Walworth County Genealogical Society - Libraries & Historical Societies

P.O. Box 159
Delavan, WI 53115

Contact WCGS: Walworth Genealogy

An Affiliate member of the
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

Libraries, Historical Societies and Other Associations
in Walworth County

If traveling a distance please call ahead to make sure of the hours as some change during summer and winter.

WALWORTH COUNTY LIBRARIES

Barrett Memorial Library 65 W. Geneva St. Williams Bay, WI. 53191	262-245-2709
Brigham Memorial Library 131 Plain St. P.O. Box 510 Sharon, WI. 53585	262-736-4249 Email
Burlington Public Library	262-763-7623
Darien Public Library	262-724-5155
Delavan - Aram Public Library	262-728-3111
East Troy Public Library	262-642-6262
Elkhorn - Matheson Memorial Library	262-723-2678
Fontana Public Library 166 Second Ave. P.O. Box 437 Fontana, WI 53125	262-275-5107 Email
Genoa City Public Library	262-279-6188
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library	262-473-0530
Lake Geneva Public Library	262-249-5299
Racine Public Library	262-636-9241
Rochester Public Library	262-534-3533
Sharon - Brigham Memorial Library	262-736-4249
UW-Whitewater Area Research Center	262-472-5520
Walworth Memorial Library 101 Maple Ave. Walworth, WI 53184	262-275-6322 Email
Waterford Public Library	262-534-3988
Williams Bay - Barrett Memorial Library	262-245-2709

Historical Societies

Delavan Historical Society -

East Troy Historical Society - website.

Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie - Nancy Lehman 262-275-2426.

Walworth County Historical Society - website.

Whitewater Historical Society - 301 W. Whitewater Street, Whitewater WI 262-473-6820.

Other Associations

Walworth County Cemetery Association. President Dan Kilkenny. This society is not genealogical oriented. but is interested in preserving and cataloging cemeteries in cooperation with the Burial Sites Preservation Board of WI.

Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society Library serves as a central depository and archives of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada, and related agencies. Over 3,000 volumes of books and periodicals are catalogued. There is a wealth of non-demoninational biographical and genealogical material relating to RI, NJ, NY, PA, WI, and WV. There are lots of photographs, microfilms and manuscripts along with church records. The Seventh Day Baptist's were instrumental in establishing the Walworth village. The Historical Society Library is located in Janesville, Rock County, WI at 3120 N. Kennedy Road. Please phone ahead for an appointment at 608-752-5055. You may also send a SASE for further information to: Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society, PO Box 1678, Janesville, WI 53547-1678. Please note staff is limited and donations are appreciated.

Webster House Museum. Corner of Rockwell and Washington St.; Elkhorn, WI 262-723-4248

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