Windsor Ontario FamilySearch Centre

                                                  Windsor Ontario Family History Centre



 Visiting a Family History Centre 

''Family History Centre is locally operated and supervised. The facilities and resources of the Centre is open only a few hours a week, the use of computers, digital film readers, scanners, and printers to support the patrons use of extensive collections of books, periodicals, maps, microfilm and microfiche. The Centre is generally staffed by volunteer members of local congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as genealogy enthusiasts from the community who are not members of the church. Staff members are not paid for their services. More experienced volunteers may be able to assist patrons with specific research challenges.''

Because the Centre hours, resources and expertise of volunteer staff will vary widely, patrons with specific research questions may wish to call before visiting a Centre to find out who might be able to assist them, and the best time to visit.

 One-on-one assistance 

''Family History Centre (FHC) staff can show you how to use the Centre’s resources. To make your visit most effective, collect and organize the information you already have. Bring as much information as you have about the ancestor you wish to research, including available birth, marriage and death information. FHC staff can help you use that information to begin creating a Family Group Record''

 Genealogical records 

''FamilySearch has arranged for several premium online research services to be available at Family History Centre. Access to these online services is provided through the Family History Centre Portal at fhc.familysearch.org and following the instructions provided there.''

''The special access that Family History Centre have been granted to these databases only works when the online services are accessed through a computer in a Family History Centre FREE OF CHARGE. Please note that entering the web sites of these providers through their regular public URLs will not provide access to the full versions that have been authorized for Family History Centre use, including:  Ancestry, Findmypast,  Geneanet, MyHeritage, Paper Trail, A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents, Puzzilla - Premium Services and others helpful websites.''

''Other helpful websites including:  FamilySearch Research Wiki, Create your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, Hungary Exchange, Legacy Stories,Origins.net, FamilySearch, FamilySearch Learning Centre, FamilySearch Youtube, FamilySearch Wiki, USGenWeb, Genuki (UK & Ireland), Find A Grave, Google Search, Mocavo Search, Utah Digital Newspapers, BYU Idaho Special Collections, Cyndi’s List, Kin Crawler Search and many more.''

 WorldVitalRecords.com 

''Family History Centre staff can also help you search the FamilySearch Catalog or you can search it yourself before visiting the Centre. The FamilySearch Catalog is a catalog of the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the central library of FamilySearch which has been gathering genealogical records for over 115 years. Most of those records were recorded onto microfilm and microfiche and now, digitized.''

 Free classes 

''Our Family History Centers offer free classes. Information about a Family History Centre’s hours and collections may be available through our FamilySearch wiki page or call at (519)-735-4433.''

Centre Contacts and Hours
Language: English

Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 3550 Forest Glade Drive, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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 * 3) (Link to map using Google or other map sites)

Phone: 519-735-4433

E-mail: Open Hours:  Tuesday 10 AM to 4 PM  and    6:30 PM to 9 PM

                   Wednesday 6:30 to 9 PM

                   Thursday 10 AM to 1:30 PM and  6:30 PM to 9 PM

                   Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM

Holiday Schedule:

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.