Leicester England FamilySearch Centre

The Leicester England Family History Center is based in the church on Wakerley Road, serves primarily of church and community of Leicestershire, from all visitors are made welcome.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map


 * Wakerley Road Leicester Leicestershire England United Kingdom LE5 4WD


 * 1) Free car park off Falmouth Road.
 * 2) Walk round to the front of the building the first door on the right up the steps provides access to the center. Disabled access is available.

Phone:


 * (+44) 0116 249-0099

E-mail:


 * UK_Leicester@familyhistorymail.org (our new email address)

Open Hours:

That all family history centre will be temporarily suspended worldwide until further notice

(Because of Corona virus covid-19)


 * Tuesdays: 10:00am-2:00pm
 * Appointments can be arranged.
 * Advisable to ring first.
 * The phone is only answered during opening hours.


 * Members and Non-Members are welcome.

Holiday Schedule:


 * This centre will close on all Bank Holidays and occasionally other dates as well.
 * Our least open day is Tuesday 17 December 2019.
 * We will reopen on Tuesday 14 January 2020
 * We are closed for whole of August 2020
 * We will reopen on Tuesday 1 September 2020

Collections

 * Family Search Catalog
 * A number of records on microfiche are permanently available at Leicester Family History Center. To check if we have anything of interest to you, please call us during opening hours, and we will consult our catalogue.
 * Records of the Borough of Leicester 1689-1835, by Chinnery, pub Leicester University Press. Volume V (Hall Books and Papers), VI (The Chamberlains Accounts), and VII (Judicial and Allied Records).
 * We also have a range of records on CD's.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the a range Family History websites  though our Portal page which gives us free access all year round to premium family history software and websites this is only at the Family History Center
 * This centre also offers the opportunity to access the Indexing programme for the genealogical community.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The center has seven computers.
 * The center also has some Film and fiche readers to view various records. 
 * The center also document printers to print your work off and the print off are free too.

Center Services
our services are free

If coming for first time to the center may be required have e-mail address and mobile phone number when setup a free account because of our records may be require to view our records help will be provided with this.

Staff Research Specialties
The staff at the center are friendly and will give individual help and advice free of charge, also will give help and advice over the phone as well.

Just to remind you to please phone during opening hours to arrange an appointment or e-mail the center thank you.

All our staff are volunteers by The Church of Jesus Christ of latter Days Saints.

We do our best help one anther to find what you are look for and ask us any thing too.

Resources in the Local Area
The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester &amp; Rutland, Long Street, Wigston Magna,


 * , free

Links
Leicester Government UK Record Office Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Societ

www.rootstech.org/

Volunteer at the Center
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