Cincinnati Ohio FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map
 * This Family History Center is sponsored by the LDS church. But membership in this church - or any church - is never a factor in being helped or being welcome.
 * AS OF JUNE 22, MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. We will supply a new mask free of charge, if you need one.

Address:


 * 5505 Bosworth Pl Cincinnati, OH 45212-1203 United States
 * entrance is on the back side of the building. Door is marked - please ring bell for entrance.
 * Thursday night is "German Night". People can sometimes get help with German records, including German script. But please call before coming, to be certain our expert is on call.
 * We also have a patron who can help with Italian records, by appointment. Please call for information if you are interested.
 * A HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE is in the front of the building. Please call us on your cell or smart phone, so we can come and open the door for you.
 * YOU CAN ALSO WORK ON YOUR PC IN BUILDING, OR EVEN INTHE PARKING LOT, IN YOUR CAR, THROUGH WIFI. If you'd like to explore this option, please call us for more details.


 * Language: English

Phone:


 * 1-513-531-5624

E-mail:


 * OH_Cincinnati@familyhistorymail.org

FHC Director:


 * Doris Marie Ludwick

Open Hours: (FOR NOW, we are currently closing 1/2 hour early on every shift. To clean and disinfect surfaces, and follow our new COVID Protocols.)


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

CURRENT HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:


 * Closed all major holidays
 * Closed from Wednesday before Thanksgiving until the next Tuesday
 * Closed the last two weeks of December, until our first scheduled shift in the new year.

Other Closings:


 * Closed when Norwood school is closed due to inclement weather.

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

Calendar and Events
== '''NEW NOTE: Our Portal access is currently closed for upgrades and revisions. However, all other parts of FamilySearch are still available. And our affiliates (including the Kenton County Library and the Covington library) still have partial Portal access.''' ==

==== Class schedule: a once a month ZOOM Beginner Genealogy Class will begin in July, 2021. This class will be held on the fourth Thursday at every month, at the Pleasant Ridge Branch library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The ten month class will be taught by our director, Doris Ludwick, with the possibility of occasional guest speakers for different topics. The hours have not been set these fourth Thursday classes. But the classes will be archived.====

Center Resources: Reference books that hold collections of local church records, and collections of births and deaths and marriages, mostly in the Greater Cincinnati area.
==== Collections: Marjorie Dickory Collection; other smaller donated collections of books and documents; approximately 3000 indexed microfilms on various subjects. We also offer free access to 80% - 90% of the FamilySearch online archives. Many of these resources can only be accessed "under the umbrella" of our sponsor by coming to a Family History Center.====


 * Extensive collection of Hamilton County, Ohio and German microfilms on permanent loan. We also include a large number of other areas in our microfilm collection, although not as extensively, These especially include microfilms for Italy, Indiana and Kentucky, and the United Kingdom.

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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Six computers, five microfilm readers, four microfiche readers, one microfilm picture printer and scanner, two printers and copy machines.

Staff Research Specialties
Italian records consultant by appointment only.

German speaking translator available most Thursday nights - please call to confirm.

Resources in the Local Area
See Hamilton County, Ohio and Hamilton County, Ohio Resources.

Links
See Hamilton County, Ohio and Hamilton County, Ohio Resources.

Volunteer at the Center
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