Genealogy

Online

Biography File Index - List of the names of people included in the Duluth Public Library's biography files.

Duluth Area Obituary Index - Find dates of obituaries printed in the Duluth News Tribune newspapers from 1944 to the present.

Recommended Genealogy Sites - Sites to help your search.

Iron Range Resource Center - Search the Minnesota Discovery Center Genealogy Database and Archives.

St. Louis County Death Index - An index to death certificates filed in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1870-2000. Included in the index is name, date of death, certificate number, and a location/comments column.

Minnesota People Search (Minnesota Historical Society) - Use Minnesota People Records Search to exclusively research birth, death, and state census records, as well as Veterans Graves Registration and World War I Gold Star Rolls.

St. Louis County Birth Index - An index to birth certificates filed in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1859-1900. Included in the index is name, date of death, certificate number, and a location/comments column. 

St. Louis County Marriage Index - Link to the MINNESOTA OFFICIAL MARRIAGE SYSTEM, which includes marriage records for most Minnesota counties, including St. Louis County from 1870. Included in the index is county, certificate number, marriage date, and “applicant 1” and “applicant 2” (i.e., bride and groom).

St. Louis County MNGen - St. Louis County genealogy resources, including cemetery listings, courthouses, historical societies, newspapers, and church records. 

Duluth War Casualties - Index to articles published in Duluth newspapers on some military personnel from the Duluth area who were killed or captured during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

MyHeritage Library Edition - Provides access to billions of historical genealogical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases. ONCE LOGGED IN, CLICK ON THE BLUE "MYHERITAGE LIBRARY EDITION" LINK TO BEGIN SEARCHING. Available to Duluth and Arrowhead cardholders.

Picture from the Duluth Public Library slide collection


At the Library

Ancestry Library Edition -  U.S. Federal Census records, passenger lists, birth, death, marriage and military records, family and local history collections, and more. Available at the Library only. Subscription provided by the City of Duluth.

Duluth City Directories 1883 - present

Superior (WI) City Directories 1922 - present

Picture from the Duluth Public Library slide collection


Other Genealogical Resources in Duluth

The Family History Center-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
521 Upham Rd., Duluth, MN 55811
218-726-1361

Twin Ports Genealogical Society
1626 London Rd, Suite 726, Duluth, MN 55812
Mary Tanner, President
maryellentanner@gmail.com