Links
Tools To Help You Explore History
We know how exciting it is to pour through history, but it can be hard to find the right resources for digging in to local history. So we’ve done the work to gather a selection of other websites and tools to help you along.
Goodhue County Local History Organizations
- Aliveo Military Museum
- The American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum
- Cannon Falls Area Historical Society
- Friends of the Florence Town Hall
- Friends of St. Rose of Lima
- Goodhue Area Historical Society
- Kenyon Area Historical Society
- Lake City Historical Society
- Pine Island Area Historical Society.org
- Red Wing Marine Museum
- Red Wing Shoe Museum
- Vasa Museum
- www.ZumbrotaAreaHistoryCenter.org
Heritage Preservation Commissions
Regional Local History Organizations
- Dakota County Historical Society
- Dodge County Historical Society
- Nicollet County Historical Society
- Northfield Historical Society
- History Center of Olmsted County
- Pierce County Historical Association
- Rice County Historical Society
- Steele County Historical Society
- Wabasha County Historical Society
- Waseca County Historical Society
- Winona County Historical Society
State & National History Organizations
- American Association for State & Local History
- Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota Genealogical Society
- Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps
- Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Goodhue County Government
- Goodhue County
- City of Bellechester
- City of Cannon Falls
- City of Goodhue
- City of Kenyon
- City of Lake City
- City of Pine Island
- Prairie Island Indian Community
- City of Red Wing
- City of Wanamingo
- City of Zumbrota
- Township of Florence
- Township of Hay Creek
- Township of Leon
- Township of Stanton
- Township of Wacouta
- Township of Wanamingo
Tourism & Local Information
- Cannon Falls Chamber of Commerce
- Cannon Falls Public Library
- Kenyon M.T. Gunderson House
- Kenyon Public Library
- Lake City Chamber of Commerce
- Lake City Public Library
- Pine Island Chamber of Commerce
- Pine Island Public Library
- Red Wing Chamber of Commerce
- Red Wing Downtown Main Street
- Red Wing Public Library
- Red Wing Visitor and Convention Bureau
- Zumbrota Public Library
Useful Research Links
- Goodhue County Historic Places and Interactive Map
- Red Wing Historic Neighborhoods
- Settlement Patterns Goodhue County
- City of Red Wing City Council Minutes from 1907 – Present
- USGenWeb Page for Goodhue County
- Dalby Database
- Rootsweb Home page
- Ancestry.com–not all pages on this site are free
- Fold3–not all pages on this site are free
- National Genealogy Society
- Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Best DNA Testing and Ancestry Sites – ConsumerAffairs
- History At Home: A Guide to Genealogy
- Home Advice Guide – How To Gather Family Information
- MNopedia
- Minnesota Reflections
- Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
- Minnesota Iron Range Research Center
- National Archives and Record Administration
- Library of Congress
- Ellis Island
- Preservation Directory. Com
- English Family History and Genealogy at Home
