Today Minnesota celebrates the 157th anniversary of its statehood—it was admitted into the Union on 11 May 1858 as the 32nd state. The state’s name is based on a Native American Dakota word meaning “clear water,” and Minnesota is famous for its many beautiful lakes—hence the state’s nickname “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”
If you are researching your ancestry from Minnesota, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online MN newspaper archives: 91 titles to help you search your family history in the “North Star State,” providing coverage from 1849 to Today. There are more than 4.3 million articles and records in our online Minnesota archives!
Dig deep into our archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Minnesota ancestors in these MN newspapers online. Our Minnesota newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Minnesota Newspaper Archives (1849 – 1923)
Search Minnesota Recent Obituaries (1986 – Current)
Here is a list of online Minnesota newspapers in the archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The MN newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range* | Collection |
| Albany | Stearns – Morrison Enterprise | 7/18/2005 – 1/12/2011 | Recent Obituaries |
| Albert Lea | Albert Lea Tribune | 10/2/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Apple Valley | Apple Valley – Rosemount Sun-Current | 2/22/2011 – 3/6/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Austin | Austin Daily Herald | 7/25/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Brooklyn Center | Brooklyn Center Sun-Post | 2/16/2011 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Brooklyn Park | Brooklyn Park Sun-Post | 1/26/2011 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Burnsville | Burnsville Sun-Current | 2/22/2010 – 3/6/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Champlin, Dayton | Champlin – Dayton Press | 8/15/2005 – 8/22/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Chanhassen | Chanhassen Villager | 11/12/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Chaska | Chaska Herald | 11/19/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cloquet | Pine Journal | 5/17/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coon Rapids | Blaine – Spring Lake Park Sun-Focus | 2/6/2011 – 5/15/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Crookston | Crookston Daily Times | 10/20/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Crow River | South Crow River News – Rockford Area News Leader | 11/21/2005 – 8/22/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Crystal, Robbinsdale | Crystal – Robbinsdale Sun-Post | 2/16/2011 – 4/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Delano | Delano Eagle | 7/26/2005 – 8/22/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Duluth | Duluth News-Tribune | 5/16/1881 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Duluth Daily News | 7/2/1887 – 9/4/1892 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Duluth Weekly Tribune | 1/6/1876 – 7/15/1887 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Duluth Minnesotian | 4/24/1869 – 9/4/1875 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Duluth Minnesotian-Herald | 9/11/1875 – 5/11/1878 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Lake Superior News | 7/4/1878 – 1/27/1881 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Duluth Weekly News-Tribune | 1/2/1897 – 6/26/1897 | Newspaper Archives |
| Duluth | Budgeteer News | 6/9/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Duluth | Duluth News Tribune | 1/1/1995 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Eagan | Eagan Sun-Current | 2/16/2011 – 3/6/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie News | 10/22/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Eden Prairie | St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor | 2/9/2010 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Eden Prairie | Plymouth Sun-Sailor | 1/26/2011 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie Sun-Current | 2/22/2010 – 8/19/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Eden Prairie | Bloomington Sun-Current | 2/22/2010 – 8/19/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Eden Prairie | Richfield Sun-Current | 1/25/2010 – 8/19/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Edina | Edina Sun-Current | 1/28/2010 – 8/19/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Excelsior | Excelsior – Shorewood Sun-Sailor | 2/22/2010 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls Daily Journal | 12/3/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Herald-Review | 10/12/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Granite Falls | Advocate Tribune | 11/11/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hibbing | Hibbing Daily Tribune | 6/2/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hopkins | Hopkins Sun-Sailor | 1/11/2011 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Hutchinson | Hutchinson Leader | 11/10/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| International Falls | Journal | 8/25/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jordan | Jordan Independent | 12/10/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lakeville | Lakeville Sun-Current | 2/16/2011 – 3/6/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Independent Review | 10/15/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mankato | Free Press | 10/11/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Melrose | Melrose Beacon | 7/18/2005 – 1/13/2011 | Recent Obituaries |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis Journal | 1/1/1895 – 12/31/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis Tidende | 10/18/1895 – 12/28/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Minneapolis | Afro-American Advance | 5/27/1899 – 11/17/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Minneapolis | Columbia Heights – Fridley Sun-Focus | 2/16/2011 – 4/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Minneapolis | Star Tribune | 1/21/1986 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Minnetonka | Minnetonka Sun-Sailor | 2/22/2010 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Montevideo | Montevideo American-News | 11/11/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Monticello | Monticello Times | 11/29/2006 – 8/15/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Mound | Laker | 1/7/2011 – 6/14/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Mounds View | Mounds View – New Brighton – St. Anthony Sun-Focus | 2/16/2011 – 4/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| New Hope | New Hope – Golden Valley Sun-Post | 1/26/2011 – 4/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Osseo, Maple Grove | Osseo – Maple Grove Press | 7/28/2005 – 8/22/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Prior Lake | Prior Lake American | 10/10/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Red Wing | Goodhue County Republican | 6/26/1863 – 12/28/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Redwood Falls | Redwood Falls Gazette | 10/3/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sartell | Sartell Newsleader | 10/14/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Savage | Savage Pacer | 10/3/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Shakopee | Shakopee Valley News | 10/22/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sleepy Eye | Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch | 7/29/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. James | St. James Plaindealer | 11/9/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Joseph | St. Joseph Newsleader | 1/4/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Michael | North Crow River News | 4/17/2006 – 8/22/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Paul | St. Paul Daily Press | 1/2/1868 – 12/29/1872 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Appeal | 2/7/1903 – 11/24/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Broad Axe | 9/17/1891 – 6/11/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | St. Paul Daily Pioneer | 9/23/1854 – 12/31/1857 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Weekly Minnesotian | 6/4/1853 – 12/25/1858 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Minnesota Democrat | 1/14/1851 – 10/31/1855 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Western Appeal | 6/13/1885 – 12/29/1888 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Minnesota Pioneer | 4/28/1849 – 1/20/1853 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Negro World | 3/10/1900 – 6/9/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Daily Minnesotian | 1/6/1854 – 1/6/1854 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Paul | Sun Newspapers | 1/10/2001 – 2/24/2010 | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Paul | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 3/25/1988 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stillwater | Stillwater Gazette | 11/13/2000 – 10/30/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Two Harbors | Lake County News-Chronicle | 5/11/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Virginia | Mesabi Daily News | 3/17/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Waconia | Carver County News | 8/4/2005 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Waconia | Pioneer | 9/15/2005 – 6/7/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Waconia | Waconia Patriot | 8/3/2005 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Walker | Pilot-Independent | 12/18/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wayzata | Wayzata – Orono – Long Lake Sun-Sailor | 9/9/2010 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Winona | Winona Post | 2/12/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Winona | Winona Daily News | 5/15/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Young America | Norwood Young America Times | 8/4/2005 – 9/9/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
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