Research Resources To Consider
As you research the history of Sherburne County, or Minnesota for that matter, a collection of documents you might want to consider viewing are the Public Safety Commission Alien Registration and Declaration of Holdings Forms, from 1918. The records are held by the Minnesota Historical Society. Microfilm copies of the Sherburne County records are available at SHC These records, the alien registration forms, contain a wealth of information. They were collected in the early days of World War I. The Public Safety Commission set out to identify and document the individuals and the property holdings of every alien living in Minnesota. The Commission was created by the State of Minnesota, a board of seven members: including the Governor, the State Attorney General and five members appointed by the Governor. Early in 1918, the Commission issued “Proclamation and Order No. 25” designating the week of February 25 to March 1 as Alien Registration Days. ...