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Genealogy and local research materials
at the Carver County Historical Society Library
- State and federal census records for Carver County on microfilm
- 1850, 1857, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885,
1895, 1900, 1910, 1920
- [There is no 1890 census. There is an index to the 1860 and
1870 censuses.]
- Carver County naturalization records on microfilm
- Plat maps on microfilm
- 1916 plat book of the State of Minnesota
- Collection of Minnesota County Atlases Anoka-Cottonwood
- Carver 1898 and 1925
- Plat maps
- 1880, 1898, 1916, 1927; 1940s- current
- Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of Chaska and Carver
- 1885-1925 on microfilm
- Local history books
- [including the Carver County chapter from Edward
Neill’s 1882 History of the Minnesota Valley]
- Carver County newspapers on microfilm
- Carver County Democrat 1859 (part)
- Carver Free Press 1884-1897
- Valley Transcript 1862 (part)
- Chanhassen Sailor 1988-1990
- Chanhassen Villager 1988-present
- Chaska Herald 1862-1880; 1882-present
- East Union News 1891-1899
- Norwood Times 1890-present
- Waconia Carver County News 1887-1897
- Waconia Patriot 1903-present
- Watertown Carver County News 1897-1903; 1941-present
- Young America Eagle 1904-1943; 1945-1947
- Other newspapers covering Carver County on microfilm
- Lester Prairie Journal 1897-1991
- Lester Prairie News 1901-1980
- Newspaper index
- Articles index according to individuals, organizations,
businesses, government bodies and subjects. The Young America
Eagle is fully indexed and Waconia Patriot is indexed to 1994.
The Chaska Herald is indexed to 1940.
- County birth index*
- 1870 - 1936
- County marriage index*
- 1856 - 1985
- County death index*
- 1870 - 1991
*County Recorder’s Office has original birth, marriage,
death and land records
- Photograph Collection
- Over 10,000 photographs indexed alphabetically
by surname, and by subject.
- Various family histories
- Compiled and donated to the Historical Society
by family members.
- Personal Papers
- Items of interest are letters, clippings, journals,
and scrapbooks.
- Oral Histories
- Carver County Veterans of World War II.
- Cemetery Records
- Including most of the cemeteries for the townships
of Carver County.
- Church Records
- Centennial books, histories; Catholic Church
records on microfilm.
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