Online Research

Online Resources (partial list):

Lake Minnetonka Area Walking Tours:

• Excelsior History Walking Tour Brochure
• Westonka History Tour Brochure

​​Lake Minnetonka Area Property Resources:

• University of Minnesota John R. Borchert Map Collection (see Hennepin County)
• Minnesota Digital Library
• Hennepin County Library Digital Collections: Woodman's Minnetonka Map Directory, 1908
• Library of Congress: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
• University of Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs
• Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
• Hennepin County Property Information Search
• Excelsior Heritage Preservation Commission
• Wayzata Heritage Preservation Board

​Historical Newspapers:

• Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
• Library of Congress: Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers
• Newspapers.com

​Lake Minnetonka Image Resources:

• MN Collections (former Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society)
• MN Collections (former Westonka Historical Society)
• Minnesota Digital Library: Minnesota Reflections
• Minnesota Historical Society Collections Online

​Biographical/Genealogical Information:

• Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota People Records Search
• Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS)
• Excelsior Congregational Church Baptisms (1855-1882)
• Excelsior Congregational Church Marriages (1855-1869)
• Excelsior Congregational Church Deaths (1855-1883)
• Excelsior Congregational Church Original Members (1853-1857)
• Excelsior Birth Index (1870-1930)
• Excelsior High School Graduates
• Ancestry.com
• Family Search

​Local Cemetery Information:

• Oak Hill Cemetery Burials (Excelsior)
• Oak Hill Cemetery Map (Excelsior)
• Oak Hill Cemetery Tour (Excelsior)
• Find A Grave Oak Hill Cemetery Records (Excelsior)
• Find A Grave Resurrection Cemetery Records (Shorewood)
• Find A Grave Woodside Cemetery Records (Shorewood)
• Lakewood Cemetery Burial Search (Minneapolis)

​More:

• Other Area History Organizations

Lake Minnetonka City Websites:

• City of Excelsior
• City of Deephaven
• City of Greenwood
• City of Minnetonka
• City of Minnetonka Beach
• City of Minnetrista
• City of Mound
• City of Orono
• City of Shorewood
• City of Spring Park
• City of Tonka Bay
• City of Victoria
• City of Wayzata
• City of Woodland

Available in Our Research Archives in Wayzata (partial list):

• Land of (over) 10,000 Lake Minnetonka Historic Photographs!
• Maps
• Historic Newspapers (microfilm and hard copies)
• Books about Local History
• Local History Subject Files
• Biographical Files
• Diaries
• Yearbooks
• Scrapbooks
• Phone Directories
• Church Records (microfilm and hard copies)
• Birth Records
• Death Records
• Cemetery Records
• Obituaries
• Property Tax Records
• Property Files
• School Records
• Corporate and Organization Records

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Need more help? Volunteers are happy to do look-ups or answer simple questions at no charge. More involved research is available for a fee.  Contact us at [email protected], 952-474-2115 for more information. 

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