Fernley Nevada FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location map

Address:


 * 155 Highway 95 Alternate Fernley NV 89048 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-775-575-7712 (currently not working)
 * To schedule an appointment, contact Lynn Lacy (775-741-7994) or Jeremy Elsmore (775-316-2312).

E-mail:


 * [mailto:NV_Fernley@familyhistorymail.org NV_Fernley@familyhistorymail.org]

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 7:00pm-8:00pm
 * Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:00pm
 * Also open by appointment. To schedule an appointment, contact Lynn Lacy (775-741-7994) or Jeremy Elsmore (775-316-2312).

Holiday Schedule:

Closed all major holidays.

Typically closed during the summer months.

Collections

 * Family History Books and Instructional Materials
 * Family Histories donated by local families
 * Films/Fiche

List of Books

 * {| class="sortable wikitable"

!Type !Title !Author !Year/Volume !Link if Online
 * Published Genealogy||My Family: Johnson-Palmer, Wright-Duncan||Day, Bessie R.||1996||
 * Published Genealogy||We Veitches, Veatches, Veaches, Veeches: An Historical Treasure of the Descendants of James Veitch, the Sheriffe||Clark, Wanda Veatch||Vols 2 and 3, 1992||
 * Published Genealogy||Robert Bartlett of the "Anne" and his descendants of four generations||Wakefield, Robert S.||2000||
 * Published Genealogy||Mayflower Families in Progress: Myles Standish||Wakefield and Warner||1990
 * Published Genealogy||Mayflower Families in Progress: Francis Eaton||Wakefield and Antwerp||1994
 * Published Genealogy||Mayflower Families in Progress: Isaac Allerton||Wakefield||1992, 1996
 * Published Genealogy||Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen||Fuller, Gerald R. ||1952||
 * Published Genealogy||Mayflower Silver Books||Mayflower Society||4 (1990), 8 (1994), 12 (1996)
 * Published Genealogy||Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemegne's Descendants||Langston, Aileen Lewers and J. Orton Buck, Jr.||1974
 * Published Genealogy||Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists: Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650||Weis, Frederick Lewis||1988||
 * Published Genealogy||Stoddard-Sudduth Papers||Stoddard, Mary Sudduth||1957
 * Published Genealogy||Personalities of the South||American Biographical Institute||1981
 * Published Genealogy||The Smaltz Family Heritage Book||Bayley, Beatrice||1981
 * Published History||Numa: A Northern Paiute History||Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada||1976
 * Published Genealogy||The Book of McKee||McKee, Raymond W.||1959||
 * How-to Manual||The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy||Ancestry Publishing||1984, 1997||
 * How-to Manual||The Handybook for Genealogists||Everton Publishers||1997
 * How-to Manual||Genealogical Atlas of Scotland||Gardner, Harland and Smith||1962||
 * How-to Manual||Ancestry's Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy||Cerny, Johni and Arlene Eakle||1985
 * How-to Manual||Discovering Your Heritage: An Introduction to Family History||Eichholz, Alice||1987
 * How-to Manual||Simplified Genealogy for Americans||Kirkham, E. Kay||1973||
 * How-to Manual||Kentucky Genealogical Research||Schweitzer, George K.||1987
 * How-to Manual||In Search of Your German Roots||Baxter, Angus||1987
 * How-to Manual||A Guide for Genealogical Research||Bennet, Archibald F.||1951
 * How-to Manual||Genealogical Research in England and Wales||Smith and Gardner||Vol. 1 (1956), Vol. 2 (1963)||
 * How-to Manual||Tracing Your Irish Ancestors||Grenham, John||1992
 * How-to Manual||Lest We Forget: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the Nation's Capital||Annandale Stake, LDS, Annandale, VA||1986
 * How-to Manual||The Researcher's Guide to Amerian Genealogcy||Greenwood, Val. D||1975
 * How-to Manual||Finding Your Forefathers in America||Bennet, Archibald F.||1957||
 * How-to Manual||Virginia Genealogy Sources and Resources||McGinnis, Carol||1993
 * How-to Manual||War of 1812 Genealogy||Schweitzer, George K.||1988||
 * How-to Manual||Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor: A Guide to Naturalization Records||Neagles, James C.||1986||
 * How-to Manual||Handy Tips to Migratory Patterns and Immigration to the United States||||||
 * How-to Manual||Learning the New Personal Ancestral File with Quick and Easy Instructions||Reschke, Elaine M. and George C. Robison||2001
 * Index/Records||1790-1870 census, 1880 soundex 1880 census, 1890 census, 1900, 1910 and 1920 soundex and census||Genealogical Society of Utah||
 * Index/Records||DAR Library Catalog||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 2, 1986||
 * Index/Records||DAR Library Catalog||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 3, 1993||
 * Index/Records||A Survey of American Church Records||Kirkham, E. Kay||1959
 * Index/Records||A Bibliography of American County Histories||Filby, P. William||1987
 * Index/Records||The Magna charta Sureties, 1215||Shepper, Walter Lee, Jr.||1991||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to the DAR Patriot Index||Daughters of the American Revolution||1982||
 * Index/Records||DAR Patriot Index||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 1 (1966), 2, 3 (1979)||
 * Index/Records||Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York||O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey||1989
 * Index/Records||The Douglas Register, 1750-1797||Jones, W. Mac||1928||
 * Index/Records||Genealogical and Local History Books in Print||Netti Schreiner-Yantis||Vol. 1,2,3 (1985)
 * Index/Records||American Marriage Records Before 1699||Clemens, William Montgomery Clemens||1926
 * Index/Records||Original Lists of Persons of Quality Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations||Camden, John||1931||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700||Sanborn, Melinde Lutz||1991
 * Index/Records||The Genealogist's Address Book||Bentley||3rd edition
 * Periodical||The New England Historical and Genealogical Register||New England Historic Genealogical Society||1989-2005, not all quarters, also July 1982
 * }
 * How-to Manual||Tracing Your Irish Ancestors||Grenham, John||1992
 * How-to Manual||Lest We Forget: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the Nation's Capital||Annandale Stake, LDS, Annandale, VA||1986
 * How-to Manual||The Researcher's Guide to Amerian Genealogcy||Greenwood, Val. D||1975
 * How-to Manual||Finding Your Forefathers in America||Bennet, Archibald F.||1957||
 * How-to Manual||Virginia Genealogy Sources and Resources||McGinnis, Carol||1993
 * How-to Manual||War of 1812 Genealogy||Schweitzer, George K.||1988||
 * How-to Manual||Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor: A Guide to Naturalization Records||Neagles, James C.||1986||
 * How-to Manual||Handy Tips to Migratory Patterns and Immigration to the United States||||||
 * How-to Manual||Learning the New Personal Ancestral File with Quick and Easy Instructions||Reschke, Elaine M. and George C. Robison||2001
 * Index/Records||1790-1870 census, 1880 soundex 1880 census, 1890 census, 1900, 1910 and 1920 soundex and census||Genealogical Society of Utah||
 * Index/Records||DAR Library Catalog||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 2, 1986||
 * Index/Records||DAR Library Catalog||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 3, 1993||
 * Index/Records||A Survey of American Church Records||Kirkham, E. Kay||1959
 * Index/Records||A Bibliography of American County Histories||Filby, P. William||1987
 * Index/Records||The Magna charta Sureties, 1215||Shepper, Walter Lee, Jr.||1991||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to the DAR Patriot Index||Daughters of the American Revolution||1982||
 * Index/Records||DAR Patriot Index||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 1 (1966), 2, 3 (1979)||
 * Index/Records||Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York||O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey||1989
 * Index/Records||The Douglas Register, 1750-1797||Jones, W. Mac||1928||
 * Index/Records||Genealogical and Local History Books in Print||Netti Schreiner-Yantis||Vol. 1,2,3 (1985)
 * Index/Records||American Marriage Records Before 1699||Clemens, William Montgomery Clemens||1926
 * Index/Records||Original Lists of Persons of Quality Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations||Camden, John||1931||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700||Sanborn, Melinde Lutz||1991
 * Index/Records||The Genealogist's Address Book||Bentley||3rd edition
 * Periodical||The New England Historical and Genealogical Register||New England Historic Genealogical Society||1989-2005, not all quarters, also July 1982
 * }
 * Index/Records||A Bibliography of American County Histories||Filby, P. William||1987
 * Index/Records||The Magna charta Sureties, 1215||Shepper, Walter Lee, Jr.||1991||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to the DAR Patriot Index||Daughters of the American Revolution||1982||
 * Index/Records||DAR Patriot Index||Daughters of the American Revolution||Vol. 1 (1966), 2, 3 (1979)||
 * Index/Records||Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York||O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey||1989
 * Index/Records||The Douglas Register, 1750-1797||Jones, W. Mac||1928||
 * Index/Records||Genealogical and Local History Books in Print||Netti Schreiner-Yantis||Vol. 1,2,3 (1985)
 * Index/Records||American Marriage Records Before 1699||Clemens, William Montgomery Clemens||1926
 * Index/Records||Original Lists of Persons of Quality Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations||Camden, John||1931||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700||Sanborn, Melinde Lutz||1991
 * Index/Records||The Genealogist's Address Book||Bentley||3rd edition
 * Periodical||The New England Historical and Genealogical Register||New England Historic Genealogical Society||1989-2005, not all quarters, also July 1982
 * }
 * Index/Records||American Marriage Records Before 1699||Clemens, William Montgomery Clemens||1926
 * Index/Records||Original Lists of Persons of Quality Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations||Camden, John||1931||
 * Index/Records||Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700||Sanborn, Melinde Lutz||1991
 * Index/Records||The Genealogist's Address Book||Bentley||3rd edition
 * Periodical||The New England Historical and Genealogical Register||New England Historic Genealogical Society||1989-2005, not all quarters, also July 1982
 * }
 * Index/Records||The Genealogist's Address Book||Bentley||3rd edition
 * Periodical||The New England Historical and Genealogical Register||New England Historic Genealogical Society||1989-2005, not all quarters, also July 1982
 * }
 * Periodical||The New England Historical and Genealogical Register||New England Historic Genealogical Society||1989-2005, not all quarters, also July 1982
 * }

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Portal page, which gives free access, within the center, to premium family history software and websites that would generally charge for subscriptions. These include:
 * Ancestry.com
 * Findmypast
 * MyHeritage
 * and more


 * Full access to FamilySearch databases and help using FamilySearch Family Tree.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Scanner
 * Printer
 * Two new computers
 * Microfiche reader
 * Microfilm reader

Family History Centers

 * Fallon Family History Center
 * Reno Family History Center
 * Fallon Nevada South Family History Center
 * Silver Springs Nevada Family History Center
 * Carson City Nevada Family History Center
 * Yerington Nevada Family History Center

Archives and Libraries
Lyon County Courthouse 27 S Main Street Yerington, NV 89447 775-577-5043 County Recorder has marriage and land records from 1862. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1890.

Churchill County Courthouse 155 N. Taylor Street Fallon, NV 89406 Phone: 775-423-6028 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1905.

Churchill County Museum and Archives 1050 South Maine Street Fallon NV 89406 775-423-3677

Lyon County Museum 215 South Main Street Yerington, Nevada 89447 775-463-6576

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum and Visitors Center 709 State St. Nixon, NV 89424 775-574-1088

Nevada Historical Society 1650 N Virginia St Reno, Nevada 89503 775-688-1190

Nevada State Library and Archives 100 N. Stewart St. Carson City, NV 89701 775-684-3313

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: 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.

Volunteer at the Center
We are always looking for volunteers! If you are interested in helping out at the center, contact Lynn Lacy (775-741-7994).