Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net]

Address:


 * 000 Santa's Workshop Lane
 * North Pole, AK 99999-9999

Telephone: 800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000 Fax:  802-000-0000

Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:


 * Repository Internet Site at http://www.repository.net
 * Repository Catalog Online at http://www.repositorycatalog.net
 * Repository Database at http://respositorydatabase.net

Collection Description
The Midwest Genealogy Center is 52,000 square feet on two floors. The collection includes over 80,000 family history books, 100,000 local history items, 565,000 microfilms and microfiches, and 7,000 maps. The center also has an extensive newspaper clipping file and thousands of family name files. The center opened two years ago and averages about 200 patrons a day. They have all of the books and microfilms of a closed Family History Center.

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