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=== Center Contacts and Hours  ===
=== Center Contacts and Hours  ===
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'''Phone: &nbsp;785-843-4460&nbsp; (Call during Family History Center hours)'''
'''Phone: '''&nbsp;785-843-4460&nbsp; (Call during Family History Center hours)  


'''Open Hours: <br>'''  
'''Open Hours: <br>'''  


*'''Monday 10:30 am-5 pm'''
*Monday 10:30 am-5 pm  
*'''Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7 pm-8:30 pm<br>'''
*Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7 pm-8:30 pm<br>  
*'''Saturday 9:30 am-1 pm '''<br>  
*Saturday 9:30 am-1 pm <br>  
*'''Call in case of inclement weather'''
*Call in case of inclement weather


'''Holiday Schedule:'''  
'''Holiday Schedule:'''  
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=== Calendar and Events  ===
==== Upcoming Events  ====
==== Class Schedule  ====
==== Staff Training Meetings  ====


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:*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.  
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.  
:*The Lawrence KS&nbsp;Family History Center has a collection of microfilm and microfiche on indefinite loan from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  
:*The Lawrence KS&nbsp;Family History Center has a collection of microfilm and microfiche on indefinite loan from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.''<br>''
:*''(List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)''


==== Databases and Software  ====
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:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''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.
:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''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.


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:*''(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )''
 
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[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kansas Kansas wiki]  
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kansas Kansas wiki]  
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Revision as of 08:17, 1 June 2011

FamilySearch This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.


Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]

Location & Map:

  1. 3615 W. 10th St.
    Lawrence, Kansas

    This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
  2. Family History Center entrance is located at the southeast door of the church building.  May need to ring bell for entrance to the Family History Center.
  3. Map to Lawrence KS Family History Center

Phone:  785-843-4460  (Call during Family History Center hours)

Open Hours:

  • Monday 10:30 am-5 pm
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7 pm-8:30 pm
  • Saturday 9:30 am-1 pm
  • Call in case of inclement weather

Holiday Schedule:

  • Closed Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend
  • Closed July 4
  • Closed the first Saturday in April and October
  • Closed the week of Thanksgiving
  • Closed the last two weeks of December
  • Other sporadic closings through the year. 



Center Resources[edit | edit source]

Collections[edit | edit source]

  • Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
  • The Lawrence KS Family History Center has a collection of microfilm and microfiche on indefinite loan from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Databases and Software[edit | edit source]

  • 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.



Resources in the Local Area
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Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW Sixth Avenue
Topeka, KS 66615-1099
Phone: (913) 272-8681 Ext. 117
Fax: (913) 272-8682

Spencer Research Library—Kansas Collections (includes Douglas County Records)
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-2800
Phone: (913) 864-4274

Watkins Community Museum of History
1047 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 841-4109
Email: info@watkinsmuseum.org

National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City)
400 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 268-8000

Midwest Genealogy Center
3440 S. Lee's Summit Rd.
Independence, MO 64055-1923
Phone (816) 252-7228
Mon - Thurs 9-9; Fri 9-6; Sat 9-5; Sun 1-5

The Midwest Genealogy Center is the largest free-standing public genealogy library in the United States with 52,000 square feet of resources for family history researchers, including over 5,000 periodicals and 82,600 reference books as well as 16,000 circulating books, 470,000 microfilm/fiche, and an abundance of maps and archival materials.[1]


Links[edit | edit source]

Douglas County, Kansas wiki

Kansas wiki


Sources [edit | edit source]

  1. "Midwest Genealogy Center Building" and "Midwest Genealogy Center Grand Opening" in Midwest Genealogy Center [Internet site] at http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy (accessed 12 April 2011).