Lake Jackson Texas FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Address:
 * 502 Southern Oaks Dr Lake Jackson TX 77566 United States
 * The FamilySearch Center entrance is located at the southwest door of the Lake Jackson Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building.
 * If that door is locked during posted hours, call Michele Manwarren at 979-215-1387 for information or to make an appointment.


 * Language: English

Location Map:
 * Click Here for map to Lake Jackson Texas FamlySearch Center
 * Click Here for Driving directions from Angleton, Texas to the Lake Jackson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Click Here for Picture of Lake Jackson Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the entrance for the Lake Jackson Texas FamilySearch Center

Phone:


 * 979-215-1387 (Michele Manwarren - FamilySearch Center Director)

E-mail:


 * TX_LakeJackson@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Sunday (1st and 3rd): 7:00pm-8:00pm
 * Tuesday: 10:00am-2:00pm
 * Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:00pm
 * Thursday:10:00am-2:00pm
 * Saturday (2nd and 4th):10:00am-2:00pm

Holiday Schedule/Other Closures:


 * New Years Day/Weekend
 * Mother's Day
 * Memorial Day weekend
 * Father's Day
 * July 4th/weekend
 * Labor Day/weekend
 * The week of Thanksgiving
 * The last two weeks of December-for Christmas and New Year's Eve
 * The first Saturday and Sunday in April and October

Staff Training Meetings:

 * 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 2:00 pm

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * Microfiche collection-Permanent
 * Research guides and Miscellaneous Vertical Files - by location, by topic, and by name

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal - The FamilySearch Center Portal gives free access to the following subscription websites only at the Lake Jackson Texas FamilySearch Center.
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers - 1800-1900 British newspapers
 * Alexander Street - personal accounts of well known figures, Civil War memorabilia, and woman's history
 * American Ancestors - Created by the expert staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
 * Ancestry - access to thousands of collections of records from around the world
 * ArkivDigital - largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online
 * FamNet - online family history network for New Zealand roots
 * Findmypast - research your United Kingdom ancestry
 * Fold3 - online collection of military records and stories
 * Geneanet - genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany
 * Irish Ancestors - Irish ancestral research
 * MyHeritage Library Edition - research family history
 * NewspaperArchive - largest historical newspaper database online
 * Paper Trail - access to 19th-century westward American migration documents
 * Puzzilla - new research opportunities on descendant lines in Family Tree

Hardware and Equipment

 * Microfiche reader
 * Microfiche reader/printer
 * 4 computers with free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions
 * 3 printers

Center Services
Copies - 5 cents per page