Williamsburg Virginia FamilySearch Center

= Events =

Third Thursday Brown Bag Lecture

Using Court Records in Family History Research  Thursday, February 19, 2015 - noon '''POSTPONED due to inclement weather!  New date: Thursday, March 5, 2015 '''

RE-POSTPONED due to MORE inclement weather! New date: Thursday, April 23, 2015

with special guest Alex Finley, William and Mary grad student featured on the November 25 episode "Decoding Our Past" in the PBS series Finding Your Roots.

Irish Research Series
Thursday, March 12, noon - Family History Center

Irish Research Online If you didn't make it to Williamsburg Library on the 25th, join us on March 12! This class will help you make use of a variety of free and for-pay websites for Irish research in preparation for more in-depth learning through the Ulster Historical Foundation program.

Ulster Historical Foundation Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - St. Patrick's Day Sponsored by Williamsburg Library and Ford's Colony Genealogy Club

Morning sessions held at Williamsburg Library (515 Scotland Street). Evening session at the Family History Center (2017 Newman Road).


 * 10:00 - 11:30 am Understanding Irish Townlands (Library)
 * 1:00 - 2:30 pm Irish Church Records (Library)
 * 7:00-8:00 pm Emigration from Ireland to America (FHC)

REGISTER ONLINE or email [mailto:williamsburg.fhc@gmail.com williamsburg.fhc@gmail.com].

Hours:

 * Tuesday:      9:30am-12:30pm                       6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday: 6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:    9:30am-12:30pm
 * Saturday:     9:30am-12:30pm

2017 Newman Road Williamsburg, VA 23188 United States

Map to the Williamsburg Family History Center

757-220-0266 during operating hours 757-903-5706  when the center is not open.

[mailto:williamsburg.fhc@gmail.com williamsburg.fhc@gmail.com]

Handouts from Recent Presentations
Click on the presentation title to view and print the handout. Documents are in PDF format.

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Resources
Our Family History Center features:


 * Lexmark multi-function printer/scanner with direct scan to FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Access to 2.3 million rolls of microfilm through the Salt Lake Family History Library
 * ScanPro digital film/fiche reader
 * NMI 2020 microfilm readers
 * Canon Lide flatbed scanner
 * Wi-Fi access
 * 5 computer workstations

Our computer workstations provide free access to subscription genealogy web sites including:


 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * American Civil War Online
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital online (Swedish church records)
 * FindMyPast (UK/Ireland Research, PERSI)
 * Fold3.com (US National Archives records)
 * MyHeritage.com
 * NewspaperArchive.com
 * ProQuest Obituary Collection
 * 19th Century British Newspapers
 * World Vital Records

Check out our ScanPro 2000 digital microfilm/fiche reader! The reader, and its accompanying computer, printer, and scanner represent top-of-the-line technology for viewing, printing, and saving images from FamilySearch microfilms and fiche.

If you’ve never used microfilm before in your research, take five minutes to learn how to use the FamilySearch Catalog. Go to FamilySearch.org and click on Learn. A short video shows you how to use a Place Search or Last Name Search to locate microfilms that might be helpful to you in your research.

Once you find a film that you’d like to view, you can order it online at FamilySearch.org/films. If you need help with Online Film Ordering, stop by the FHC and we’ll help. You'll get an e-mail notification when the film arrives.