Rochester Minnesota FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map: Location Map

Address:  2300 Viola Heights Dr, Rochester, MN 55901

Language: English
 * Enter building through EAST doors and ring bell on wall if inner doors are locked.

Phone:  507-281-6641

E-mail:  MN_Rochester@ldsmail.net

Open Hours :


 * Tuesday: 10:00am to 2:00pm
 * Wednesday: 9:00am to 3:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm
 * Thursday: By appointment only--call and leave message with your number on phone listed above.

Holiday Schedule:

MEA:

Thanksgiving and Nativity Event: Closed November 20 through December 4, 2017. Open Dec 5.

Christmas and New Years: Closed December 18, 2017 through January 8, 2018. Open Tuesday January 9th.

Spring Break: Closed the whole week of April 2, 2018

July 4: Closed the whole week of July 2, 2018

Closed for inclement weather with Rochester Public Schools--If they are closed, we are closed, if they are delayed 2 hours, so are we.

Class Schedule:
Call the phone number for latest class schedule

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 7 computers
 * 3 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 microfilm printer

Staff Research Specialties
Polish: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00

Ancestry.com: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00

US before 1850: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00

British Isles: Wednesdays 12:00-3:00

German: by appointment or some Tuesdays

Norwegian or Swedish: 1st 3rd or 5th Tuesday 10:00-2:00

Native American: by appointment

Resources in the Local Area
Olmsted County Historical Society

Links
(Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.)

Volunteer at the Center
We are always looking for volunteers to teach classes or staff the FHC who know how to help others with their family history. Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering.