Help--I'm new to this! I'm wondering if someone can provide me with additional information regarding my Grandfather. Here is what I've found thus far:

Name: Ralph Vincent Swenningson
Mother's Maiden Name: Last name Ness
Father's Name: Unknown
Born: 11/07/1920, Fillmore County, MN
Died: 04/25/1976, Winona County, MN
Death Cert#: 1976-MN-010529

Married (I believe, at some point in time) to Dorothy Krogh. Whose maiden name was Dorothy Buckles.

My father never knew his father (my grandfather) as his parents were divorced/seperated before he turned a year old. His father chose to have no contact with him, so he is unable to provide me with any information. The info. above I obtained via the internet.

If anyone could provide me with additional information (copies of birth/death records, cause of death, his parents names, etc.) I would appreciate it.

Also, how does one afford to do all of this research? It seems that every website I come across charges an astronomical amount of money to use their searches!