Columbia Maryland FamilySearch Center



The Columbia Maryland Family History Center is convenient for people in Columbia, Ellicott City, and surrounding towns, but people from anywhere are invited to visit and use our facilities.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 4251 Columbia Rd Ellicott City MD 21042 United States
 * Located in the basement of the church building at 4100 St Johns Lane, Ellicott City, MD
 * Enter from the church's lower parking lot at 4251 Columbia Road, Ellicott City.
 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-410-465-1642

E-mail: MD_Columbia@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday     9 am-2pm
 * Tuesday    9 am-2 pm and 7 pm-9 pm
 * Wednesday 9 am-2 pm and 7 pm-9 pm
 * Thursday   9 am-2 pm
 * Saturday    9 am-12 noon

Holiday Closings: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas break (December 21, 2015-January 1, 2016)

The center will be closed when Howard County schools are closed due to inclement weather or when school evening or Saturday activities are cancelled due to the weather. If Howard County schools open late because of the weather, the Center may also open late; call 410-465-1642 before coming to make sure that staff members are present and say that the Center is open.

Databases and Software
The center's Family History Center Portal page gives free access to 15 premium family history websites which generally charge for subscriptions, including Ancestry.com, Find My Past, Access Newspaper Archive, Fold3, and Heritage Quest.

Hardware and Equipment [[Image:Col Film.JPG|right|224x179px|Microfilm and Microfiche Machines in the Columbia Maryland Family History Center]]
The center has ten personal computers with high speed Internet access, a microfilm scanner, four laser printers, ten microfilm readers, two microfiche readers, and a photocopier.

FamilySearch Catalog: Any microfilms and microfiches that you order online from the FamilySearch Catalog can be sent to the Columbia Maryland Family History Center for your viewing.

Reference Library:
The center has more than 1500 genealogy books, more than 1500 long-term microfilm, and more than 1800 microfiche. To search one of our center's collections, click on the link, then use "Edit Find  Replace". Enter the search term, such as "Jefferson County", then search.

Books in the Columbia Maryland Family History Center

Books A thru M

Books N thru Z

Short term microfilm in the Columbia Maryland Family History Center

Short term microfilm

Long term microfilm and microfiche in the Columbia Maryland Family History Center

Long term microfilm and microfiche

A more complete description of some of the microfilms and microfiche can be found by going to FamilySearch Catalog Search.

Staff Research Specialties
Several of our staff members teach college classes in family history research. Others have decades of experience with their own family history research and with helping others. Staff specialties include the following areas: Canadian (especially Ontario) French German Maryland Polish Welsh

Resources in the Local Area
Howard County Genealogical Society http://www.hcgsmd.org/schedule.html Howard County Historical Society http://hchsmd.org/ Howard County Library http://www.hclibrary.org/ Genealogy Courses at Howard County Community College Continuing Education, Non-Credit Courses http://coned.howardcc.edu/Courses/lifestyle_and_leisure/history_culture.html Maryland State Archives http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=topviewed Maryland Historical Society http://www.mdhs.org/ Anne Arundel County Genealogical Society http://www.aagensoc.org/ Baltimore County Genealogical Society http://users.datarealm.com/bcgs/bcgs.html Daughters of the American Revolution Library http://www.dar.org/library/ Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/

Links
Research in Maryland

Volunteer at the Center
If you may be interested in becoming a volunteer at the Columbia Maryland Family History Center or if you have suggestions for our website, please send an email to md_columbia@ldsmail.net.