Charlottesville Virginia FamilySearch Center

Our Family HIstory Center is located in central Virginia in the historic town of Charlottesville, home of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.This center has been very popular with local family history researchers since it opened in the 1970's Both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and patrons from the area community are welcome and can use the facility free of charge. We hope that everyone will visit and see what we have to offer.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 1275 Timberwood Blvd Charlottesville VA 22901 United States
 * We are located just off Airport Road between Route 29 and the Airport.
 * The entrance to our library is at the north end of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since our door is usually locked, please ring the doorbell and we will answer.
 * If you need handicap access, please call when you arrive and we will open the main door on the east side of the building. There are many handicap parking spaces there and there is ADA compatible access.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 434-964-1715 (phone at the Family History Center)
 * 434-293-4404 (phone for Director of the FHC)

Email:


 * [mailto:VA_Charlottesville@ldsmail.net VA_Charlottesville@ldsmail.net]
 * bcbfamilyhistory48@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Tuesdays: 9:00am-12:00pm
 * Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm
 * Beginning in September, 2nd and 4trh Sundays, 4:30 to 7:00 pm. This is a trial to see how much interest there is.

Special Meetings: Inclement Weather: When there is inclement weather, we operate on the Albemarle County Schools schedule. If the Albemarle schools are closed or delayed, we do not open. If the inclement weather is on a Saturday, check with the center or the director to see if the center is open.
 * Evening hours are reserved for church activities
 * The Central Virginia Genealogical Society meets here on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 1:30 p.m.

Holiday Schedule:


 * March 26, 2016 for Easter
 * August, 2016 for summer vacation. We will open again on September 6th (Tuesday).
 * November 22-28, 2016 for Thanksgiving
 * December 19, 2016 - January 2, 2017 for Christmas/New Years

Classes
We will maintain here on this site the upcoming classes that we have scheduled. They are free and available to all. We have 5 very nice computers at the center, but you may want to bring your own laptop to ensure that everyone will have a computer to work on. Collections ====
 * September 10, 1 pm, Research techniques taught by Rich Hephner who has a strong history background and can teach us about sources and how to correctly search for things in our past


 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * Our permanent collection includes: donated books, magazines, and reference materials; hundreds of microfilms and microfiche, especially about Virginia and Germany and various other topics or locations.


 * 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. These websites include:  19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive                                                        Access Newspaper Archive Alexander Street Press Ancestry.com - Institution version. ArkivDigital Online Create your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free Findmypast - Institution version. Fold3.com Historic Map Works - Library Edition LegacyStories MyHeritage - Library Edition Paper Trail ProQuest Obituary Listings World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * To help you do your research, we have 5 computers, 1 printers, 5 microfilm readers, and 2 microfiche readers in 2 reading rooms. PLEASE NOTE that we follow all copyright laws.

Resources in the Local Area
University of Virginia Alderman LIbrary (434) 924-3025

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society (434) 296-7294

Charlottesville Virginia Genealogical Association (c/o Susan Emert) (434) 962-9638

Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering at our Family HIstory Center, please call Barbara Branham @ (434) 293-4404