Local History

Resources available at Owatonna Public Library:

• Local newspapers dating from 1868 to present available on microfilm
• Various City and County reports and proposals
• City and County directories dating from the turn of the century
• Family histories or biographies
• Online genealogy resources
• Steele County cemeteries index

Online Genealogy Resources

• Ancestry Online In-library use only
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet Ships, Passenger Lists, & Immigration
• Dalby Database Cemetery records for Steele and Rice Counties
• Family History Library In Salt Lake City, Utah
• GenWeb site for Steele County Part of the USGenWeb Project
• Heritage Quest Online.  Home users: click HERE for access to Heritage Quest Online.
• Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes
• Minnesota Genealogical Resources Links to resources in Minnesota
• Minnesota Official Marriage System Statewide index to marriage records
• RootsWeb.com One of the oldest and largest geneology sites supported by Ancestry.com
• Steele County Historical Society The Village of Yesteryear and digital photo archive