West Chester Ohio FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:


 * 7118 Dutchland Pkwy Liberty Township, OH 45044-9096 United States
 * Note: the center is inside a church building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Park and enter at the north end of the building.  As you enter, we're on the left just after the 2nd set of glass doors.
 * Preferred Handicap parking is on the north end of the building.


 * Language: English

Phone:


 * none

E-mail:


 * OH_WestChester@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * By appointment. Usually open Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. Contact Don Butts (513-907-2219) to make an appointment on Thursdays.

Special opening:

Holiday Schedule:

If Lakota Local Schools are closed or delayed due to weather, we will also be closed those evenings.

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please email for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access while in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. These include the following: 19th Century British Library Newspapers, Alexander Street Press - American Civil War, American Ancestors, Ancestry - Institutional Version, ArkivDigital, British Newspapers Archive, FamNet, Findmypast, Fold3 - formerly Footnote, Geneanet, Kinpoint - Premium, MyHeritage - Library Edition, Newspapers.com, Paper Trail, Puzzilla - Premium Services

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 computers
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 film scanner
 * 1 scanner/printer

Staff Research Specialties

 * West Virginia research from early statehood (1863 - 1950)

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Resources in the Local Area
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Staff Meeting Notes
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Staff Meeting Notes 29 Sept 2016

Staff Meeting Notes 3 Nov 2016 - Photos and Memories

Staff Meeting Notes 12 Jan 2017

Staff Meeting Notes 9 March 2017

Staff Meeting Notes 11 May 2017

Staff Meeting Notes 2 Nov 2017 (The Consultant Planner, The Catalog, and more)

Staff Meeting Notes 11 Jan 2018

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