Columbia Maryland FamilySearch Center

The Columbia Maryland Family History Center serves the cities of Columbia, Ellicottt City, Clarksville, Savage and Laurel, MD. Patrons from anywhere in the Columbia - Baltimore area are welcome to visit and use our facilities.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 4251 Columbia Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
 * The Family History Center is located off of the lower parking lot. Primary access is off of St. John's Lane. Trying to location entrance from upper parking lot is a little confusing.
 * Location on Map

Phone: 410-465-1642

E-mail: [mailto:md_columbia@ldsmail.net md_columbia@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * M, Tu, We, Th: 9 am - 2 pm.
 * Tu &amp; Wed: 7 - 9 pm.
 * Saturday: 9 am - noon.

Holiday Schedule: Closed Chistmas and New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and other major holidays. Closed if the Howard County school system is closed due to weather.

celebrates
=            Black History Month  =

=     "Tracing Your Slave Ancestors"  =

== Dwight Parker will tell how he researched his ancestors back to a slave village on Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown, S.C. Now he is on the board of the Mansfield Foundation along with John Parker, descendent of the original owner of the 1000-acre plantation. More than 250 years ago, their ancestors were master and slave. Now both are working to preserve the plantation and its history. Dwight's presentation will help people get started in researching their own slave ancestors. ==

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: 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. Subscription sites include Ancestry.com, Find My Past, Access Newspaper Archive and Heritage Online.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Nine personal computers running Microsoft XP Professional with high speed Internet access. Flatbed scanner and Microfilm scanner, five laser printers, nine microfilm readers and two microfiche readers.

Staff Research Specialties
Our volunteer staff includes several people who are experienced teachers of family history research, as well as having long experience with their own families.

Resources in the Local Area
''Vast resources available in Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland and Washington, DC, all within an hours drive of our FHC. ''

Links
(Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.) 

Volunteer at the Center
Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can contact Wanda Franklin, 410-715-4544 or email to md_columbia@ldsmail.net.