Bird Island Genealogy (in Renville County, MN)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Bird Island are also found through the Renville County and Minnesota pages.


Bird Island Birth Records

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry online

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage online

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

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

Bird Island Cemetery Records

Church records, 1879-1990 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Bird Island, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Elim Moravian Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bird Island Census Records

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage online

1857 Minnesota Territorial 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

Federal Census of 1940, Bird Island, Minnesota LDS Genealogy 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

Bird Island Church Records

Church records, 1879-1990 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Bird Island, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

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

Our Savior's Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Palmyra Evangelical Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of Elim and Hector Moravian Churches, 1880-1964 Moravian Archives online

Bird Island Death Records

1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage online

1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry online

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

Bird Island Histories and Genealogies

Renville County centennial, 1866 - 1966 : Thursday, August 18, 1966 FamilySearch Library

Bird Island Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

Bird Island Land Records

Bird Island Township plat book, 1888-1985 FamilySearch Library

Bird Island Marriage Records

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

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

Bird Island Newspapers and Obituaries

Bird Island union, 2016-01-06 to 2017-06-07 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Bird Island

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.

Bird Island Blizzard. (Bird Island, Renville County, Minn.) 1881-1882

Bird Island Post. (Bird Island, Renville County, Minn.) 1879-1882

Bird Island Union. (Bird Island, Minn.) 1903-Current

Renville County Union. (Bird Island, Minn. ;) 1881-1903

Bird Island Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Bird Island School Records

Bird Island High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 Classmates online

Bird Island High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bird Island High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St Mary's High School yearbook, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1962, 1963 Classmates online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1962, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online


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