Minneapolis Minnesota FamilySearch Center

The Minneapolis MN Family History Center located at 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN in the lower level of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serves all of Minneapolis and Northwestern, Southwestern and Western Suburbs. We have about 40 Volunteers trained to help over 3,000+ patrons who visit the Center each year. The Center is dedicated to providing educational classes/workshops, one-on-one assistance and genealogical resources.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Address: 2801 Douglas Drive, Crystal, MN 55422
 * We are located in the lower level of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Park in the lower parking lot and enter through the doors located there.
 * Location on map: Minneapolis Minnesota Family History Center

Phone: 763-544-2479 763-544-2479 

E-mail: [mailto:mn_minneapolis@ldsmail.net mn_minneapolis@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Mondays: 9am - 3pm
 * Tuesdays: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
 * Wednesdays: 10am - 1pm and 6:30pm - 9:30pm
 * Thursdays: 10am - 1pm and 6:30pm - 9:30pm
 * Saturday: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Closings:


 * We will be closed on all Major Holidays.
 * We will also be closed during the following times in 2014:


 * June 30 - July 12, 2014
 * Nov 26-29, 2014
 * Dec 22, 2014 - Jan 3, 2015

For the summer just one class each Thursday evening 7:30-9:00

 * June 5: "Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com" - Jennifer Fritzler
 * June 12: "FamilyTree: Fixing Duplicates and Relationship Errors" - Sue Hodgson
 * June 19: "On-Line Newspapers" - Kim Ashford
 * June 26: "Indexing Obituaries" - Melanie Keepman
 * Closed July 3
 * Closed July 10
 * July 17: "Getting Family Involved in Family History" - President and Sister Smith
 * July 24: "Visit a Cemetery: How to Use and Contribute to Find a Grave" - TBD
 * July 31: "Resources at the Minnesota History Center" - Linda Erickson
 * August 7: "Introduction to My Heritage" - TBD
 * August 14: "Introduction to FindMyPast" - Kim Ashford
 * August 21: "Finding Lost Family Members: Puzzilla and Descendancy Research" - Don Clark
 * August 28: "Digitizing and Renaming Photos" - Phil Dailey

Staff Training Meetings:


 * None scheduled at this time. Staff are encouraged to attend Thursday night classes.

Collections

 * 750+ genealogy related books
 * 6000+ Microfilms/Microfiches
 * 250+ Maps
 * Gazetteers/Atlases

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. Including the following

19th Century British Newspapers Access Newspaper Archive Alexander Street Press Ancestry.com ArkivDigital Online Find-My-Past (UK) Fold3 (Previously known as Footnote) The Genealogist Godfrey Memorial Library Heritage Quest Online Historic Map Works Library Edition Paper Trail World Vital Records


 * Genealogy database software

These genealogy programs can be used for free within the center:

RootsMagic Legacy Ancestral Quest PAF Family Insight And others

Hardware and Equipment

 * 16 networked computer workstations
 * Paper copier
 * 10 microfilm/2 microfiche readers
 * 2 microfilm/fiche digital scanners
 * 2 flatbed scanners
 * Internet Access
 * Wireless Internet Access for Laptops

Helpful Websites (free access)

 * 1) FamilySearch – https://familysearch.org
 * 2) FamilySearch Learning Center - https://familysearch.org/learningcenter
 * 3) FamilySearch UTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/familysearch
 * 4) FamilySearch Wiki - https://familyserach.org/learn
 * 5) NewFamilySearch - https://new.familysearch.org
 * 6) USGenWeb - http://www.usgenweb.org
 * 7) Genuki (UK and Ireland) http://www.genuki.org.uk
 * 8) Find A Grave - http://www.findagrave.com
 * 9) Google Search - http://www.google.com
 * 10) Mocavo Search - http://www.mocavo.com
 * 11) Utah Digital Newspapers - http://digitalnewspapers.org
 * 12) BYU Idaho Special Collections - http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections
 * 13) Cyndi’s List - http://cyndislist.com

Volunteer at the Center
''Feeling lost in your Family History Consultant Calling? - Take advantage of our training program. Just want to learn more about Family History? - Those who serve always learn the most! Experienced family historians - We need your knowledge and skills.''

INTERESTED: Contact our Directors, Don Clark or Cindy Clark, at the Center (763-544-2479 763-544-2479   ) or by email for an interview. Call Send SMS Add to Skype <div class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_info"><span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_callcredit">You'll need Skype Credit <span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_free">Free via Skype