O'Fallon Illinois FamilySearch Center

The O'Fallon, Illinois Family History Center serves the towns of O'Fallon, Shiloh, Belleville, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Edwardsville, and many more in the surrounding counties of St. Clair, Madison, and Randolph.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 255 Fairwood Hills Road, O'Fallon, IL 62269 United States
 * Location Map

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

Phone: 618-632-0210

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday 10 am - 2 pm &amp; 6 pm - 8 pm
 * Thursday 10 am - 2 pm &amp; 6 pm - 8 pm
 * NOTICE: If the O'Fallon, IL schools are closed due to winter weather, the Center will also be closed.  It's always a good idea to call ahead 618-632-0210.

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Upcoming Events
Staff Training Meetings are held on the third Wednesday's of every month.

The Family History Center is offering a "Getting Started" workshop for FamilySearch.org on Wednesday, Oct 7, 2015 @ 6:30 pm. If you have not created an LDS/FamilySearch account and want to get started doing your family history, this is a class to attend. We will discuss what's on FamilySearch.org and a few genealogy basics. Please respond via comments to this post if you would like to reserve a seat. You may want to bring your own laptop just in case we run out of work station seating.

Staff Training Meetings
Duplicates in Family Tree

Person Search vs. Record Search

Please send recommendations for staff training to the director.

Handouts &amp; Guides
(Library Resource Materials for Staff &amp; Patrons)

Global Family Reunion Day

Family Tree

 * Adding and Attaching Sources to Family Tree


 * Attaching Historical Records to Entire Families


 * Adding Photos to Family Tree


 * Adding Stories to Family Tree


 * Family Tree


 * Fixing a Looping Pedigree in Family Tree


 * Merging Duplicate Records in Family Tree


 * Search Tools in Family Tree


 * Searching with Family Search

Research

 * British Research Websites


 * Census Headings, U.S. 1790-1930


 * Finding Ancestors Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki


 * FamilySearch Catalog


 * Great Research Sites


 * Preparation for Trek


 * Research Log - Internet Searches


 * Research Training Guide


 * Search Tools in Family Tree


 * Searching with Family Search


 * Tree Connect from RecordSeek


 * U.S. Record Selection Table

Technical

 * Creating Fan or Other Charts with TreeSeek.com


 * Creating a GEDCOM File


 * What is IrfanView?


 * Username and Password


 * Using Dropbox

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has access to the FamilySearch Catalog. You may place your order for any of the films and fiche available for circulation. Staff members will be able to assist in the process, but will not be able to place the orders for you. You may now submit your orders online using a debit, credit, or prepaid card or by using a PayPal account.
 * Small collection of research aids, resources, and genealogical books are shelved in this center. This includes The Compendium of American Genealogy, St. Clair Co. Marriages 1775-1905, various cemetery records, and other resources from St. Clair Co. as well as resources from other counties in Illinois, and other states.
 * A large microfiche collection, organized into two categories: locality &amp; surname. This collection includes many research aids as well as records from England, Germany, and various US states.
 * There is also an extensive microfilm collection, again organized into locality &amp; surname categories. There are quite a few German Church Records and local Illinois records on microfilm. We have Clinton County Marriages, Naturalizations, Births, Deaths and Wills; St. Clair County Naturalizations; and various other records from other counties and states.

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. These premium websites include:


 * •19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive


 * •Access Newspaper Archive


 * •Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War


 * •Ancestry.com

• ArkivDigital (Swedish Records)


 * •Find My Past


 * •Fold3.com (Previously known as Footnote.com)


 * •The Genealogist


 * •Godfrey Memorial Library


 * •Heritage Quest Online


 * •Historic Map Works Library Edition


 * •Paper Trail


 * •World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computer stations for research are available to the patron.
 * Two printers
 * One copy machine
 * Film/fiche reader/printer are also at the patron's disposal.

Staff Research Specialties

 * List available of volunteers willing to help translate records from German.

Resources in the Local Area
The Belleville Public Library houses a genealogy collection. They have microfilm of Belleville and East Saint Louis newspapers, and an index to the obituaries from the newspapers.

Links
O'Fallon, Illinois

St. Clair County, Illinois

Online Illinois Death Records &amp; Indexes

Illinois Vital Records

Online Help for German Research

Volunteer at the Center
We welcome volunteers with or without experience. The best way to learn is by doing. We'll help you get started and before you know it, you'll be helping someone else.

Contact the Family History Center Director at 618-632-0210.