Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Center/Resources

Our staff members are available to provide the patron with individual and group experiences. We will support you in your efforts to find and preserve your family history. We hope you come to feel the joy of connecting with family past, present and future.



Library Staff as a Resource
FamilySearch Library staff will show you how to use the center’s resources. To make your visit most effective a patron should collect and organize their information at home. Bring as much information as you have about the ancestor you wish to research. Our Staff will help you:


 * Increase your skills using FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage and Fold3
 * How to access resources in the FamilySearch Wiki and the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Help with research materials written in Spanish, Portugese, German and Scandinavian language.
 * Researching in the early United States’ records or lack thereof
 * Finding information in our 9000 genealogical related books
 * How to research online digitized microfilm
 * Preserve memories using our free digitizing equipment -CLICK on Scanning or Audio/Video above to reserve digitizing equipment.

Library Services Include:

 * Individual personalized assistance
 * Permission to view sources available only in the FamilySearch Library system
 * Weekly scheduled classes to help you with your family history skills and research.
 * Group experiences tailored to your choice of activities and training experiences. Click Here-Group Experiences
 * Historic building tour available during any visit.
 * Third Saturday workshops and seminars
 * Our monthly publication “Family History Happenings” - Sign up in the menu at right.

Thousands of Books Available
The Las Vegas FamilySearch Library has over 7000 genealogical related books. It is the largest collection of books in the FamilySearch systems second only to the FamilySearch Library collection in Salt Lake City.

Collections including Mayflower Descendants, Germans to America, Civil War, Writings of Washington, Italians to America and much more:
 * Canada and United States books
 * Black History books
 * Collection of maps dating back to late 1700's
 * Hundreds of family histories by surname
 * And a special collections of books that are more than 100 years old

Other Library Resources:

 * Training lab, upstairs, is being moved and remodeled with state of the art computers, overhead projector and fresh new seating/desks for each individual that attends a class. KEEP checking back.
 * Classroom seating for 25 persons and projection screen
 * Main floor has 35 personal computers stations
 * A wide variety of digitizing equipment to accommodate 13 patrons at one time.
 * Gated toddler play area with close parent access to 3 computer stations and one on one help
 * Video recording studio for filming and preserving individuals and their stories. Capacity of 15 persons

Internet Genealogical Resources
FamilySearch Centers have computers that provide free access to many subscription genealogy websites. For more information about these websites Click Here Available genealogical sites include:
 * Ancestry.com (Family History Library Edition)
 * findmypast
 * Fold3.com
 * MyHeritage
 * 19th Century British Newspapers
 * Newspaper Archives
 * Alexander Street Press (American Civil War Collections)
 * ArkivDigital Online
 * HeritageQuest Online
 * Historic Map Works (Library Edition)
 * Paper Trail, A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents

Genealogical Societies
Clark County National Genealogy Society Centennial Las Vegas Genealogy Society Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada DAR Daughters of the American Revolution Nevada African American Genealogical Society

Cemeteries of Clark County

 * Find A Grave Listing for all Cemeteries in Clark County
 * Palm Mortuary Locations
 * Bunker Mortuary Locations
 * Davis Funeral and Memorial Park
 * Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery

Wiki

 * Nevada Wiki
 * Clark County Wiki
 * Online Genealogy Records Nevada Online Genealogy Records

US Genweb

 * Nevada
 * Clark County

Government

 * Free Public Records Directory
 * Southern Nevada Health District Vital Records

Miscellaneous

 * Nevada City Directories