Kalamazoo Michigan FamilySearch Center

''At the Kalamazoo Stake Family History Center we welcome all who are interested in learning more about their family history. Our friendly staff members are happy to share center resources and teach you how to use them. These would include our Michigan microfilm collection, our free access to many subscription sites, familysearch, and a varied collection of rare books. We look forward to your visit!''

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 1112 N Drake Rd Kalamazoo MI 49006 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 269-342-1906 (Family History Center)
 * 616-334-1288 (Char Miller)

E-mail:


 * cwmille43@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * (April 14, 2021) We are happy to announce that we are currently open by appointment. Masks must be worn, social distancing is encouraged, and we will sanitize the areas in the library.  Please email Char Miller at cwmille43@gmail.com and let us know what you want help with if you need assistance, or let us know if you only want to use the premium sites available in the Family History Center. We will try to do all we can to help you.

Holiday Schedule:

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please call 616-334-1288 (Char) for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours:

Collections

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Databases and Software

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

Hardware and Equipment

 * Printer, 4 computers, table workspaces, 2 Microfilm readers, 1 Microfiche reader.

Staff Research Specialties
Charlene Miller (Stake Temple & Family History Consultant – (Lead)

·      Navigates Familysearch.org, Ancestry.com & other genealogical websites, indexing, organizing family history, verifying family data, & more.

Doug & Mari Fleming (Ward Temple & Family History Leader)

·      Doug – Help beginners navigate Familysearch.org & Ancestory.com, create pedigree & family group data.

·      Mari – Help beginners navigate Familysearch.org & Ancestory.com, create family group sheets & family pedigree data, work other genealogical websites; indexing, Find A Grave, computer skills for research,

·      Reads Spanish, some Mexican Ancestry records

Ivan Gilbert (Temple and Family History Consultant)

·      Michigan Counties: Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Newago, & Van Buren.

·      USA: Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

·      Foreign: Canada, England, Germany, & Netherlands.

·      DNA testing used for genealogy for over 10 years. Navigates Familysearch.org, Ancestry.com, FamilyTreeDNA.com & other genealogical websites. Digital copying and uploading of old family photos and slides to software.

Linda Poveda (Temple & Family History Consultant)

·      Navigate familysearch.org, Ancestry.com and other genealogical websites. Does some Revolutionary War research, Tories, Records from Canada, Central &South America Ancestors, research skills,

·      Reads, writes, & speaks Spanish.

Margaret Russell (Family History Community Consultant)

·      Research history with British India (East India Trading Company), England (UK), early America, Finland, Ireland, and some of Sweden and Norway. Citing sources, worked with wider range of evidence when birth & death records can’t be found. Research skills with computer.

Penni Liesinger (Temple and Family History Consultant) General Research assistance with Family Search, Ancestry, and others sites.

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Resources in the Local Area Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Archives and Regional History
''Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Archives and Regional History. (wmich.edu/library) 269-387-8490, for information. Address: 1650 Oakland Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49008. (This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)''

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