General information
Research Requests
The volunteer research staff of the RCGS Library and RCHS Archives perform research on a first come, first serve basis, with preference given to Society members. All research is conducted on an hourly fee basis plus copy costs, and the revenues are used to support the nonprofit mission of the Rock County Genealogical Society (preservation, education, publication and research). By providing information on your research project and clicking the SUBMIT button, below, you are agreeing to a minimum of one hour of research by the Library staff ($20 for individuals and nonprofit organizations, or $40 for businesses). Photocopies or scanned images of text document cost $1 per page ($0.50 for members) is additional. Separate cost apply to high resolution scanned images of photographs and to professional reproduction or enlargement of photographs.
The volunteer research staff of the RCGS Library and RCHS Archives perform research on a first come, first serve basis, with preference given to Society members. All research is conducted on an hourly fee basis plus copy costs, and the revenues are used to support the nonprofit mission of the Rock County Genealogical Society (preservation, education, publication and research). By providing information on your research project and clicking the SUBMIT button, below, you are agreeing to a minimum of one hour of research by the Library staff ($20 for individuals and nonprofit organizations, or $40 for businesses). Photocopies or scanned images of text document cost $1 per page ($0.50 for members) is additional. Separate cost apply to high resolution scanned images of photographs and to professional reproduction or enlargement of photographs.
Click here to Select the Number of Research Hours and Pre-Pay Research Fees:
RCGS Store - Research Fee Prepayment Link
Special Notes
Our Library staff promises to apply their best efforts to your research, but we cannot promise what we will find. Your charges will reflect researchers' time, regardless of results. By submitting your request you agree to our pay pre-agreed upon research fees regardless of research outcomes.
We Respect your Privacy: RCGS will never share names or vital statistics of living persons, but by submitting this request, you agree, without compensation, to share results of research conducted by RCGS in your behalf (these are public records after all). This means that you agree to allow RCGS to retain, share compile and/or publish findings from your research project at no charge.
We will try to Connect you with Others who share your research Interests. As we meet others who are also researching your family, we will do our best to introduce them to you in the belief that you will both benefit.
RCGS Store - Research Fee Prepayment Link
Special Notes
Our Library staff promises to apply their best efforts to your research, but we cannot promise what we will find. Your charges will reflect researchers' time, regardless of results. By submitting your request you agree to our pay pre-agreed upon research fees regardless of research outcomes.
We Respect your Privacy: RCGS will never share names or vital statistics of living persons, but by submitting this request, you agree, without compensation, to share results of research conducted by RCGS in your behalf (these are public records after all). This means that you agree to allow RCGS to retain, share compile and/or publish findings from your research project at no charge.
We will try to Connect you with Others who share your research Interests. As we meet others who are also researching your family, we will do our best to introduce them to you in the belief that you will both benefit.