Orlando Florida FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 45 East Par St Orlando FL 32804 United States


 * Language: English (please contact us via email if you need Spanish assistance)

Phone:


 * please use email to contact us. it will be reviewed periodically

E-mail:


 * FL_Orlando@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

Thursday, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Holiday Schedule:

Closed all major holidays

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.


 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers   This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900. These support the study of colonial history, genealogical research, politics, urban studies, and media courses.
 * Alexander Street      Social and Cultural History Personal accounts of well-known historical figures.   The American Civil War—Letters and Diaries Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs, including 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts, such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland planter William Clayton   The American Civil War—Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera Provides a vivid history of the American Civil War with over 1,400 images.   Women and Social Movements in the United States Organized around the history of women in social movements in the United States between A.D. 1600 and 2000.
 * American Ancestors  Advance your family history research today with AmericanAncestors.org! Created by the expert staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), America's founding genealogical organization, AmericanAncestors.org is the portal to the nation's leading resource for the highest-quality, comprehensive family history services. Consult with our expert staff, some of the most respected genealogists in the profession. Read the most significant original scholarship and important publications in genealogy. Access millions of exclusive and sought-after records online. Learn with in-depth online courses and webinars from expert staff. Explore the largest collection of original family history research materials in America.
 * Ancestry Institution  Ancestry gives you access to thousands of collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court records, land records, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. Ancestry is the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world.   U.S. Australia Canada Germany Sweden United Kingdom
 * ArkivDigital  ArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online! All images are newly photographed color images of the original documents. Click the link from the Premium Family History Websites page to use ArkivDigital Online.
 * FamNet The online family history network for those who have New Zealand roots.
 * Findmypast  Findmypast makes it easy to research your United Kingdom ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records, and trace births, marriages, and deaths to bring your family history to life. Please note that not all of the content from Findmypast is available in family history centers.
 * Fold3  Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories. The Fold3 name reflects military history and honor, since traditionally, the third fold in a flag-folding ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
 * Geneanet  With 3 billion referenced individuals and 600,000 trees online, Geneanet is the first site dedicated to genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. The Geneanet community has 2 million members who exchange genealogical information.
 * Irish Ancestors  Irish Ancestors aims to be the one-stop starting point for all Irish ancestral research, mapping surnames and surname variants in all the major sources and providing easy links back to all the underlying records.
 * MyHeritage Library Edition  Used by millions of people worldwide to help research family history, build a family tree, and add photos, historical records, and more.
 * NewspaperArchive  The largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content.
 * Paper Trail  Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.
 * Puzzilla  Find new research opportunities on descendant lines in Family Tree

Hardware and Equipment

 * 10 Computers
 * Microfilm
 * Microfilm Readers
 * Printers

Resources in the Local Area
Orange County Public Library ... separate West Oaks Branch Genealogical Center

Central Florida Genealogical Society. Email: [mailto:cfgs@cfgs.org cfgs@cfgs.org]

Links
Orlando South FamilySearch Center

Hunters Creek FamilySearch Center