Palmyra New York FamilySearch Center

The Palmyra NY FamilySearch Center is available to serve community members free of charge. The Center is open to the public (See hours, below). We welcome everyone!

Our Center is a branch library of the Genealogical Library located in Salt Lake City. This main library was founded in 1894 to gather genealogical records and assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their family history and genealogical research. The main Library is the largest library of its kind in the world and is visited by an estimated 1,900 or more individual patrons and groups each day. Our branch library is much more modest.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map: Location on Maps

Address: 2801 Temple Rd., Palmyra, New York, 14522, USA


 * Language: Primarily English

Phone: 1-315-597-1683

E-mail: [mailto:NY_Palmyra@familyhistorymail.org NY_Palmyra@familyhistorymail.org]

Open Hours:

If you need an alternate time, or would be interested in remote assistance, please let us know.
 * '''Tuesdays 10:00am to 12noon
 * '''Tuesdays&emsp;7:00pm to 8:30pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed all week of major holidays:



How to Find Us
Address: 2801 Temple Rd., Palmyra, New York, 14522, USA


 * Pictured at Right Street View, Front of building


 * Location Map: Location on Maps


 * Our center is located in the rear of the building,
 * Ample free parking is available.
 * Pictured below: Rear of building from parking lot
 * Our Center is inside the rear entrance of building



Planning a Visit
Our center is located at the rear of the building. There is ample free parking available. Please note that this is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, FamilySearch Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries. But we do respond to our E-Mail (See above).

Our FSC is staffed by local volunteers who can help get you started with family history research. They can guide you in using FSC resources and equipment. If you're planning a visit to our center to begin your genealogy, write down what you know about the family you wish to research: Names, Birth/Death Dates, and Birth/Death City and State. Choose a research goal: for example - 2 generations back. This will help our volunteers to best teach you where to look.

♥''Please call to calendar and confirm group visits in advance. ♥''

Microfilms are now online at the FamilySearch Center.

Upcoming Events

 *  Genealogy 101: Ancestry.com  - Learn the Basics
 * March 21 or 28 6:00pm
 * Palmyra Community Public Library
 * 402 East Main St, Palmyra
 * Free! Call to register - 315-597-5276
 * You must bring your own laptop

Center Resources




Collections

 * '' Our computers access the FamilySearch database which contains many millions of names linked into families. Additionally, it provides access to millions of digitized images taken from thousands of Microfiches and microfilms.

Databases and Software
FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center only to premium family history websites that generally charge for subscriptions, including:


 * ♥19th Century British Library Newspapers
 * ♥Access Newspaper Archive
 * ♥Alexander Street Press
 * ♥American Ancestors
 * ♥Ancestry.com
 * ♥Ancestry - Institution Version
 * ♥ArkivDigital Online
 * ♥British Newspaper Archive
 * ♥FammNet
 * ♥Findmypast
 * ♥Fold3.com


 * ♥GenealogyBank


 * ♥Geneanet


 * ♥Irish Ancestors


 * ♥Newspaper Archive


 * ♥Newspapers.com - Institutional Version


 * ♥The Genealogist

Patron Resources

 * '' 5 Windows Computers
 * '' 1 Printer/ Scanner/ Copier
 * '' 1 Printer
 * '' Extra space for use of personal laptops
 * '' Free Wi-Fi

Services
Memory sticks/jump drives can be used to download information from the computers. Be sure to take them with you when you leave.

Patrons may bring their own laptops for notetaking or entering information into personal genealogical programs, with the disclaimer that the owner is responsible for the security of the device. Wireless internet is currently available in the building, though there may be days when availability is limited due to updating, etc.

On-Line Learning Resources

 * Help and Learning
 * Classes and Videos
 * Community
 * One-on-One Help

Other Resources

 * Palmyra, Wayne County, New York Genealogy
 * Palmyra, Wayne County, New York Genealogy


 * BYU Webinars


 * FamilySearch Library Website


 * FamilySearch Library Webinars


 * Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FS Library)

 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.

If you cannot find a source you need at the FamilySearch Library, try one or more of these other repositories.

Other Repositories with very large genealogical collections


 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.
 * National Archives, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
 * Allen County Public Library (Indiana) home of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), more than 350,000 printed books and 513,000 items of microfilm/fiche including family histories, censuses, city directories, passenger lists, military records, local histories, American Indians, African Americans, Canadian, British, &amp; German collections.

Volunteer at the Center
We welcome volunteers from the community to serve in the FamilySearch Center. It's a wonderful way to help others and to learn by doing. You need not be an expert. Ability to use a computer and willingness to become familiar with the FamilySearch website and resources are key. Contact the FSC directors by sending an email (NY_Palmyra@familyhistorymail.org) with a brief explanation of your experience with Family History activities, and an indication of your time availabilities, for more information.

Feedback
If you should find any errors or other issues with this site, please describe them in an email (NY_Palmyra@familyhistorymail.org) to the center, so we may adjust.