Bentonville Arkansas Stake FamilySearch Center

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 * Welcome to the Bentonville Arkansas Family History & Discovery Center



The Bentonville Arkansas Family History Center

''is a branch of FamilySearch and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States). Our goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history by: ■ Giving you personal one-on-one assistance  ■Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet or microfilm loan program ■Offering free how-to classes/instruction''


 * Discovery Center has on line sign ups for workshops for youth, families, children starting January 2016.  The Discovery center focuses on games and apps to motivate individuals and families to learn who they are and how their past ancestors decisions influenced them today.  The focus is fun.

''Because the center's hours, resources and expertise of volunteer staff will vary widely, patrons with specific research questions should call before visiting our center to find out who might be able to assist you and the best time to visit. ''

Location

 * Location Map
 * 1101 McCollum Rd Bentonville  AR 72712  United States

Phone: 1 479-254-1015

Email: AR_Bentonville@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday 9am - 3pm, 6:30-8:30 pm open patron day & evening
 * Wednesday 9 am-3 pm evening-6:30-8:30 pm Youth Discovery evening
 * Thursday- 9-3 pm, evening 6:30-8:30 pm Open Patron Days and evening
 * Or Call for after hour appointments or inclement weather closings

Holiday Schedule:

Closed Thanksgiving Week Nov 23-Nov 30

Closed Christmas Break- Dec 19- Jan 4


 * CLOSED WHEN BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSES
 * INCLEMENT WEATHER MAY CLOSE THE CENTER DUE TO POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS- Call the Center to see if open or Call the DIrector for information.
 * Closed for all national holidays
 * Closed during General Conference
 * Closed during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Helpful Family History Research Links
FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.] Online Genealogy Records by Location

FamilySearch

Center Resources
* Scanning of photos & Records into Family Search. Please call or stop by the Center during open hours to sign up for a time. There is advance information that you will need to follow and items to bring before your digitization session.

Digitization of Photos, Cassettes and DVD to MP3.

YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR OWN FLASH DRIVE

*** We have just obtained a Digital Photo Scanner that Scans the Photos front and back in 1 sec. You can do about 25 photos to be scanned at a time. Flat bed scanning is used for photos over 5x7.

We are excited to help you.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center may have various films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * Native American Records for the Five Civilized Tribes.
 * Local and national books and records

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. Some of those are Fold 3 (military), Newspaper.com.