Gainesville Florida FamilySearch Center

Gainesville Florida Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 10600 SW 24th Ave Gainesville FL 32607-4618 United States
 * Entrance is at the East side of the building.
 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-352-332-0012

E-mail:


 * FL_Gainesville@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday:10:00am-1:00pm
 * Tuesday:6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday:10:00am-1:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

March 4th 2014 Spring break: May 26th 2014 Memorial Day: July 3rd Gainesville 4th of July Celebration: September 1st 2014 Labor Day: November 11th 2014 Veteran's Day:

November 24th-26th 2014 Thanksgiving:

December 22nd-January 2nd 2015 Christmas/New Year:

Calendar and Events

Class Schedule:
The 2nd Thursday of each month 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Rhonda Harrell Instructor

(Those attending the class may stay from 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for additional help)

This year (2014) Rhonda is teaching about the census. Not just the federal, but all types of census for the United States.

In 2015 we will be learning how to navigate and use the major databases: FamilySearch/Tree, Ancestry, FindMyPast, and My Heritage.

Staff Training Meetings:
The 1stThursday of each month 7:00 - 8:00 pm

There will be no classes on January 1, 2015

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * We have a collection of films pertaining to the Southeast United States, British Isles, Illinios and others. Our fiche collection is varied and is undergoing cataloging into a searchable database.
 * We have a very nice collection of books pertaining to the Southeast United States and a smattering of other States and other countries. We have many reference books.
 * We have a very nice collection of family histories that are bound books.

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.
 * FHL Favorites; The staff of the Salt Lake City Library have assembled a collection of websites that they send patrons to for research in different countries. Some of the sites do charge a fee. This is a good reference site.

Hardware and Equipment
* We have several Microfilm readers in a seperate room.

Microfiche readers are available.

We have six computers available.

We have scanners that will read your 35mm film/slides/110 film to an SD card. They will scan papers of varying sizes - front and back - to your thumb drive or laptop. We have a FlipPal that will scan large pictures/maps/etc and stitch them together. Or if your pictures are glued in the album you can scan them in situ - all to your SD card. (FlipPal)

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
University of Florida Library West has a large collection of records for the Southeast and Florida. They are available for viewing in the library. Best time to go is when UF is on break!

Alachua County Downtown Library has a nice collection for the county and state.

Links
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Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering, please come in to the center or call Elizabeth Rae at 352-377-1441