FILLMORE COUNTY HISTORY CENTER & GENEALOGY LIBRARY
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Fillmore County History Center – 202 County Road 8 and Hwy 52
Our Research Library
As one of the earliest settled counties in Minnesota, Fillmore County is a fantastic place for many of our visitors to begin exploring their personal family histories. Each year hundreds of people from across North America visit our facility to take advantage of the wealth of information available at our history center library in their quest to trace family roots. Many more contact us by email or phone to request mail order copies of our records. Thousands of books, photographs, microfilmed newspapers, as well as county birth, death, and marriage documents, cemetery records, county obituaries, Minnesota and Federal census records, as well as various local sources are searchable at our Genealogy Library.
Executive Director: Debra J. Richardson
202 County Rd 8
Fountain MN 55935
Phone: 507-268-4449
E-mail: FCHC@mleaf.net
The Fillmore County History Center is open to the public weekdays year round.
Museum Hours:
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Central Time
Closed all major holidays.
Closed week-ends except for special museum events or for tour groups of ten or more. (Notification must be requested at least three weeks in advance).
The Genealogy Library & Research Center hours are the same as above.
Please Note: The Genealogy Library & Research Center is NOT open weekends at any time of the year.
No admission fee is charged for museum access or use of our genealogy library, but donations are welcomed, encouraged, and gratefully received. A standard fee policy is in effect within the genealogy library for copies from our collections. Currently our on-site prices run fifty cents per copy, or $1.00 per microfilm copy. Our mail order prices are listed at our Contact Page.
SCANNER/CAMERA/LAPTOP ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY:
- Cameras ARE allowed in the genealogy library.
- Scanners are NOT allowed in the genealogy library.
- Laptops ARE allowed in the genealogy library with surcharge of $10.
[Upon request we provide scanned copies of photographs and certain documents within our collection for a nominal fee.]
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The mission of the Fillmore County Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and interpret Fillmore County artifacts, documents, literature, and photographs. Through displays and exhibits, the Fillmore County Historical Society preserves and interprets the heritage of our area. Our goal is to enrich both present and future generations through the preservation of our historical past.
Fillmore County Historical Society Membership Information
Any person, business, or organization may become a member of the society by payment of annual dues. Levels of memberships are as follows:
- STUDENT LEVEL: $5.00
- INDIVIDUAL LEVEL: $12.00
- FAMILY LEVEL: $20.00
- ASSOCIATE LEVEL: $30.00
(businesses & organizations) - PATRON LEVEL: $50.00
- LIFE LEVEL: $200.00
Please consider joining us! Membership dues may be mailed to:
The Fillmore County Historical Society
202 County Road # 8
Fountain, MN 55935
