National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location and Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 50 East Freedom Way Cincinnati OH 45202-3913 United States


 * Language:English

Phone: 


 * 1-513-333-7654

E-mail:


 * OH_freedomcenter@ldsmail.net

FHC Director:


 * Darrell Burton Wolff - 1 513-271-2453

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:11:00am-4:00pm
 * Wednesday:11:00am-4:00pm
 * Thursday:11:00am-4:00pm
 * Friday:11:00am-4:00pm
 * Saturday:11:00am-4:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

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

Collections
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is more a museum (few original manuscripts) than an archive. However, it has a family history center, where patrons can view limited-access FamilySearch and Ancestry databases. They tell the history of the guides, safe houses, and transportation network used to smuggle runaway enslaved African Americans out of the slave states to freedom in the North before the American Civil War. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center reveals stories about freedom’s heroes: the men, women and children who challenge inequities to pursue greater freedom for their brothers and sisters.

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.

Links

 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.