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RESOURCES and GENEALOGY

The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society collects and preserves documents and records, personal papers, photographs, audio and visual media, maps, architectural plans, books and artifacts that tell the story of southwestern Dane County. 

We have an extensive local history collection and a reference library. We also have detailed information on people, communities, and sites available online.

We also have available a Research Request form you can fill out online for general information or a Property Records form.
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We can help you with referrals to surrounding churches, government offices and other organizations.​


We look forward to helping you with your research.

Archival papers include:
Picture
Agriculture and Mining 
Architectural Plans
Artist/Authors/Musicians
Business and Farm Records
Cemetery Records including index to 21 cemeteries

Church Histories and Records 
Civic/Non-Profit Records
Searchable databases of people and places      
Event/Festival Records
Family Histories
Local, County and State Histories

Maps, Plats and Atlases 
Media – Audio
Media – Visual
Military Records
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs (over 15000)
School Records

Scrapbooks
Telephone/Rural Directories
Topical Files
Tourism/Recreation 
Township Records (including property tax)
Village Records (including property tax)

“Vertical Files” (8 legal size drawers full)
Artifacts include:
Picture
Since 1975, The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society has carefully acquired material culture that interprets the past, present and future of southwestern Dane county. Portions of the Historical Society's material culture collection are included on the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database, an international resource based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society's Artifact collection currently contains approximately 25,000 objects including textiles, furnishings and folk art. The artifacts represent the activities of regional agriculture, businesses, organizations, medicine, military, sports, education, religion, transportation, communication, music and crafts. The Society has a small archaeological collection and is the official repository of finds from the excavations at Donald Park.

All of these items have been accessioned and cataloged using Past Perfect 
software. Not all of the objects, however, have been photographed. The facility is handicap accessible.

  • Researchers may find information on their family home.
  • Students may find local history and photographs for a school project.
  • There are catalogs and account books from local businesses.
  • You may find your great grandparents' school records.
  • Scholars may find information in oral histories, diaries or scrapbooks.
  • A reproduction of a historic photograph may make a perfect gift.
Arrangements may be made for scholars, researchers and the general public to access the holdings by contacting the Historical Society's Museum Director Curator at 608-437-6486 or mthorebmuseum@gmail.com.
We look forward to helping you with your research.
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For permission to use these images please call 608.437.6486 or email mthorebmuseum@mhtc.net