Owatonna Genealogy (in Steele County, MN)

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Owatonna Birth Records

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry online

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage online

Birth records, ca. 1860-1924 ; indexes, ca. 1860-1954 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

Minnesota, Birth Records, 1900-present Minnesota Department of Health

Owatonna Cemetery Records

Bohemian Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bohemian Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bohemian National Cemetery Find a Grave online

Brase Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dane Cemetery Find a Grave online

Danish Cemetery Billion Graves online

Deerfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Degner Cemetery Find a Grave online

Degner Cemetery Billion Graves online

Forest Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna US Gen Web Archives online

Hoffman Cemetery Billion Graves online

Holy Trinity Cemetery Billion Graves online

Meraker Norwegian Cemetery Billion Graves online

Meriden Township Cemetery Find a Grave online

Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties Ancestry online

Minnesota State Public School for Dependent & Neglected Children cemetery records. WorldCat

Minnesota State School Orphanage for Children Billion Graves online

Owatonna AKA Grand View Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Owatonna Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint John Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint John Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

State Public School Children's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Steele Center Cemetery Billion Graves online

Owatonna Census Records

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage online

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census Ancestry online

1865 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1865 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1875 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1875 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1885 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1885 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1895 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1895 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1905 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Owatonna Church Records

Aurora Lutheran Church pastoral records, 1870-200 (microform), Aurora Lutheran Church (Owatonna, Minn.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1870-1987 (Aurora Lutheran Church (Owatonna, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

The Parish of Sacred Heart, Owatonna, Minnesota : a historic record of events, and of people who helped to establish this parish, and their successors who have made this parish outstanding in the Winona Diocese FamilySearch Library

Owatonna City Directories

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Owatonna City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Owatonna City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Owatonna City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Owatonna City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Owatonna, Minnesota, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Owatonna, Minnesota, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Owatonna, Minnesota, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Owatonna, Minnesota, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Owatonna, Minnesota, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Owatonna, Minnesota, city directory : also included Steele County residents directory FamilySearch Library

Owatonna Death Records

1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage online

1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry online

Death records, 1870-1993 ; indexes, 1870-1954 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006 Family Search online

Minnesota, Death Records, 1908-present Minnesota Department of Health

Owatonna Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Card Index, 1930-1988 MyHeritage online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

Owatonna Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota 1870. Library of Congress online

Owatonna, 1870 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, April 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, April 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, February 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, June 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, May 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, September 1884 Library of Congress online

Owatonna Marriage Records

1850-2019, Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1856-1952 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Marriages Index, 1849-1950 (selections) Ancestry online

Owatonna Newspapers and Obituaries

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Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006 Family Search online

Owantonna MN Plaindealer 1863-1866 Fulton History online

Owatonna Journal 01/02/1868 to 08/03/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Owatonna People's Press 07/10/2002 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Owatonna journal, 1868-01-09 to 1886-02-05 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Owatonna people's press, 2013-03-30 to 2018-12-29 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

People's Press 10/13/1875 to 11/25/1876 Genealogy Bank online

The Owatonna plaindealer, 1863-10-01 to 1866-07-19 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

The daily people's press, 1916-03-02 to 1922-12-31 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

The people's press, 1876-09-02 to 1921-09-23 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Owatonna

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Daily Journal-Chronicle. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1906-1912

Daily People's Press. (Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.) 1916-1969

Journal and Herald. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1886-1888

Owatonna Chronicle. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1897-1906

Owatonna Evening Journal. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1900-1906

Owatonna Journal-Chronicle. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1906-1938

Owatonna Journal. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1863-1886

Owatonna Journal. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1888-1906

Owatonna People's Press. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1969-Current

Owatonna Photo News. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1988-Current

Owatonna Plaindealer. (Owatonna, Steele Co., Minn.) 1863-1866

Owatonna Register. (Owatonna, Steele Co., Minn.) 1867-1868

Owatonna Register. (Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.) 1857-1858

Owatonna Review. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1876-1879

Owatonna Tribune. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1907-1916

People's Press. (Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.) 1874-1921

Photo News. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1957-1975

Representative. (Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.) 1860-1861

Steele County Citizen. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1916-1917

Steele County Democrat. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1888-1890

Steele County Herald. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1880-1886

Steele County News Letter. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1860-1861

Steele County Photo News. (Owatonna, Minn.) 1938-1957

Owatonna Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Owatonna School Records

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Minnesota State Public School for Dependent & Neglected Children cemetery records. WorldCat

Owatonna High School - Totem Yearbook (Owatonna, MN), 1941, 1945, 1947, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Owatonna High School yearbook, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Owatonna High School yearbook, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Classmates online

Owatonna High School yearbook, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Pillsbury Academy - Saber Yearbook (Owatonna, MN), 1952 E Yearbook online

Pillsbury Baptist Bible College - Northern Light Yearbook (Owatonna, MN), 1967 E Yearbook online

Pillsbury Baptist Bible College yearbook, 1987 Classmates online

Pillsbury Baptist Bible college yearbooks, 1967, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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