Minnesota's Virtual Genealogical Library

The Minnesota Genealogical Society has approved a recommendation to creat a virtual genealogical library of Minnesota-specific genealogical materials, according to the Novemeber newsletter. During the first half of the year, they report 26,000 visitors accessed 62,000 page views on the MGS website. Few of these webpages have actual data, mostly information on research and the groups that are affiliated with the state genealogical society. An inventory of potential material for the first database set progress report will be given in January 2006.

These developments on the local, state, national and even international level hasten the research process of the individual researcher tremondously! What used to take us weeks or months can now be accomplished in seconds online! What a tremendous tool for the researcher and potential boon for research facilities, for now, if I know that you have documents that may be of use to me, I am more inclined to make the trip than if I'm just guessing that your facility may have something of use to my family history research.

Success in the search!