FAQs

RCHS does not have birth, adoption, marriage, or death records. 

You must contact Ramsey County or Minnesota Vital Records for Minnesota birth and death records. There is a cost to retrieve these records.

For more information on the Ramsey County records, call 651-266-1333 or visit Licenses and Birth Records.

For statewide records, call 651-201-5970 or visit Vital and Death Records.

Some of these items may also be found at the Minnesota Historical Society’s Gale Library at 345 Kellogg Boulevard West in St. Paul. Visit their People Finder or call 651-296-2143.

 

RCHS has few residential and commercial blueprints. Northwest Architectural Archives (NAA) is the repository for the records of architects, engineers, contractors, landscape architects, interior designers, academics, and local professional societies from the Midwest region with works that extend throughout the United States and the world.

Northwest Architectural Archives

Photo Permissions

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  • I agree to abide by the conditions listed on the reverse, and to pay the use fee, if applicable. I have been authorized to act on behalf of the publisher
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  • CONDITIONS FOR PUBLICATION, DISPLAY, OR BROADCAST OF RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS

    1. Credit must be given to the Ramsey County Historical Society and the photographer or author, if known.
    2. The credit line should appear next to the photo or article. If the publication or display has a separate credit section, it must indicate by page number and location the RCHS items and their photographers or authors. Films, videos and slide shows may use a general credit to RCHS at the beginning or end.
    3. Permission should be requested, in writing or in person, from the author or photographer and from Ramsey County Historical Society.
    4. Permission can be granted only in writing on a RCHS permission form. Possession of a RCHS photo does not constitute permission to use it.
    5. RCHS requests a donated copy of the publication.
    6. If the copyright is still in effect, the publisher must seek permission from the creator of the work or his heirs. RCHS will provide the creator’s name, if known.
    7. Permission is for one-time use only. RCHS retains all rights to the items, and they must not be used for any purpose other than that listed on the permission form.
    8. RCHS reserves the right to refuse to grant permission and/or provide reproductions to publishers and individuals who have not complied with its policies.
    9. RCHS reserves the right to deny reproduction of its own fragile items.

Please fill out the form below to request an image. Someone from Ramsey County Historical Society will be in touch to confirm the details of your request.

Digital Imaging Services

  • 300 dpi, medium resolution scans, emailed as a .jpg, .pdf, or .tif file
    (desktop publishing, newsprint, reports, etc.)
    $10.00
  • 600 dpi, high resolution scans emailed as a .jpg, .pdf, or .tif file
    (publishing, books, advertisings, etc.)
    $20.00

Please fill out the form below to request an image and click the “Submit” button when done. Ramsey County Historical Society will contact you to confirm the details of your request.

Image Request Form

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- 300 DPI is a medium- resolution scan that will be emailed as a .jpg, .pdf, or .tif file. (desktop publishing, newsprint, reports, etc.) - 600 dpi, high resolution scans emailed as a .jpg, .pdf, or .tif file (publishing, books, advertisings, etc.)
Please type in the full catalog number for the photo you are requesting. Example: 1901.150, 1980.5.479, 2000.16.2201
Provide information about the image you are requesting. Example: Description, title of publication, author, publisher, date of publication, number of copies produced, etc.)