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| title=Rochester Minnesota Family History Center
| title=Rochester Minnesota Family History Center
| content=We serve the southeast Minnesota area.  Help available to all researchers.}}  
| content=We serve the southeast Minnesota area.  Help available to all researchers.}}  




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=== Calendar and Events ===
===Calendar and Events===
    
    
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=== Center Contacts and Hours ===
===Center Contacts and Hours===


:'''Location Map:''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2300+Viola+Heights+Drive+Northeast,+Rochester,+MN&hl=en&ll=44.047715,-92.431884&spn=0.026219,0.044975&sll=42.717255,-83.392968&sspn=0.026801,0.044975&oq=2300+Viola+Heights+Drive+NE,+Rochester,+MN+&hnear=2300+Viola+Heights+Dr+NE,+Rochester,+Olmsted,+Minnesota+55906&t=m&z=15 Location Map]
:'''Location Map:''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2300+Viola+Heights+Drive+Northeast,+Rochester,+MN&hl=en&ll=44.047715,-92.431884&spn=0.026219,0.044975&sll=42.717255,-83.392968&sspn=0.026801,0.044975&oq=2300+Viola+Heights+Drive+NE,+Rochester,+MN+&hnear=2300+Viola+Heights+Dr+NE,+Rochester,+Olmsted,+Minnesota+55906&t=m&z=15 Location Map]
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:::*Enter building through NORTHEAST doors and ring bell on wall if inner doors are locked.
:::*Enter building through NORTHEAST doors and ring bell on wall if inner doors are locked.


:'''Phone: ''' '''507-281-6641'''  
:'''Phone: ''' '''507-281-6641'''


:'''E-mail: ''' MN_Rochester@ldsmail.net
:'''E-mail: ''' MN_Rochester@ldsmail.net




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


:::*'''Tuesday: '''10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  
:::*'''Tuesday: '''10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
:::* '''Wednesday: '''9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
:::*'''Wednesday: '''9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
:::* '''Other: By appointment -- call and leave message with your number on phone listed above or reply to the E-mail above.'''
:::*'''Other: By appointment -- call and leave message with your number on phone listed above or reply to the E-mail above.'''


:'''Holiday Schedule:'''
:'''Holiday Schedule:'''


:           '''SPRING BREAK:  We will be closed the week of Spring Break: March 25 to March 30 and Open again beginning April 2, 2019.'''
:'''SPRING BREAK:  We are closed the weeks of Spring Break'''  
:::'''Thanksgiving and Nativity Event:'''  
:::'''Thanksgiving and Nativity Event:'''


:::'''Christmas and New Years:'''  
:::'''Christmas and New Years:'''
 
:::'''Inclement Weather:''' Closed with Rochester Public Schools--If they are closed, we are closed, if they are delayed 2 hours, so are we.


:::'''Inclement Weather:''' Closed with Rochester Public Schools--If they are closed, we are closed, if they are delayed 2 hours, so are we.




::=== Center Resources  ===
::=== Center Resources  ===


: ''' To View a List of Local Resources '''
:''' To View a List of Local Resources '''
::::1. Logon to '''www.familysearch.org''' with your Sign On User Name and Password.
::::1. Logon to '''www.familysearch.org''' with your Sign On User Name and Password.
::::2. Click on the '''Search''' Menu at the top of the Home page.
::::2. Click on the '''Search''' Menu at the top of the Home page.
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::::6. Click the '''Search''' icon.
::::6. Click the '''Search''' icon.
::::7. '''Search Results for Family Search Catalog''' will display.
::::7. '''Search Results for Family Search Catalog''' will display.
==== 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.  These are subject to change.
:*'''[[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 are subject to change.
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:**'''19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive'''
:**'''19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive'''
:***'''Alexander Street Press'''
:***'''Alexander Street Press'''
:*****The American Civil War: Research Database / Letters and Diaries / Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera / Social and Cultural History / Women and Social Movements in the United States  
:*****The American Civil War: Research Database / Letters and Diaries / Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera / Social and Cultural History / Women and Social Movements in the United States
:**'''American Ancestors''' - Library Rights
:**'''American Ancestors''' - Library Rights
:**'''Ancestry''' - Institution Versions --- U.S. / Austrailia / Canada / Germany / Sweden / United Kingdom  
:**'''Ancestry''' - Institution Versions --- U.S. / Austrailia / Canada / Germany / Sweden / United Kingdom
:**'''Arkivdigital''' - English display available  
:**'''Arkivdigital''' - English display available
:**'''FamNet'''
:**'''FamNet'''
:**'''Findmypast''' - Institution Version  
:**'''Findmypast''' - Institution Version
:**'''Fold3'''
:**'''Fold3'''
:**'''Geneanet'''
:**'''Geneanet'''
:**'''Kinpoint''' - Premium  
:**'''Kinpoint''' - Premium
:**'''MyHeritage''' - Library Edition  
:**'''MyHeritage''' - Library Edition
:**'''Newspaper Archive'''
:**'''Newspaper Archive'''
:**'''Paper Trail'''  
:**'''Paper Trail'''
:**'''Puzzila''' - Premium Services
:**'''Puzzila''' - Premium Services


==== Hardware and Equipment ====
====Hardware and Equipment====


:*'''7''' computers
:*'''7''' computers
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==== '''Staff Research Specialties''' ====
===='''Staff Research Specialties'''====


::'''Polish''':  by appointment ask for Ed
::'''Polish''':  by appointment ask for Ed
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::'''Native American''': by appointment ask for Valerie
::'''Native American''': by appointment ask for Valerie


=== '''Links to Resources in the Local Area''' ===
==='''Links to Resources in the Local Area'''===


::[http://rochesterpubliclibrary.libguides.com/genealogy/ '''Rochester Public Library Genealogy Collection''']
::[http://rochesterpubliclibrary.libguides.com/genealogy/ '''Rochester Public Library Genealogy Collection''']
::[http://www.olmstedhistory.com/ '''Olmsted County Historical Society''']
::[http://www.olmstedhistory.com/ '''Olmsted County Historical Society''']
::[http://www.mngs.org/ '''Minnesota Genealogical Society''']
::[http://www.mngs.org/ '''Minnesota Genealogical Society''']
::[http://www.mnhs.org/research '''Minnesota Historical Society''']
::[http://www.mnhs.org/research '''Minnesota History Center''']
 
== '''Upcoming Or Local Events''' ==
[http://www.mnhs.org/research '''NorthStar Genealogy Conference - October 4-5, 2019''']  


=== '''Volunteer at the Center''' ===
==='''Volunteer at the Center'''===


We are always looking for volunteers who know how to help others with their family history, to help staff the Center, or to help teach classes. Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering.
We are always looking for volunteers who know how to help others with their family history, to help staff the Center, or to help teach classes. Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering.
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