Local Historical Organizations 

• Minnesota Historical Society: Focus on statewide preservation and collections.

• Wayzata Historical Society

• Westonka Historical Society

• Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society

• Deephaven Historical Society

• Western Hennepin County History

• Steamboat Minnehaha

• MNHS - Local History Services

• Minnesota State Archives

• Hennepin County History Museum

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Genealogy

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy sites Over 100,000 links!

• Minnesota Genealogical Society

• Mormon Family Database: One of the largest databases on family genealogies.

• Rootsweb: The oldest and largest free Genealogy site

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Other Local Resources

• Hennepin County Library

• Minnetonka City - History

• Minnetonka City History - Timeline 1900 to Now

• Dana Frear: Minnetonka's first historian - Wrote 'Minnetonka Town'

• Burwell House National Registry 

• The 6 Flour Mills on Minnehaha Creek

• Chowen's Corner

• A Guide to Researching the History of a House

• Placeography

• Lake Minnetonka Magazine - The Burwell House