Rochester Minnesota FamilySearch Center

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FamilySearch This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.


Rochester Minnesota Family History Center

We serve the southeast Minnesota area.  Help available to all researchers.



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Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]

Location Map: Location Map
Address: 2300 Viola Heights Dr, Rochester, MN 55901
  • Enter building through NORTHEAST doors and ring bell on wall if inner doors are locked.
Phone: 507-281-6641
E-mail: MN_Rochester@ldsmail.net


Open Hours :
  • Tuesday: 10:00am to 2:00pm
  • Wednesday: 9:00am to 3:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Thursday: By appointment only--call and leave message with your number on phone listed above.
Holiday Schedule:
MEA:
Thanksgiving and Nativity Event:
Christmas and New Years:
Inclement Weather: Closed with Rochester Public Schools--If they are closed, we are closed, if they are delayed 2 hours, so are we.

Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]

===== Class Schedule: =====
===== Staff Training Meetings =====

Center Resources[edit | edit source]

===== Collections =====


Databases and Software[edit | edit source]

  • FHC 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]

  • 7 computers
  • 3 microfilm readers
  • 1 microfiche reader
  • 1 microfilm printer


==== Staff Research Specialties ====

Polish: by appointment ask for Ed
Ancestry.com: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00
US before 1850: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00
British Isles: Wednesdays 12:00-3:00
German: by appointment ask for Lynn
Norwegian or Swedish: by appointment ask for Andrea
Native American: by appointment ask for Valerie


=== Links to Resources in the Local Area ===

Olmsted County Historical Society
Minnesota Genealogical Society
Rochester Public Library Genealogy Collection


=== Volunteer at the Center ===

We are always looking for volunteers to teach classes or staff the FHC who know how to help others with their family history. Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering.