Joplin Missouri FamilySearch Center

Our new building is built and the Family History Center is ready for your genealogy research

= Center Contacts and Hours =

Location: 


 * 2101 South Indiana - enter by the east door - Room 104

Phone:


 * 417 623-6506

E-mail:


 * MO_Joplin@ldsmail.net or joplinfhc@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Wednesday 9am-1pm 6:30-8:30pm Saturday 9am-1pm.

Holiday Schedule:


 * Watch for announcements

= Calendar and Events =

Upcoming Events:

 * Watch for announcements

Class Schedule:

 * Watch for announcements

Staff Training Meetings:

 * Watch for announcements

= Center Resources =

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.


 * Hundreds of microfilm/microfiche are on permanent loan to the center
 * Several books are available for local research.

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.  Among them are: Newspaper archives, Ancestry, Fold3, Heritage Quest, World Vital Records, UK Papers and data and Arkiv (Scandinavian vital records

Hardware and Equipment

 * There are five computers ready to take you to the wonderful world of research. One of them also is a microfilm reader
 * Print images from film on our printer for five cents a copy or save them directly to a flash drive---Too Cool!!!

= Center Services =

Duane, Helen, Karen, Bill, Beryl, Joan, Jim, Ruby, Phil, Kathy or Carolyn are waiting to help you get started with your research, introduce you to the websites, or get you started with FamilySearch/FamilyTree.