Gainesville Florida FamilySearch Center

Gainesville Florida Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 10600 SW 24th Ave Gainesville FL 32607-4618 United States
 * Entrance is at the East side of the building.


 * Language:English, Spanish on request (usually Monday)

Phone:


 * 1-352-332-0012

E-mail:


 * FL_Gainesville@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday: 10:00am-1:00pm
 * Tuesday: 6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday: 10:00am-1:00pm and
 * 6:30pm-9:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

February 16, 2015 President Day - Closed May 25, 2015 Memorial Day - Closed

September 7, 2015 Labor Day - Closed

October 12, 2015 Columbus Day - Closed

November 11, 2015 Veteran's Day - Closed

November 23 - 28 Thanksgiving Holiday - Closed

December 21 - January 3, 2016 Christmas Holiday - Closed

Calendar and Events

Class Schedule:
The 2nd Thursday of each month 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Rhonda Harrell Instructor

(Those attending the class may stay from 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for additional help)

This year (2015) Rhonda is teaching about the how to navigate and use the major databases: FamilySearch/Tree, Ancestry, FindMyPast, and My Heritage.

January - March ........... FamilySearch/FamilyTree

April - June .................. Ancestry

July - September .......... My Heritage

October - December ..... Find My Past

Staff Training Meetings:
The 1stThursday of each month 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Tatiana Castillo - Instructor

The 4th Monday of each month from 12 noon - 1:00pm (May, November, December 2nd Monday)

Jennifer Ingley - Instructor

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * We have a collection of films pertaining to the Southeast United States, British Isles, Illinios and others. Our fiche collection is varied and is undergoing cataloging into a searchable database.
 * We have a very nice collection of books pertaining to the Southeast United States and a smattering of other States and other countries. We have many reference books.
 * We have a very nice collection of family histories that are bound books.

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.
 * FHL Favorites; The staff of the Salt Lake City Library have assembled a collection of websites that they send patrons to for research in different countries. Some of the sites do charge a fee. This is a good reference site.

Hardware and Equipment
* We have several Microfilm readers in a seperate room.

Microfiche readers are available.

We have six computers available. We will soon have a computer in Spanish and one in Chinese available

We have scanners that will read your 35mm film/slides/110 film to an SD card. They will scan papers of varying sizes - front and back - to your thumb drive or laptop. We have a FlipPal that will scan large pictures/maps/etc and stitch them together. Or if your pictures are glued in the album you can scan them in situ - all to your SD card. (FlipPal) The Lexmark will scan directly to your FamilyTree account.

Center Services We now have a consultant that can assist those who speak Spanish. Please call and let us know, so that she can make arrangements to be here.

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
University of Florida Library West has a large collection of records for the Southeast and Florida. They are available for viewing in the library. Best time to go is when UF is on break!

Alachua County Downtown Library has a nice collection for the county and state.

Links
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Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering, please come in to the center or call Elizabeth Rae at 352-377-1441