Freeborn County Genealogy Society 1033 Bridge Avenue Albert Lea, MN 56007 FCGS Library The library is located at the Freeborn County Historical Museum, 1031 Bridge Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007.   The library is open year-round Tuesday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm Closed Saturday, Sunday, Mondays & Holidays Open other times by appointment. Call (507) 373-8003 for more information.            The following microfilms have been added to the FCHM/FCGS library:     Albert Lea Evening Tribune         October 15, 1897—December 31, 1898         January 1, 1899—June 30, 1899         January 1, 2003—February 28, 2003         March 3, 2003—April 30, 2003         May 1, 2003—June 30, 2003         July 1, 2003—August 1, 2003         September 1, 2003—October 31, 2003         November 2, 2003-December 31, 2003     Albert Lea Enterprise         January 3, 1889—April 30, 1891         April 12, 1883—June 16, 1886         June 23, 1886—December 28, 1887         January 4, 1888—December 26, 1888                 The microfilm for Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood, Iowa has been added to the FCHS Library.  The records include baptisms from 1854-1967, confirmations 1866-1967, marriages 1855-1967, and funerals, 1865-1967. Research Policy   (Research is done at $15.00 per hour) Sources: Freeborn County History Books: 1882, 1911, 1988 (surname indexes for 1882 and 1911) Freeborn County Newspapers - on Microfilm: ALBERT LEA ENTERPRISE 1875-1879. 1881-82, 1889-1905 ALBERT LEA POSTEN 1883-1885 ALBERT LEA TRIBUNE 1899 -2002 ALDEN ADVANCE 1897-2002 ALDEN EAGLE 1879-1880 EMMONS LEADER 1948-1981 FREEBORN COUNTY EAGLE 1858-1860 FREEBORN COUNTY STANDARD 1860-1931 FREEBORN COUNTY TIMES 1895-1905 FREEBORN HERALD 1860 & 1861 HARTLAND HERALD 1907 - 1924, 1928 GLENVILLE LEADER-PRESS 1981-1992 GLENVILLE PROGRESS 1903-1961 SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE 1902-1908 SHELLROCK PRESS 1976-1981 SOUTHERN MINNESOTA STAR 1857-1858 TIMES-ENTERPRISE 1905-1923 THE WEEKLY REVIEW 1993 Freeborn County newspapers - bound volumes ALBERT LEA TRIBUNE 1992-2001 ALBERT LEA EXAMINER 1919-1920, 1922 ALDEN ADVANCE 1997-2001 EMMONS LEADER 1902-1905, 1925-1948 FREEBORN COUNTY REGISTER 1993-1995 FREEBORN PATRIOT 1934-1936 HARTLAND HERALD 1907-1924, 1928 THE WEEKLY REVIEW 1991-1992 Newspaper index for the TIMES, ENTERPRISE, STANDARD, TIMES-ENTERPRISE: 1865-1931. Items indexed include birth, death, marriage, anniversary, divorce, birthday, probate, biographical sketches, and baptism notices.  HARTLAND HERALD index. Items include births, deaths, marriages, and probates. EMMONS LEADER index. Items include births, deaths, marriages, and probates. COMMUNITY MAGAZINE 1921-1964 Obituary index for the ENTERPRISE, TRIBUNE, STANDARD, TIMES, TIMES-ENTERPRISE Obituary clippings notebooks Cemetery transcripts for Freeborn County Surname index to the cemetery transcripts Census for Freeborn County - on microfilm: Federal: 1857, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 State:   1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905 Index for 1870 and 1910 Naturalization records - Freeborn County 1853-1956 City Directories for Freeborn County: 1899 to date Telephone books for Albert Lea 1905 to date Yearbooks for Albert Lea High School (1913-2006), Alden High School (1946-1949, 1951, 1964-1966. 1984-1986), Freeborn High School (1927-1987), Alden, Conger, Freeborn High School (1989-1991) Plat maps for Freeborn County: 1874 to date Name index for: 1878, 1895, 1901, and 1913 and 1928 Vertical files (biographical and subject) pertaining to Albert Lea and Freeborn County - includes pamphlets, certificates, newspaper clippings, letters, etc. Marriage Books A-G, 1857-1917 (on microfilm) General Index - Deeds - Grantor & Grantee Vol. 1- 8, 1857 - 1920 (on microfilm) General Index - Mortgages - Grantor & Grantee Vol. 1 - 7, 1857 - 1916 (on microfilm) Record of Wills, 1857 - 1925 (on microfilm) Index to Deaths, 1870 - 1959 (on microfilm) Birth Index, 1870 - 1921 (on microfilm) Photographs, Oral Histories, Church Histories and Records, Family Histories and Genealogies Fairbault County newspapers - on microfilm WELLS ADVOCATE 1899-1906 WELLS FORUM ADVOCATE 1906-1910 WELLS MIROR 1913-1917   Hayward Lutheran Church Records, Hayward, MN (Contact: Joanne Johnsrud by email: jmjohns@smig.net ) Further searching can be done by: •Placing a query in the Tracer, the bi-monthy newsletter of the FCGS. This is free to members and $2.00 for non-members. •Hiring a professional genealogist:   Jean R. Legried, CGRS 23044-855th Ave. Oakland, MN 56007   Freeborn Hartland Bath Geneva Newry Carlston Manchester Bancroft Riceland Moscow Alden Pickeral Lake Albert Lea Hayward Oakland Mansfield Nunda Freeman Shell Rock London Click HERE for a PDF map of London Township Our Pages of Life - Get to Know Your Roots!