Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library

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Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library

Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library Contact Information E-mail: Contact Us form Address: 415 West Main Street Madison, WI 53703-3116 Telephone: 608-255-2224 Hours and holidays: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Second Saturday of each month 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Closed: Good Friday, Memorial Day (observed), Independence Day, Labor Day (observed), Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Map, directions, and public transportation: Google Map and Directions: Norwegian American Genealogical Society & Naeseth Library Public transportation: Madison Metro Transit, please check routes. Internet sites: NAGC&NL Home research, databases, hire an expert, classes and events, e-store, support, membership, about, and contact us. NAGC&NL Online catalog by keywords, title, subject, creator, or call number. Collection Description Collection includes family histories, 1800 bygdebøker (farm histories), microfilms, and resources relating to Norwegian and Norwegian-American genealogical research. Databases (online for members only): births in Norwegian American church records pre-1901, Norwegian American cemeteries, Norwegian emigrants 1825-1860, Norwegian American marriages, and Norwegian Americans in U.S. federal censuses 1850, 1860, and 1880. The definitive records for WISCONSIN'S 15TH REGIMENT IN THE CIVIL WAR is a free online database for all visitors to www.nagcnl.org. This database includes Union soldier profiles, history, images and more for the heroic "Scandinavian Regiment". Tips NAGC members are welcome to visit Naeseth Library free of charge. Non-members will be asked to pay the $15.00 daily user fee. Please call ahead to make an appointment, if you will need staff assistance. Guides Carol A Culbertson et al., A Research Guide for Norwegian Genealogy : for Beginning and Experienced Genealogists, 7th ed. rev. and expanded (Madison WI: NAGC&NL, 2020) FS Library 948.1 D27ar is available for sale on the NAGC&NL website, or call 608-255-2224 for ordering information. Alternate Repositories 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. Arne G. Brekke Bygdebok Collection, University of North Dakota, houses an extensive collection of Norwegian local history books (bygdebøker). Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, including Midwestern genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists. 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. 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. Similar Collections Vesterheim National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center, Decorah, IA, photos, history, immigration history, and art. FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Neighboring Collections Dane County Clerk, Madison, marriage licenses. Dane County Clerk of Courts, Madison, probate records. Dane County Register of Deeds, Madison, birth, marriage, death, and deed records. U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, Madison, recent civil, criminal, or bankruptcy cases. Dane County Historical Society, Madison, books, periodicals, maps, photos, diaries, scrapbooks. Dane County Area Genealogical Society, Madison, newsletter and speakers. Madison Public Library genealogy resources. University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library, a very large manuscript collection with many historical documents. Repositories in surrounding counties: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock, and Sauk. 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. 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. Wisconsin Vital Records Services, Madison, birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. 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. Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, Madison, WI, webinars, conferences, and publications. United Methodist Church Wisconsin Conference Archives, Sun Prairie, WI, minutes, Books of Disciplines, hymnals, periodicals, tracts, local church records, Methodist histories. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee Archives pre-1920 baptismal, marriage, death, cemetery, orphanage, and adoption records. Concordia Historical Institute (LCMS), St. Louis, MO, Lutheran (MO Synod) parish records, leaders. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives, Elk Grove Village, IL, parish records and leaders. Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, and in Canada: Ontario. Sources