RCHS Interpretive Center Resources
The Roseau County Historical Society and Museum maintains the most complete resource library in the county at the Roseau County Historical Museum and Interpretive Center. For obituary and family genealogy information contact the museum at 218-463-1918. RCHS resources are listed below.
Most county information is maintained in hard copies, on microfilm, or on computer. Additional information is recorded as oral histories of the county and its people.
Use of the research center is $5 per visit for non-members. Members have free access whenever the museum is open, each year members are entitled to 10 free copies. Staff research is available at $20.00 per hour which includes 10 free copies, shipping/handling charges are extra. There is a minimum charge of $5 (15 minutes).
We have access to death, marriage, or birth information at the county courthouse, but do not supply copies of certificates unless available through our research center. The museum does have some birth and death certificates. We also have the ability to send research via e-mail in a PDF format.
For information on other Minnesota counties see the cemetery, obituary, and death index link.
We also provide a map of Roseau County cemeteries.
Family History Information
Roseau County Historical Society Family File Information
Roseau County Records
Roseau County Records
- Assessment
- Birth and Death
- Cemetery
- Court
- Ministerial
- School
- Township
- County Tax
Indexes & Files
Indexes
- Births/Various records
- Death/Obit/Various records
- Marriage
- Naturalization/Immigration/Various records 1904-1915
- Microfilm reels not indexed: Declaration of Intention 1895-1952, Final Papers 1895-1906, Petition and Records 1906-1955
- Kittson County Naturalization 1881 – 1955, not indexed
Files
- Businesses
- Cemeteries
- Churches
- County
- Cities
- Families
- Photos
- Schools
- Townships
Yearbooks
Yearbooks
- Badger
- Greenbush
- Roseau
- Warroad
Telephone, Newspaper & Microfilm
Roseau County Telephone Books
- Various years and places
Newspapers
Microfilm Editions
- Badger Herald Rustler 1909 – 1951
- Badger Enterprise 1951 – 1962
- Greenbush Tribune 1908 – 2007
- Kittson County Enterprise 1882 – 1908
- Northern MN Leader 1945 – 1946
- Pelan Post 1903-Feb. 1905
- Roosevelt Reporter 1921 – 1932
- Roseau County Times 1895 – 1917
- Roseau Forum 1946
- Roseau Plaindealer 1897 – 1899
- Roseau Region 1895 – 1917
- Roseau Times-Region 1917 – 2007
- Strathcona Star 1920 – 1922
- Warroad Plaindealer 1899 – 1911
- Warroad Pioneer 1911 – 2007
Bound Editions
- Badger Enterprise 1952 – 1956, 1974 – 1991
- Greenbush Tribune 1980 – current
- Roseau Times-Region 1917 – 2008 & 2010-current
- Roseau County Press 1905 – 1907
- Roseau Region 1914 – 1917
- Warroad Pioneer 1980 – 1992, 1994 – current
Census Records
RCHS Interpretive Center Resources – Census Records
- 1895 Minnesota Population Census
- 1900 Roseau County
- 1905 Minnesota Population Census
- 1910 Roseau County
- 1920 Roseau County
- 1930 Roseau County
County Atlases
Roseau County Atlases
- 1896
- 1913
- 1935
- 1940
- 1960
- 1967
- 1973
- 1976
- 1981
- 1985
- 1988
- 1998
- Variety of Farm & Home Plat & Directory ranging from: 1989 – 2015
- Other Counties Available from FHP: Becker Co. 2001, Clay Co. 1998, Kittson Co. 1994, Lake of the Woods Co. 1992, Marshall Co. 1986, 1993, 1995
Research Books and Magazines
Roseau County History – Research Books and Magazines
- Books and Maps of Minnesota and other countries
- Featured Regional and National Magazines
- Minnesota Legislative Manuals
- Old Business Records
Software & Programs
Genealogy Software Programs
Family Tree Maker Software
- Census Records
- Family Pedigrees
- Many out-of-state Genealogies
- Marriage Bundles
- Passenger and Immigration lists
- Social Security Death Index