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'''Open Hours:'''  
'''Open Hours:'''  


*'''Tuesday:'''1:30pm-8:30pm  
*'''Tuesday: '''1:30pm-8:30pm  
*'''Wednesday:'''6:00pm-8:00pm  
*'''Wednesday: '''6:00pm-8:00pm  
*'''Saturday:'''9:00am-12:00pm
*'''Saturday: '''9:00am-12:00pm
Note: The FHC is run entirely by volunteers, so please call before coming down during scheduled times to confirm the presence of a volunteer. Generally, phones are not answered outside of official hours.
 
Please use northern entrance.


'''Holiday Schedule:'''  
'''Holiday Schedule:'''  
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.  
:*Hundreds of microfilms on a wide variety of locations, subjects and resources
*Hundreds of microfilms on a wide variety of locations, subjects and resources
:* Several dozen books on variety of genealogical topics
:* Several dozen books on a variety of genealogical topics
:* Dozens of genealogical magazines, including the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, the NGS Magazine, American Ancestors and NEHGS Register (both from the New England Historical and Genealogical Society) and the Official Journal of the Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society.


==== Databases and Software  ====
==== 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.
:*'''[[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. Databases include:
:** 19th Century British Library Newspapers
:** Access Newspaper Archives
:** Alexander Street Press - American Civil War
:** Ancestry
:** ArkivDigital
:** Find My Past
:** Fold3 - formerly Footnote
:** The Genealogist
:** Historic Map Works - Library Edition
:** Kinpoint - Premium
:** MyHeritage - Library Edition
:** Paper Trail
:** ProQuest Obituary Listings
:** Puzzilla - Premium Services
:** World Vital Records


==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
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=== Resources in the Local Area  ===
=== Resources in the Local Area  ===
Genealogical Society of Broward County: www.gsbcfl.org
Genealogical Society of Broward County: [[www.gsbcfl.org]]


Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County: www.jgsbc.org
Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County: [[www.jgsbc.org]]


Genealogy Room, Alvin Sherman Library, Nova Southeastern University, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Davie.http://sherman.library.nova.edu  
Genealogy Room, Alvin Sherman Library, Nova Southeastern University, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Davie.http://sherman.library.nova.edu  
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FamilySearch.org  
FamilySearch.org  


----Volunteer at the Center
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''(Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)''
=== Volunteer at the Center ===
We're always looking for family history enthusiasts to help out. Please call the number above during open hours, email us (address above) or come down and talk to one of the FHC consultants.
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