Riverview Missouri FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:  Location Map

Address:  2540 Brooklyn Kansas City, MO 64127

Language: English

Phone:  816-924-2142

E-mail: MO_Riverview@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 7:00pm-9:00pm
 * Sunday: 9:00am-9:45am, 11:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-3:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed all major holidays.

'''Closed 1st weekend in Apr/Oct for General Conference. Closed Christmas and New Years Day weeks.'''

Family Tree

 * Family Tree
 * Family Tree Basics

Online Forms
Free downloadable family research forms, including pedigree chart and family group record:
 * Ancestry
 * National Genealogical Society
 * Pedigree Chart - Includes information fields for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * Family Group Record - Includes information fields for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Online Research Training Videos

 * Learning Center Home Page and Index of all Research Training Videos

The following list is just a sampling of many of the Research Training Videos that are available from the above link at the Learning Center Home page.


 * England and UK Research
 * Getting Started
 * Understand Census Records


 * Basic French Research


 * Scandinavian Research


 * Germany Research With the Wiki
 * Part 1 (includes Parts 2-14 video links)


 * Ireland Research
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration


 * Italian Research
 * Italian Research Training Videos
 * Basic Italian Research


 * Latin American


 * United States
 * United States Research Training Videos

Online Training Videos

 * 5 Minute Genealogy Videos Series . This video series is all about helping you quickly discover your family history. Each episode will guide you through basic research principles that will help you have success finding your ancestors.
 * Getting help at a Family History Center
 * 5 Minute Genealogy Videos Series

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center 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.
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online - Swedish Genealogy
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail

Hardware and Equipment

 * computers, microfilm readers, printer

Center Services
Provide 1-on-1 family history training, assistance and support

Offer Family History classes

Provide other family history resources and materials

Staff Research Specialties
(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. See the Bountiful and Chattanooga FSC pages for examples.)

Resources in the Local Area

 * Kansas City, Missouri Homepage
 * Jackson COunty, Missouri Homepage
 * Jackson County Historical Society
 * Jackson County
 * The Genealogical Society of Missouri
 * Missouri GenWeb Project
 * Missouri Archives
 * Jackson County, Missouri GenWeb Page
 * Missouri History Museum
 * Missouri Research Guides and Resources

Resources Outside Local Area

 * Browse by Country
 * England
 * France
 * Italy
 * Mexico
 * Sweden
 * United Kingdom
 * USA

Links

 * Journals, Diaries, Biographies, Autobiographies and Letters of Some Early Mormons and Others Who Knew Joseph Smith, Jr. and/or His Contemporaries

National Links:


 * National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC
 * Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections

Other Family History and Library Centers and Resources

 * Logan Utah Family History Center
 * Mesa Arizona Family History Center
 * Riverton Utah Family History Center
 * Salt Lake City Family History Library
 * Utah South Area Family History Training Center
 * Billiongraves.com
 * Find A Grave
 * BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
 * BYU Family History Library
 * Research WIKI

Volunteer at the Center
Would you like to learn more about Family History? Those who serve always learn the most!

Family Search Blog
A terrific resource to keep up on what is going on and available in Family Search FamilySearch Blog

Let’s Get Acquainted with the Family Search Wiki (WIK-ee)
Family Search users don’t always think to look at this valuable tool because they aren’t sure what it is and how valuable it can be to our research efforts. So, in Family Search’s words: “The FamilySearch Wiki is not about finding the names of your ancestors. It is not, in fact, about finding people at all.


 * The Wiki is about finding records that may have been generated about your ancestors and the places in which the records might be found.
 * It is a vast record depository of the paper trail that people leave behind long after they are gone.
 * The Wiki has records from the United States as well as from 244 countries.
 * Here you will be able to find documents such as census records, marriage records, birth records and death records and much more.
 * Probate documents are often very informative and may help you in your search. There is an extensive list of United States military records on the Wiki .”

Recently a friend in Illinois went into the FamilySearch Wiki and found phone numbers for the Surrogate Court in New York that held wills. She found six missing wills!

Take time to explore the opening page of this site there are tutorials and examples and lots of help in learning the Wiki. Got stuck in your research? Look to the Wiki for help.


 * How do I find the FamilySearch Wiki?  Open FamilySearch.org, click on Search at top of page, then click on Research Wiki on the dropdown menu

Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: 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.

Family Search Mobile Apps for Smart Phones and Tablets
FamilySearch Mobile Apps