Kalamazoo Michigan FamilySearch Center

''At the Kalamazoo Stake FamilySearch Center we welcome all who are interested in learning more about their family history. Our friendly staff members are happy to share center resources and teach you how to use them. This would include our free access to many Premium subscription sites, familysearch, and a varied collection of rare books from the Family Search Library in Salt Lake City, via electronic means. We look forward to your visit!''

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 1112 N Drake Rd Kalamazoo MI 49006 United States


 * Language: English (Spanish by appointment)

Phone:


 * 269-342-1906 (FamilySearch Center)
 * 616-334-1288 (Char Miller)

E-mail:


 * cwmille43@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Every Tuesday - 10-2, and on the 1st & 3 Wednesdays - 10-2.

Holiday Schedule:

(2023) We will be CLOSED for Independence Day, July 4; Thanksgiving from November 20-25; Christmas we will be closed December 18- January 1. (Open Jan. 2, 2024)

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please call 616-334-1288 (Char) for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours:

Collections

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Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. A person may bring his/her personal computer to the FSC and be able to access the FS Portal while you are in the library or a meeting house.  The FS printer isn't an air printer and one will not be able to print from the personal laptop, but files can be saved/downloaded and printed at home.  (The printer isn't to be used with a printer cord because of licensing restrictions).

Hardware and Equipment

 * Printer, 5 computers, table workspaces, some books

Staff Research Specialties
Charlene Miller (Stake Temple & Family History Consultant – (Lead)

·      Navigate Familysearch.org, Ancestry.com & other genealogical websites, indexing, organizing family history, verifying family data, & more.

Doug & Mari Fleming (Ward Temple & Family History Leader)

·      Doug – Help beginners navigate Familysearch.org & Ancestory.com, create pedigree & family group data.

·      Mari – Help beginners navigate Familysearch.org & Ancestory.com, create family group sheets & family pedigree data, work other genealogical websites; indexing, Find A Grave, computer skills for research,

·      Reads Spanish, some Mexican Ancestry records

Ivan Gilbert (Temple and Family History Consultant)

·      Michigan Counties: Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Newago, & Van Buren.

·      USA: Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

·      Foreign: Canada, England, Germany, & Netherlands.

·      DNA testing used for genealogy for over 10 years. Navigates Familysearch.org, Ancestry.com, FamilyTreeDNA.com & other genealogical websites. Digital copying and uploading of old family photos and slides to software.

Linda Poveda (Temple & Family History Consultant)

·      Navigate familysearch.org, Ancestry.com and other genealogical websites. Does some Revolutionary War research, Tories, Records from Canada, Central &South America Ancestors, research skills.

·      Reads, writes, & speaks Spanish.

Penni Liesinger (Temple and Family History Consultant) General Research assistance with Family Search, Ancestry, and others sites.

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Resources in the Local Area
Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Archives and Regional History, 1650 Oakland Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Phone 269-387-8490 for information.

Links
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