115 North Main Street • Hartford, WI 53027-1596
	Hartford History Room
Regular History Room Hours: 1st and 3rd Thursday: 10:00AM to 8:00PM Remaining Thursdays: 10:00AM to 4:00PM No Evening Hours in December Appointments on additional days by request, contact library for information Photocopy Fees - letter and legal 15 cents, ledger 25 cents, reader/copier 25 cents
The Hartford History Room is part of the Hartford Library and is "staffed" primarily by individual volunteers, not by a historical or genealogical society. There are no "fees" for using History Room resources other than for copies and /or postage. Researchers are encouraged to work on their own reseacrh, as others doing your research might not recognize allied surnames, variant spellings or other research challenges. Queries via mail and email: "Limited" research unless other arrangements are made. Please do not include an envelope. Genealogies, family info, photos, etc., (originals or copies) are welcome donations. Monetary donations enable the purchase of research materials.
Online Research: HeritageQuest Find ancestors and relatives in the complete set of US Federal Census Records 1790-1930. Also, find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. Use the computers in the library to access this resource or click here to access from home using your library card barcode: HeritageQuest Barcode Authentication Ancestry.com With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! (In Library Use Only) History Room Resources: Church and Cemetery records Family Files, Obituaries Family, Business, Building, and Organization Histories Newspapers and Plat Books Postcards and Photographs Washington County 1892 Plat Index Dodge, Jefferson, and Washington County Naturalizations Dodge County Pioneer Obituaries (translated German obits) Newspaper Indexes Dodge County Plat Indexes Township History books War records - Civil War/WWII General and German research aids Germany maps prior to 1890 Germans to America CD's Surname Exchange Ship lists Photo book of ships Ports of entry  - CD's "Kit" house info and books Library Genealogical Resources: Genealogical section Wisconsin section Genealogical reference section Genealogical videos and CD's Microfilms: Washington County Naturalizations (index available) Dodge County Naturalizations (index for final papers only) 1790 - 1930 Dodge and Washington County Federal and State Census Hartford newspapers Washington County Republican Slinger Botschafter Pre 1907 Wisconsin Vital Records: Fiche and all books available from WSH, with the "missing" marriages available for research in the History Room Books Available for Purchase: Hartford History $15 Hartford Pictorial  $5 Area Township books various other books On Going Projects: Updating family files Copying, clipping, and filing area past and current newspapers Translating and indexing obits from the Dodge Co. Pioneer covering Dodge and Wash. Counties and other parts of Wisconsin.

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