Gainesville Florida FamilySearch Center

Gainesville Florida Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

Address: 10600 SW 24th Avenue, Gainesville, FL


 * Entrance is at the East side of the building.
 * Location on Map

Phone: 352-332-0012

E-mail: [mailto:raefhc@gmail.com raefhc@gmail.com]

Open Hours: Mon &amp; Wed 10am - 1pm

Tues &amp; Wed 630pm - 9pm)

Holiday Schedule: Closed

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 Rhonda is teaching about the census. Not just the federal, but all types of census for the United States.

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

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library 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 and family histories in 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.

That will scan papers of varying sizes - front and back - to your thumb drive or laptop

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

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