Lancaster Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center

The Lancaster Pennsylvania Family History Center located in Lancaster, PA serves residents of Lancaster county with geneology materials and services.

Center Contacts and Hours
Address:

1200 East King Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Directions:

From Route 30

From west or east on US 30 take the Walnut Street exit. Continue on Walnut Street (Route 23). Turn left at the 2nd traffic light onto Rank Avenue. Cross over King Street to City Mill Road. Keep left at the Y. A short distance beyond the Y on the left is a big parking lot. The FHC door is on the far right of the church building. Ring the doorbell on the left side of the door.

From Ephrata/Route 222

Follow 222 south and exit east on Route 30. Follow the directions above.

From Quarryville/Routes 222/272

222/272 is Queen Street in Lancaster city. Turn left at the intersection with King Street (Civil War memorial/Marriott Hotel at this intersection) Follow King Street to City Mill Road as above.

Phone: 717-295-1719

Open Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM During inclement weather, please call to make sure we are open.

Holiday Schedule

The center will be closed:

General Conference, Saturday April 5, 2014; Easter, Friday-Saturday April 18, 19, 2014; Memorial Day, May 26, 2014; Independence Day, July 4, 2014; Labor Day, September 1, 2014; General Conference, October 4, 2014; Thanksgiving, November 26 through 29, 2014; Christmas,Monday December 22, 2014 through Thursday January 2, 2015

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
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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. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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Links
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