Obtaining Copies from the Mankato Free Press Obituary Index

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Ordering Copies of Obituaries from the University Archives

The University Archives at Minnesota State University, Mankato can provide copies of obituaries found in the Mankato Free Press Obituary Index for a fee of $15 each.  Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to Memorial Library.  This includes printing a copy of the obituary from microfilm and mailing it to you.

 

Click here for an Obituary Index Copy Request Form.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Copies

Several libraries and historical societies around Minnesota have microfilm versions of the Mankato Free Press and its predecessor newspapers. Generally if you can visit the library/historical society you can look up the obituary (from the data in this index) and make a copy of the obituaries for less than the cost of ordering copies from the University Archives at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Institution	Contact Information	Publication Titles	Years of coverage
Memorial Library Minnesota State University, Mankato	http://lib.mnsu.edu/ (Requests for obituaries sent to all library departments get forwarded to the University Archives and the appropriate fees apply for copies.)	Free Press Mankato Free Press Mankato Daily Free Press Review Mankato Weekly Review	1973-present 1931-1973 1887-1931 1878-1879 1869-1878
Minnesota Historical Society	http://www.mnhs.org	Free Press Mankato Free Press Mankato Daily Free Press Review Mankato Weekly Review	1973-present 1931-1973 1887-1931 1878-1879 1869-1878
Blue Earth County Historical Society	http://www.bechshistory.com/ 507-345-5566	Various Titles BECHS also maintains an obituary index – 1857-present	1857-1998

Didn't Find the Name You Were Looking For?

If you do not find a name of a Mankato area resident that you expect to find, it is still possible an obituary was published in the newspaper. If you have the date of death the MSU Archives will look for un-indexed obituaries in the Mankato newspaper for a fee. The cost is $25 and includes: research time, printing a copy of the obituary from microfilm and mailing it to you if found. A date of death is required for this search. This fee is charged prior to the search and is not refunded if no obituary is found.

The Blue Earth County Historical Society also maintains an obituary index of Mankato newspapers. Their index covers 1857-present, with some gaps in the 1940s-1960s. They will also look up obituaries for a small fee.