Wright County
Street in Delano, 1905 – Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Locations where Poles settled in Wright County include:
Delano, and Franklin Township
Delano was one of the first concentrated Polish settlements in Minnesota, according to Father Waclaw Kruszka ( A History of the Poles in America to 1908, Part IV: Poles in the Central and Western States). The Poles were from both Silesia and Kashubia.
County-Wide Resources
Vital Record and Land Records
The Recorder’s Office is responsible for vital records as well
as real estate records for properties in Wright County.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has General Land Office Records where you can pick the state and county, then type a surname. If an ancestor purchased land, you will likely be able to see the document and details about the land and purchase.
Historical Society
The Wright County Historical Society provides resources related to genealogy and the history of the County.
General Genealogy Links
The following are websites with general resources and genealogy information about Wright County:
Maps
The 1916 plat map is helpful in showing who owned the land that year. Click on the area you are interested in until you get to the detail level with names.
Book
| title | author | comments |
|---|---|---|
| History of Wright County Minnesota, Volume 1 | by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, 1915 | Online version |
Delano
Delano was established as a Polish town, with immigrants from Upper Silesia and Kashubia. Father Wacław Kruszka noted that Delano had one of the oldest Polish parishes in Minnesota, founded in 1873.
Local Resources
PGS-MN Newsletter Article
(You will need to scroll down to the page indicated to find the article within the newsletter link)
| Newsletter | page | title/author |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2003 | 12 | Drobne Echa Article – Installment #2: Delano, Installment#2 From Rolnik,1906-1909 by Greg Kishel |
General Genealogy Links
The following are websites with general resources and genealogy information about Delano: