Madison Wisconsin Family History Center
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This article describes the services and resources available at a Family History Center, a branch facility of the Family History Library. |
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Center Location, Hours, and Contact[edit | edit source]
Location Map: Location on Map
Address: 4505 Regent St Madison, WI 53705
- We are in the church, 3 doors down on the left inside the Southwest entrance off the parking lot.
- Language: English
Phone: 608-238-4844 Director's phone Judy McDonald (608) 358-4932
E-mail: wi_madison@familyhistorymail.org
Normal Open Hours: (Currently closed due to Covid 19 Pandemic {updated 11/14/2020})
- 3rd Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00pm
- 4th Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00pm
- Usual 1st Thursday: 6:00pm-9:00pm
- 2nd Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm
- other appointments made by patrons, others welcome.
++If these hours do not work for you, it is possible to make an appointment with Judy McDonald. To insure staff availability, please make appointments 1-2 weeks prior to date needed. Judy's phone (608) 358-4932
Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]
Currently closed due to Pandemic Covid19 (updated 11/14/2020)
Dane County Area Genealogy Society meeting :
2nd Saturday of every month: 11am in the chapel
Regent Street building (same as the FHC)
Upcoming Events[edit | edit source]
Class Schedule[edit | edit source]
Staff Training Meetings[edit | edit source]
Center Resources[edit | edit source]
Collections[edit | edit source]
- Indefinite Film Collection -- a collection of films on a variety of subjects, to include vital records, county records, court records, Large collection of German films etc.
- BookCollection: -- Library of donated family histories, books about genealogy of different locations, maps of other countries, dictionaries in other languages to help with translation of films World locations research outlines
- Databases
- Family History Center Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
Hardware and Equipment[edit | edit source]
- 2 microfilm readers
- 1 microfilm/microfiche reader with electric wind/rewind (upright)
- 1 Minolta reader/printer, (upright) not digitized
- 6 computers w/shared printer
Center Services[edit | edit source]
Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]
Resources in the Local Area[edit | edit source]
Vesterheim Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library - Norwegian/American heritage
Links[edit | edit source]
Volunteer at the Center[edit | edit source]
If you're interested in volunteering, please call our center and ask for Judy McDonald.
