HENNEPIN COUNTY: BLOOMINGTON:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
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Bloomington (Minn.).
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| Title: | Records. |
| Dates: | 1858-1964 |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Birth and death records (1871-1879, 1891-1940), ordinances (1853-1964), clerk's books (1858-1899, 1924-1952), road records (1860-1948), treasurer's books (1859-1949), other financial records (1870-1951), census of persons residing on platted lands (1947-1954), official oaths and bonds (1921-1935), materials concerning 1953 incorporation election (1952-1953), a cemetery deed (1864), and election records (1924-1934). |
| Quantity: | 5 microfilm reels. |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
The city of Bloomington was incorporated on April 8, 1953. Earlier records were created under the jurisdiction of Bloomington Township.
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Access Restrictions:
Access to birth records on roll 1 is restricted. Records containing information relating to adoptions and illegitimate births are restricted for 100 years. Birth records less than 100 years old must be inspected by library staff to prevent inappropriate disclosure of confidential information. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Bloomington (Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Microfilm Production:
Rolls 2-5 are available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 986-3
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001728920
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Reel |
| SAM 64 (Chaney Room) | 1 | Birth and Death Records, 1871-1879, 1891-1940. 10 volumes. |
| | | RESTRICTED. |
| | | The birth records occasionally contain records of illegitimate births. |
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| | Volume 3. Birth and Death Register, 1871-1879. |
| | | Includes births (February 1871-January 1879) and deaths (September 1871-July 1879). |
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| | Birth and Death Certificates, 1891-1906. |
| | | Filmed at the end of the volume, in no particular order, are loose papers (1880s-1961) consisting of
reports of births and deaths, correspondence relating to births, and miscellaneous vital statistics information.
Contains births (1891-1906) and deaths (1891-1906). |
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| | Death Certificates, 1907-1912. |
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| | Birth Certificates, 1907-1912. |
| | | The 1907-1912 volumes are filmed together on the same frames. The death certificates are filmed at the top
of each frame; the birth certificates are filmed at the bottom of each frame. |
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| | Death Certificates, 1913-1914. |
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| | Birth Certificates, 1913-1914. |
| | | The 1913-1914 volumes are filmed together on the same frames. The death certificates are filmed at the top
of each frame; the birth certificates are filmed at the bottom of each frame. |
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| | Volume 4. Birth and Death Certificates, 1913-1926. |
| | | RESTRICTED. |
| | | Includes births (1913-1925) and deaths (1913-1926). Indexed. |
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| | Volume 5. Birth and Death Certificates, 1926-1932. |
| | | RESTRICTED. |
| | | Not indexed. |
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| | Birth and Death Certificates, 1932-1940. |
| | | RESTRICTED. |
| | | Includes births (1932-1940) and deaths (1932-1936). Not indexed. |
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| | Death Certificates, 1937-1940. |
| | | Indexed. |
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| | Ordinances, 1953-1963. |
| | | Loose papers. Ordinances are numbered consecutively as follows:
Nos. 1-261 (1953-1960); Nos. 1-104 (1961-1962); Nos. 63-1 through Nos. 63-47 (1963).
Some ordinances are filmed out of sequence. The sequence is not complete. |
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| Location | Reel |
| SAM 64 | 2 | Ordinances, 1963-1964. |
| | | Loose papers. Ordinances begin with Initiative No. 1 (November 1963), and continue as follows: Nos. 63-48 through Nos. 63-53 (1963);
Nos 64-3 through Nos. 64-18 (1964). Some ordinances are filmed out of sequence. The sequence is not complete. |
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| | Clerk's Books/Town Record Book, 1858-1899, 1924-1952. 5 volumes and 11 small volumes (actually loose papers, 1921-1933). |
| | | The Clerk's Books contain minutes of annual town meetings, meetings of the board of supervisors, and meetings of the board of audit; annual statements of the treasurer;
various financial records; and numerous miscellany. |
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| | Clerk's Book, 1858-1878. |
| | | Includes a list of school district boundaries, 1860, and a list of bonds issued, 1864-1865, at the end of the volume. |
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| | Miscellaneous Clerk's Records, 1921-1933. |
| | | Labeled on the film as 11 small volumes; actually loose papers consisting of minutes of the proceedings of the
annual town meetings, poll lists, tally sheets, and summary statements of votes. Some of the election
records interfile with those reproduced on roll 5 of this microfilm. |
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| | Road Records, 1860-1948. 5 volumes and loose papers: |
| | | Treasurer's Record of Road Money, 1861-1872. |
| | | Road Record Book [Board of Supervisors], Volume 1, 1867-1882. |
| | | Board of Supervisors' Road Tax and Assessment Record, April 1870-March 1873. |
| | | | Pages 1-121. |
| Location | Reel |
| SAM 64 | 3 | | Board of Supervisors' Road Tax and Assessment Record, April 1870-March 1873. |
| | | | Pages 122-end. |
| | | Board of Supervisors' Road and Tax Assessment Record, March 1873-April 1877. |
| | | Road Record Book [Board of Supervisors], 1922-1948. |
| | | Road Papers, 1860-1935. |
| | | | Loose papers, in rough chronological order, including petitions for new roads. |
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| | Treasurer's Books, 1859-1949: |
| | | Treasurer's Account Books, 1859-1937. 8 volumes. |
| Location | Reel |
| SAM 64 | 4 | | Treasurer's Book of Receipts and Disbursements, 1937-1949. 1 volume. |
| | | | Includes zoning resolution (1947) and cemetery deeds (1948). |
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| | Annual Statements of the Treasurer and the Board of Auditors, 1921-1934. |
| | | Loose papers. |
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| | Financial Account of the Town of Bloomington, 1870-1890. 1 volume. |
| | | This account book seems to have been kept by the town treasurer and to a certain extent duplicates the information
in the Treasurer's Account Books. It is in journal form and is notarized as being correct by the board of supervisors. |
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| | Order for Payment Record, 1916-1935. 1 volume. |
| | | Includes name of payee, amount paid, reason for payment, and the distribution of the amount to the various funds. |
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| | Clerk's Cash Book of Fees Collected, 1936-1951. 1 volume. |
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| | Census of Persons Residing on Platted Lands, 1947-1954. 3 volumes: |
| | | 1947. |
| | | | Includes head of household, address, number of adults and children, and total number of persons in the
household. |
| | | 1953. |
| | | | Includes only address and total number of residents. |
| | | 1954. |
| | | | Includes last name of resident(s), address, and total number of residents. |
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| | Official Oaths and Bonds, 1921-1935. |
| | | Loose papers. |
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| | Notice of Election for Incorporation at Township as Village of
Bloomington, 1953; Petition for Said Election, 1953; and Census
of Residents on Platted Land, 1952. |
| | | Loose papers. The census lists the address and number of residents.
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| Location | Reel |
| SAM 64 | 5 | Cemetery Deed, 1864. 2 pages. |
| | | Deed to the town of Bloomington from Gideon Pond for land for a town cemetery. |
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| | Election Records, 1924-1934. |
| | | Loose papers. Election returns, tally sheets, and statements of votes cast
in the primary and general elections. The set is incomplete. The list that appears on the microfilm is incomplete.
No poll lists are included. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Cemeteries -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Election records -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Elections -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Bloomington.
- Municipal incorporation -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Oaths -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Ordinances, Municipal -- Minnesota -- Bloomington.
- Road records -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Vital statistics -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Organizations:
- Bloomington (Minn. : Township).
- Places:
- Bloomington (Minn.) -- Officials and employees -- Bonding.
- Hennepin County (Minn.) -- Statistics, Vital.
- Hennepin County (Minn.) -- Census.
- Document Types:
- Birth records -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Censuses -- Minnesota -- Hennepin county.
- Death registers -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Microforms.
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