Rock County Archives and Research Center

933 Mineral Point Avenue
Janesville, WI 53548
Phone: 608-756-4509 or 608-752-5891
Email: rchs[at]rchs.us
http://www.rchs.us
Rock County Genealogical Society Library and offices in the building:
Email: Rock_wi_genealogy[at]yahoo.com
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wircgs/

The Lincoln-Tallman House in Janesville is a facility maintained by the Rock County Historical Society (RCHS). William Morrison Tallman was a lawyer who traveled from Brooklyn to Wisconsin in 1848, buying land in western Wisconsin. He established law firms in Wisconsin and moved his family to Janesville in 1850, building his family's new home, which was to become the Lincoln-Tallman House in 1853. Abraham Lincoln conducted a speaking tour with a stop in Janesville, spending a weekend in October 1859 at the Tallman House. The Lincoln-Tallman House is an important historical and architectural monument in Rock County.

The Rock County Historical Society also owns and operates the Rock County Archives and Research Center. Volunteer staff from RCHS and The Rock County Genealogical Society help maintain the collection and assist researchers by written or telephone request or in person visits.

Collections
The collection includes photographs, postcards, maps, plat books, the Tallman Family archives, city directories, probate records, diaries, family papers, business records, school yearbooks and records, local organization records, books, indexes to Rock County birth, marriage and death records, cemetery records and scrapbooks.


William Morrison Tallman and bicycle.


Postcard of the Fountain at the Corn Exchange, Janesville, WI.


New acquisitions – ledgers from a local insurance company.

Top image: The Wilson-King Stone House, home to the Rock County Archives & Research Center.

Images courtesy of the Rock County Archives and Research Center.

Entry compiled by Sarah Mueller