Athens Ohio FamilySearch Center

The Athens Family History Center serves the Athens, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Pike, Perry, Vinton County areas and provides access to online resources.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 7795 Lemaster Rd The Plains, OH 45780 United States
 * The center is located inside the front entrance of the Latter-Day Saint building.


 * Language:English. If a translator is needed, we may be able to find someone to help.

Phone:


 * 1-740-797-3396

E-mail:


 * OH_Athens@familyhistorymail.org
 * Laanjak@gmail.com (Joseph Buchanan, Family History Consultant)

FHC Director:



Open Hours:


 * Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:30pm and by appointment.
 * Second Sunday each month: 11:30am-12:30pm

Holiday Schedule:

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

Upcoming Events
Ward youth Family History activity: Wednesday, 30 Nov. 2022 7:15 PM

Class Schedule
Special individual workshops available. Please contact the director for more information.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: As of September 1, 2017 Microfilm ordering is no longer available. This center has only a very limited permanent collection of films.

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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers, microfilm reader, microfich, printer, scanner
 * Unfortunately, we do NOT have a library of print books available.

Staff Research Specialties
Record Indexing

Searching online public records

Organizing and helping set up online family tree accounts

Resources in the Local Area
The Athens County Historical Society

Links
FamilySearch

Athens History

Volunteer at the Center
Volunteers from the community are welcome!