ca. 1640, in Belgium)  "...One of the most famous explorers in the wilds of North America during the seventeenth century..." In 1680, La Salle directed Hennepin to proceed down the Illinois River, and then up the Mississippi River as far as possible upon a voyage of discovery...through the area which later became Minnesota.
• History of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis.
• The Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, MN  Tour & History.
• John R. Borchert Map Library, Minneapolis, MN.
• Historical Society of Hennepin County, Minnesota.
       Hennepin History Museum:  2302 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
           Phone: (612) 870-1329   Fax: (612) 870-1320.
  • Museum Archives.
• Axel's Treehouse: "...From 1954 to 1966, Minneapolis radio and television personality Clellan Card entertained kids..."
• Lunch With Casey Tribute Page - A central Minnesota television show which aired from the 1950s until 1972, and featured  Roger Awsumb as railroad engineer Casey Jones - by Stephen J. Iverson.
• More Twin City Kids Shows.
• The City of Bloomington, MN
• Welcome to Bloomington, MN
• City of Brooklyn Park:  Our History
• The City of Champlin:  History- page by  by Scott Schulte.
• City of Chanhassen: History of Chanhassen.
• City of Eden Prairie with a Map &  History Of Eden Prairie
• Edina's Early History - Source: City of Edina, Minnesota
• Edina Historical Society  Phone: (612) 920-8952.
• Take a leisurely tour of our beautiful lakeside towns and municipalities in Lake MinnetonkaOnline's custom-made virtual shuttle craft: from Lake Minnetonka Online.
• Lake Minnetonka Local History
• City of Maple Grove: Maple Grove's History
• City of Minneapolis: Minneapolis History
• City of Richfield, MN:  Brief History of Richfield from 1858.
• Richfield Chamber of Commerce
• Richfield Historical Society
    6901 Lyndale Avenue South - Richfield, MN 55423     Phone: (612) 861-2049
• Village Profile for Richfield, MN - includes History: "...In the 1850s, Richfield (at first called Harmony) was one of several settlements that sprang up in the Minnesota countryside..."
• Village Profile for the North Hennepin area
• St. Louis Park:  St. Louis Park Yesterday - St. Louis Park is a community located just west of Minneapolis, MN.
• Wayzata Online Visitor's Center
• Wayzata: A Brief History - Courtesy of The Wayzata Historical Society
• located at the Depot, Wayzata, MN 55391.
• Eden Prairie, MN.
• Minneapolis, MN.
• Rogers, MN.
• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory +
• +  Minnesota* + Page (Hennepin County is within the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis.)
• State of Minnesota - North Star, Minnesota State Government Online.
• Department of Health
• How to order a birth or death certificate from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Contact the Minnesota Department of Health for certified Birth records from 1900 and certified Death records from 1908.  Certificates may be ordered by mail, phone, fax, and in person at the office.  There is a fee for obtaining birth or death certificates.
Minnesota Department of Health
  Attention: Vital Records
  717 Delaware Street Southeast
  P.O. Box 9441
  Minneapolis, MN  55440-9441
  Phone: 612-676-5120 (For birth records, press 4; For death records, press 5)
Records prior to these years, may be requested from the County  Registrar/Recorder in the county where the event occurred.
• Instructions on obtaining certificates of marriage or divorce decrees and index search.
• MN Dept. of Health list of County Registrars/Recorders: choose county

• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory +
• +  Minnesota* + Page.
• Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.
• State of Minnesota - North Star, Minnesota State Government Online.
• Minnesota State Archives.
• Minnesota's State Government Libraries.
• North Star: Minnesota Libraries.
• Minnesota State Symbols.
• Minnesota Historical Society Library.
• MHS: Minnesota Women's History
Minnesota State History.
• Minnesota Genealogical SocietyLibrary
   5768 Olson Memorial Highway - Golden Valley, MN 55422 Phone: (612) 595-9347.
• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration.
• The Genealogy Page.
• Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Massachusetts town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
• U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for Minnesota.
• USA Veterans' Administration
• Animated MAPs: The Formation of the Contiguous States through additions of territories andstates and The Evolution of United States County Boundaries by Ed Stephans.
  

School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.
 
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