Killeen Texas FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 1410 S 2nd St, Killeen Texas 76541 United States
 * 2nd St. and Mary Jane, rear of building, lower level


 * Language: English; dedicated computer browsers for Spanish language research.

Phone:


 * 1-254-200-0329

E-mail:


 * TX_Killeen@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:10:00am-2:00pm; 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday:10:00am-2:00pm; 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:10:00am-2:00pm; 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * 1st and 3rd Saturday:10:00am-2:00pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed the following days:


 * General Conference Saturday: 1st Saturday of April and October Summer Break: 1-11 July 2022
 * Thanksgiving: November 22rd-25th, 2022
 * Christmas Break: December 20th, 2022-January 2nd, 2023

Upcoming Events
January 2023, date(s) to be finalized: Training for Elders Quorum and Relief Society presidencies--to include Ward/Branch Temple and Family History Leaders. Will include responsibilities, resources, research techniques, documentation of sources, preparation for ordinances and submission to temple.

Class Schedule
Orientation guides/checklists available and personalized instruction pertaining to use of FamilySearch software application and research techniques. Contact Clark Wilberg, Killeen Stake T&FH Consultant--Family History Center for details and appointments.

Staff Training Meetings
11 January 2023, at 6:30pm. All Ward T&FH Leaders and all Ward & Stake T&FH Consultants invited. Training lasts approximately one hour. Bring your questions regarding research processes and applications.

Center Resources
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. Our computers each have a dedicated browser (Microsoft Edge) for Spanish language to facilitate research.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 computers and 1 printer/scanner.



Collections

 * Many how-to books, resource books, DeLorme maps to all U. S. states but Colorado and Hawaii, several issues of genealogy magazines.



General
Assistance registering for and establishing FamilySearch accounts

Assistance in using various computer-based search tools to access various data bases

Assistance in identifying potential sources of information

Assistance in adding documentation to Family Tree

Assistance in digitally documenting data from imaged collections (Indexing)

Staff Research Specialties
England/Ireland/Scotland

Scandinavian

Germany/Europe

Premium Site Access
Alexander Street: Social and Cultural History; The American Civil War--Research Database, Letters & Diaries, Images/Photographs, Posters; Women and Social Movements in the U.S.

American Ancestors

Ancestry Institution: U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom

ArkivDigital

Findmypast

Fold3

Geneanet

MyHeritage Library Edition

NewspaperArchive

Puzzilla

General
The Family History Guide

Tips to Start Your Family History

National Genealogical Society Guidelines

NGS Links to Free Sites

Family History Library Classes and Webinars

African-American
Getting Started With African American Research

Quick Guide to African American Records

African American Research Series

Afro=American Historical and Genealogical Society

United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Researching African American Genealogy

African American Genealogy

African American Online Genealogy Records

African American Resources for Missouri

Louisiana Slave Database

Louisiana Slaves, 1719-1820

Louisiana Slaves

1850 US Census; Slave Schedules

1860 US Census; Slave Schedules