Special Notice:

Use of the Research Center will be by appointment only from August 16th through September 1st, during the run of the special exhibit Coming Together Through the Art of John Lennon. Learn more about the exhibit here.

Please call ahead to make your appointment.

Uncover the past in the Research Center at the Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum. We specialize in family and local history research for Waukesha County. Learn about the people, places, industries, businesses, organizations, and ideas that helped shape Waukesha County.

The Research Center is located in Room 304 of the 1893 Waukesha County courthouse complex that houses the Waukesha County Museum. The building is handicap accessible.

Research Center staff members are available to answer questions and guide you in your search. Photocopying and image scanning is available to researchers for a fee. All Research Center materials are about Waukesha County and are for reference only (non-circulating).

While the Research Center serves mostly adults, we encourage responsible students to use our collection as an educational resource.

Discover the services we offer:

Using the Research Center

Who have used our services in the past:

Contact Information

Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum Research Center
101 West Main Street
Room 304
Waukesha, WI 53186-4811
Phone: (262) 521-2859 ext. 223
Fax: (262) 521-2865
evandenheuvel@wchsm.org

Research Center Hours

Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
10:00 a.m. to noon
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
Closed

Research Center Fees

On-Site user fee: $3.00 per day

Historical Society Members:
Unlimited on-site use
with membership card

Mail and Email requests: $10.00 per hour
Postage costs extra.

Photocopies: $0.20 per copy.

Street Parking and Municipal Parking Lots Are Available Near the Museum.

Know News? : The Research Center Moves Up in the World

We’ve made it! The Research Center has been relocated to a renovated Room 304 location. There is easy access to the Research Center as it is now located directly across from the elevator. With a new ceiling, carpeting, service counter, new tables, and a fresh coat of paint, our Reading Room provides a warm, inviting and quiet atmosphere. Improved environmental controls such as ultraviolet-protected lighting and central air help protect the collections and provide a more comfortable climate for researchers. A larger area in which collections can be more properly processed, cataloged, stored, secured, and accessed has been created.

We have also had the opportunity to purchase new library stack shelving to expand or replace size-restrictive shelving. Thanks to all those who helped to make this great improvement a reality, we were able to accomplish renovation, relocation, and improved access this past year. We would like to invite you to stop in to see how the Research Center has changed and what it may offer you!