Pelican Rapids Genealogy (in Otter Tail County, MN)

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Pelican Rapids 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

Pelican Rapids Cemetery Records

Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Central Swede Grove Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dora Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

East Lake Lida Cemetery Find a Grave online

Grove Lake Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Grove Lake South Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lake Lida Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lake View Cemetery Find a Grave online

Northwest Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old South Lida Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pelican Valley Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ringsaker Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Leonards Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Scambler Cemetery Find a Grave online

West Dora Cemetery Find a Grave online

Zion Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pelican Rapids Census Records

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, Pelican Rapids, 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

Pelican Rapids Church Records

Central Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

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

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

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

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

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

Pelican Rapids 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

Pelican Rapids Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

Pelican Rapids Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, December 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, July 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, September 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, September 1924 Library of Congress online

Pelican Rapids Marriage Records

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

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

Pelican Rapids Newspapers and Obituaries

Pelican Rapids blade, 1891-12-04 to 1892-08-17 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Pelican Rapids press, 1906-12-06 to 1924-12-25 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Pelican Rapids sentinel, 1894-01-25 to 1894-08-09 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

The Park Region pioneer, 1886-01-01 to 1895-01-09 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

The Pelican Rapids times, 1882-09-28 to 1885-12-18 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

The press, 2016-01-06 to 2017-12-27 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Pelican Rapids

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.

Park Region Pioneer. (Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., Minn.) 1885-1895

Pelican Rapids Blade. (Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minn.) 1891-1892

Pelican Rapids Press. (Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minn.) 1897-Current

Pelican Rapids Sentinel. (Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minn.) 1894-1896

Pelican Rapids Times. (Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minn.) 1882-1885

Penny Press. (Minneapolis) 1893-1896

Pelican Rapids Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Pelican Rapids School Records

Pelican Rapids High School - Shada Yearbook (Pelican Rapids, MN), 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Pelican Rapids High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Pelican Rapids High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Classmates online

Pelican Rapids High School yearbook, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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