Sauk Centre Area Research Center Resource Guide
The Sauk Centre Herald Newspaper: Digital & searchable from January 1868 to December 2015.
Obituary Kardex: Card file which contains list of burials in the area with name, cemetery, dates and possible other information including citation for newspaper obituary if noted.
Plat Books: Stearns 1896, 1900, 1925, 1940, 1948; Todd 1925, 1947, 1983; Pope 1950.
Directories: Stearns, Todd, Pope and assorted other Minnesota Counties.
Maps: 1878 Survey Map of Sauk Centre by N.P. Noel.
1880 Stearns County Ethnic Background map, Sanborn Insurance Maps for the City of Sauk Centre.
Reference Books: History of Minnesota, Stearns County, Sauk Centre and area communities, i.e. Brooten, Melrose, Meire Grove, Padua and Belgrade.
The History of Stearns County, Vol. 1 & II by William Bell Mitchell, digitized with index – searchable.
The History of the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Reference CDs: The St. Cloud Area Genealogist Tombstone Inscriptions (1975) St. Cloud Times Obituary Index with 22,000 citations (2020).
Telephone Books: Sauk Centre from 1900 to present, some years missing.
Peter Doege Business Index: Mr. Doege created volumes of books documenting the existence of businesses and their owners, homes, and pictures. Searches can be done by address, categories and business names.
Family History Books:
Allen, Barchenger, Barnard, Besser, Borgerding, Borgmann, Bromenshenkel, Brown, Bruce, Carpenter, Christensen, Cooper, Cronk, Elhert, Gray, Gruber, Haulbauer, Heidgerken, Hellerud, Hesse, Hoffman, Holmquist, Jacobson, Kinsella, Klaphake, Kuntz, Marshall, Minette, Nathe, Ortman, Otte, Parker, Peterson, Pflepsen, Quade, Spaeth, Thornbloom, Unger, Vessey, Walker, Warner, Westbrock, and Westover.
Family Files: births, marriages, obituaries and related information. Over 4, 000 surnames.
Photographic Collection: A wide variety of photographs from family photos and businesses to historical scenes of early Sauk Centre.
Obituary Kardex: Card file which contains list of burials in the area with name, cemetery, dates and possible other information including citation for newspaper obituary if noted.
Plat Books: Stearns 1896, 1900, 1925, 1940, 1948; Todd 1925, 1947, 1983; Pope 1950.
Directories: Stearns, Todd, Pope and assorted other Minnesota Counties.
Maps: 1878 Survey Map of Sauk Centre by N.P. Noel.
1880 Stearns County Ethnic Background map, Sanborn Insurance Maps for the City of Sauk Centre.
Reference Books: History of Minnesota, Stearns County, Sauk Centre and area communities, i.e. Brooten, Melrose, Meire Grove, Padua and Belgrade.
The History of Stearns County, Vol. 1 & II by William Bell Mitchell, digitized with index – searchable.
The History of the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Reference CDs: The St. Cloud Area Genealogist Tombstone Inscriptions (1975) St. Cloud Times Obituary Index with 22,000 citations (2020).
Telephone Books: Sauk Centre from 1900 to present, some years missing.
Peter Doege Business Index: Mr. Doege created volumes of books documenting the existence of businesses and their owners, homes, and pictures. Searches can be done by address, categories and business names.
Family History Books:
Allen, Barchenger, Barnard, Besser, Borgerding, Borgmann, Bromenshenkel, Brown, Bruce, Carpenter, Christensen, Cooper, Cronk, Elhert, Gray, Gruber, Haulbauer, Heidgerken, Hellerud, Hesse, Hoffman, Holmquist, Jacobson, Kinsella, Klaphake, Kuntz, Marshall, Minette, Nathe, Ortman, Otte, Parker, Peterson, Pflepsen, Quade, Spaeth, Thornbloom, Unger, Vessey, Walker, Warner, Westbrock, and Westover.
Family Files: births, marriages, obituaries and related information. Over 4, 000 surnames.
Photographic Collection: A wide variety of photographs from family photos and businesses to historical scenes of early Sauk Centre.
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Collections Specific to Sauk Centre
Sinclair Lewis
Stockade
Minnesota Home School
Palmer House
National Guard Armory
Stockade
Minnesota Home School
Palmer House
National Guard Armory
Research Guidelines
- MEMBERS of the Sauk Centre Historical Society research for free.
- Non-Members researching on-site are expected to leave a donation.
- All other requests (via phone, email, letter or website) are charged $15.00 per hour prepaid.
Send check to:
Sauk Centre Area History Museum and Research Museum
430 Main Street South, Sauk Centre, Minnesota 56378
Please provide information necessary for research. (Names, dates, locations, clubs, churches etc.)
320-351-8777 email: [email protected]
