Columbia Maryland FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 4251 Columbia Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
 * The Family History Center is located off of the lower parking lot. Primary access is off of St. John's Lane. Trying to location entrance from upper parking lot is a little confusing.
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Phone: 410-465-1642

E-mail: [mailto:md_columbia@ldsmail.net md_columbia@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * M, Tu, We, Th: 9 am - 2 pm.
 * Tu &amp; Wed: 7 - 9 pm.
 * Saturday: 9 am - noon.

Holiday Schedule: Closed Chistmas and New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and other major holidays. Closed if the Howard County school system is closed due to weather.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
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Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal: This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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Links
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Volunteer at the Center
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