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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~widcags/ Dane County Area Genealogical Society], Madison, newsletter and speakers.  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~widcags/ Dane County Area Genealogical Society], Madison, newsletter and speakers.  
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/research/internetresources/history-and-genealogy Madison Public Library] genealogy resources.  
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/research/internetresources/history-and-genealogy Madison Public Library] genealogy resources.  
*[http://www.visitmadison.com/listings/Norwegian-Heritage-Center/181465/0/ Norwegian Heritage Center], Stoughton, the story of Norwegian migration 1825-1910.  
*[http://www.visitmadison.com/listings/Norwegian-Heritage-Center/181465/0/ Norwegian Heritage Center], Stoughton, WI, the story of Norwegian migration 1825-1910.  
*University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library, a very large manuscript collection with many historical documents.<ref name="DB119" />  
*University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library, a very large manuscript collection with many historical documents.<ref name="DB119" />  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia]], [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge]], [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green]], [[Iowa County, Wisconsin|Iowa]], [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]], and [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]].
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia]], [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge]], [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green]], [[Iowa County, Wisconsin|Iowa]], [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]], and [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]].  
*[http://www.browncountylibrary.org/central/ Brown County Central Library], Green Bay, WI, a very large genealogy section with a good range of materials such as local histories, county histories, newspapers, obituaries, and family folders.<ref name="DB119" /><br>  
*[http://www.browncountylibrary.org/central/ Brown County Central Library], Green Bay, WI, a very large genealogy section with a good range of materials such as local histories, county histories, newspapers, obituaries, and family folders.<ref name="DB119" /><br>  
*[http://www.milwaukeehistory.net/ Milwaukee County Historical Society], a huge manuscript collection, Civil War, church records, obituaries, biographical news clippings, naturalization indexes, censuses, court and probate records, and coroners' inquests, specializing in German immigrant families.<ref name="DB119" /><br>  
*[http://www.milwaukeehistory.net/ Milwaukee County Historical Society], a huge manuscript collection, Civil War, church records, obituaries, biographical news clippings, naturalization indexes, censuses, court and probate records, and coroners' inquests, specializing in German immigrant families.<ref name="DB119" /><br>  
*[http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/ Racine Heritage Museum Research Center], a very good genealogy collection.<ref name="DB119" /> Includes cemeteries, federal and territorial censuses, city directories, photos, maps, manuscripts, marriage card file 1838-1879, military records, naturalizations 1838-1906, obituaries and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/?page_id=19 Research Center] in ''Racine Heritage Museum'' (accessed 20 October 2015).</ref><br>  
*[http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/ Racine Heritage Museum Research Center], a very good genealogy collection.<ref name="DB119" /> Includes cemeteries, federal and territorial censuses, city directories, photos, maps, manuscripts, marriage card file 1838-1879, military records, naturalizations 1838-1906, obituaries and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/?page_id=19 Research Center] in ''Racine Heritage Museum'' (accessed 20 October 2015).</ref><br>  
*[https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords/index.htm Wisconsin Vital Records Services], Madison, birth, marriage, divorce, and death records.  
*[https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords/index.htm Wisconsin Vital Records Services], Madison, birth, marriage, divorce, and death records.  
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Center Network] 14 locations statewide. The records created by county offices for that region are housed at the Area Research Center, as are non-governmental manuscript collections of regional interest.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Centers] in ''Wisconsin Historical Society'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref>  
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Center Network] 14 locations statewide. The records created by county offices for that region are housed at the Area Research Center, as are non-governmental manuscript collections of regional interest.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Centers] in ''Wisconsin Historical Society'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref>  
*[http://wsgs.org/ Wisconsin State Genealogical Society], Madison, WI, webinars, conferences, and publications.  
*[http://wsgs.org/ Wisconsin State Genealogical Society], Madison, WI, webinars, conferences, and publications.  
*[http://www.wisconsinumc.org/ministries/worship-witness/archives-history United Methodist Church Wisconsin Conference Archives], Sun Prairie, WI, minutes, Books of Disciplines, hymnals, periodicals, tracts, local church records, Methodist histories.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinumc.org/ministries/worship-witness/archives-history/the-archives The Archives] in ''Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref>  
*[http://www.wisconsinumc.org/ministries/worship-witness/archives-history United Methodist Church Wisconsin Conference Archives], Sun Prairie, WI, minutes, Books of Disciplines, hymnals, periodicals, tracts, local church records, Methodist histories.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinumc.org/ministries/worship-witness/archives-history/the-archives The Archives] in ''Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref>  

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  Contact Us form

Address:[1]

415 West Main Street
Madison, WI 53703-3116

Telephone:[1]  608-255-2224
Fax:  608-255-6842

Hours and holidays:[2]  Monday – Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed:  Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

Map, directions, and public transportation:[2]

Internet sites and databases:

  • Home research, databases, hire an expert, classes and events, e-store, support, membership, about, and contact us.
  • Online catalog by keywords, title, subject, creator, or call number.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Formerly known as Vesterheim Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library (VGC/NL). Collection includes thousands of genealogical books, microfilms, and resources relating to Norwegian and Norwegian-American genealogical research. This includes Norwegians in the following United States federal censuses:

  • 1850 CA GA IL IA LA MI MS NY RI TX UT and WI
  • 1860 AL AR CA CO CT, Dakota Territory, DC, FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MI MN MS MO NE, NY (in progress), RI TX UT WI
  • 1870 WI (counties A-D)
  • 1880 Dakota Territory, IL IA KS MI MN NE NV NH NJ NM TX WI

Also cemeteries (320,000 names in 1,200 cemeteries), passenger arrival lists for New York 1830-1856, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1886, 1892, Philadelphia 1878-1879, and Quebec 1865-1873, North American church records 1840-1900, Norwegian immigrants card index 1820-1850, obituaries (200,000), printed family histories, maps, Norwegian church records, Norwegian censuses 1801, 1865, 1875, and 1900, Norwegian probate records, 1000 bygdebøker (farm histories), Bergen emigrants 1874-1924, Oslo emigrants 1867-1966, Kristiansand emigrants 1873-1927, Trondheim emigrants 1867-1925, and Kristiansund emigrants 1882-1959.[3]

  • Databases (online for members only): births in Norwegian American church records pre-1901, Norwegian American cemeteries, Norwegian emigrants 1825-1860, Norwegian American marriages, Norwegian Americans in U.S. federal censuses 1850, 1860, and 1880, and a Montana database of Norwegian Lutheran church records, and marriages.

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • NAGC members are welcome to visit Naeseth Library free of charge. Non-members will be asked to pay the $15.00 Daily Use Fee.[2]
  • Please call ahead to make an appointment, if you will need staff assistance.[2]

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, best manuscript collection in Wisconsin, including censuses, tax, and land records. They hold the famed Draper Manuscript Collection of pioneer history, and the Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society collection.[4]
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, including Midwestern genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.[5]
  • Newberry Library, Chicago, a large repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.[6]
  • National Archives at Chicago old federal court and agency records for Wisconsin and Midwest U.S. federal censuses 1790–1940; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3.[7]

Similar Collections

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Contact Us in Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library (accessed 20 November 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hours & Location in Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library (accessed 20 November 2015).
  3. ↑ Available Research Tools in Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library (accessed 20 November 2015).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 119. WorldCat 39493985; FHL Book 973 J54d.
  5. ↑ Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).
  6. ↑ Genealogy and Local History in The Newberry (accessed 27 February 2015).
  7. ↑ Genealogy in National Archives at Chicago (accessed 27 February 2014).
  8. ↑ Collections in Vesterheim: the National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center (accessed 20 October 2015).
  9. ↑ Genealogy in Augustana College (accessed 30 March 2015).
  10. ↑ Otto Schroeder Records Center in Dane County Historical Society (accessed 21 October 2015).
  11. ↑ Research Center in Racine Heritage Museum (accessed 20 October 2015).
  12. ↑ Area Research Centers in Wisconsin Historical Society (accessed 21 October 2015).
  13. ↑ The Archives in Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church (accessed 21 October 2015).
  14. ↑ Genealogical Resources and Information in Archdiocese of Milwaukee (accessed 21 October 2015).
  15. ↑ Archives and Manuscripts Collections in Concordia Historical Institute (accessed 21 October 2015).
  16. ↑ Archives in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (accessed 21 October 2015).
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