Nashua New Hampshire FamilySearch Center

'''We serve southern New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts. Anyone is welcome to visit; we have a wide variety of books, microfilms, and microfiche available for patrons to use. DUE TO ILLNESS THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED TODAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016

Address: 110 Concord St Nashua NH 03064

We are located in the back of the church. There is a parking lot behind the church; park near the left side of the church and enter the doors that do not have steps. The center is right inside the door on the right.

For a map of our location, click Nashua Family History Center

Phone: 1 603-594-8888

E-mail: NH_Nashua@ldsmail.net or nashuafhc@gmail.com

Hours of Operation:


 * Tuesday: 10:00am - 2:00pm, 6:30 - 9:00pm
 * Wednesday: 10:00am - 2:00pm, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
 * Thursday: 10:00am - 2:00pm, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
 * Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm

So I Have a FamilySearch Account - What Next?
If you are new to FamilySearch and want to explore the various features this is the workshop for you. Designed for the beginning genealogist, we will cover the basic features of FamilySearch and how to navigate the various pages and what information is found on each. Some basic adding and editing of information will be covered as well.
 * Free
 * Open to the Public
 * When: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 7pm - 8pm - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 110 Concord Street, Nashua, New Hampshire, in the Family History Center

Feel free to bring your own device to work on since center computer resources are limited.

Please sign up at https://www.facebook.com/events/1701296073447872/.

What's New at the Center
Beginning in April we will be having regular workshops to teach the full use of FamilySearch. Please see the Workshops section of this page to learn more. Most of the workshops will have a Facebook link where you can sign up to take the class.

Collections
This center receives PATRON-ORDERED films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. Choose the Nashua Family History Center as the center to which you would like films sent.


 * Corbin Collection on microfilm
 * 1881 Census of England and Wales on microfiche
 * 1881 Census of Scotland on microfiche
 * British Civil Registry including births, deaths, and marriages
 * Miscellaneous films in our permanent collection for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and some other European countries

Databases and Software
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. These include:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press including
 * The American Civil War Research Database
 * The American Civil War Letters and Diaries
 * The American Civil War Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Social and Cultural History
 * Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * Ancestry.com - Institution version
 * Create Your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free
 * Findmypast - Institution version
 * Fold3.com - Institution verson - allows printing of documents found without a subscription
 * Kinpoint
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Paper Trail
 * ProQuest Obituary Listings
 * Puzilla.org - Premium Services
 * World Vital Records

In addition, access to the following from all computers:


 * ArkivDigital Online
 * LegacyStories

TreeConnect is also available on all computers.

Please ask any of our staff for access to these portals and tools.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 3 computers for patrons with access to premium websites as noted above
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 1 high-magnification microfilm readers
 * 1 combination microfilm/fiche reader with zoom capability
 * Printer
 * Flatbed Scanner
 * Digital camera, card reader, and monopod

Resources in the Local Area

 * Nashua Historical Society
 * Hunt Room at the Nashua Public Library - has an extensive collection of local genealogical resources.

Volunteer at the Center
We are always happy to have volunteers. A love of genealogy is the primary qualification. You must be comfortable with computers and be available at least twice a month during our regularly scheduled hours of operation. Please contact the Family History Center directors if you are interested in helping to staff the center. They can be reached via email at nashuafhc@gmail.com.

New Hampshire research

 * Hillsborough County, New Hampshire


 * Nashua Family History Center Facebook page


 * New Hampshire Online Records


 * New Hampshire Directories


 * New Hampshire Search Strategies

General research

 * Free Fillable PDF charts - free fillable pdf charts and records for those who would like hard copies typewritten of their family information.


 * Genealogy Gophers - a website with over 40,000 searchable genealogy books

Family Search Genealogy Research Communities on Facebook
These facebook community pages are dedicated to certain areas of the world and are a great place to post questions, comments, share resources, etc., with other people searching for information in the same area you are researching.


 * Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community - Research community for Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Vatican City
 * Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community - Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
 * British Isles Genealogy Research Community - Channel Islands, England, Ireland, Isles of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
 * Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
 * Europe Genealogy Research Community - Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
 * U.S. South Genealogy Research Community - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia
 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
 * U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
 * U.S. West Genealogy Research Community - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
 * Asia, Africa &amp; Pacific Genealogy Research Community - Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand