Cheltenham England FamilySearch Centre

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Centre Contacts and Hours
Location:

LDS Chapel, Thirlestaine Road Cheltenham, GL53 7AS


 * Church car park will be open during opening hours.
 * Use the entrance at the car park side towards the rear of the building.

Phone:


 * 01242 523433 (during opening times)
 * 07908 472506 - Stewart Millar, FHC Director

E-mail:


 * fhc@millarweb.org

Open Hours:


 * By appointment - 07908 472506
 * Regular opening times will be posted for 2014

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed - August
 * Closed - 5 December 2013 - 7 January 2014

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.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal These include: Ancestry, FindMyPast and the 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive plus other significant web sites.
 * FamilySearch Record Collections -worldwide over 1,600 collections and 3 billion indexed names.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Four computers with access to the FHC Portal.
 * Scanner for scanning source documents and photographs.

Staff Research Specialties

 * England &amp; Wales research to 1700s.
 * Use of FamilySearch Family Tree integrated with sources, photos, stories and documents.

 

Resources in the Local Area
Gloucestershire Family History Society


 * http://gfhs.org.uk/
 * Gloucestershire Family History Society Family History Centre Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3AH. Telephone: 01452 524344 Email:help@gfhs.org.uk

Gloucestershire Archives

http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/
 * Clarence Row Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW United Kingdom E-mail:archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk Telephone:44 (0) 1452 425295

Volunteer at the Centre
Ideally require volunteers with good IT skills and a keen interest in family history.