Athens Ohio FamilySearch Center: Difference between revisions

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

The Athens FamilySearch Center serves the Athens, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Pike, Perry, Vinton County areas and provides access to online resources.

Center Contacts and Hours

Location Map:

Location Map

Address:

7795 LeMaster Rd The Plains, OH 45780 United States
The center is located inside the front entrance of the Latter-Day Saint building.

Language:English. If a translator is needed, we may be able to find someone to help.

Phone:

1-740-856-8200

E-mail:

OH_Athens@familyhistorymail.org
kd8iio@gmail.com (Lorraine Phillips, Ward Temple and Family History Consultant)

FHC Director:

Open Hours:

Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:00pm and by appointment.

Holiday Schedule:

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

Class Schedule

Special individual workshops available. Please contact the director for more information.

Staff Training Meetings

Center Resources

Collections

FamilySearch Catalog: As of September 1, 2017 Microfilm ordering is no longer available. This center has only a very limited permanent collection of films.

Databases and Software

FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

Computers, printer, scanner
Unfortunately, we do NOT have a library of print books available.

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties

Record Indexing

Searching online public records

Organizing and helping set up online family tree accounts

German research (old German script, Latin), Danish research

Resources in the Local Area

The Athens County Historical Society

Links

FamilySearch

Athens History

Volunteer at the Center

Volunteers from the community are welcome!

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-=== Center Contacts and Hours  ===
-'''Location &amp;&nbsp;Map:'''
+The Athens FamilySearch Center serves the Athens, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Pike, Perry, Vinton County areas and provides access to online resources.
-#''(Address'')7795 Lemaster Rd<br>THE PLAINS, OHIO 45780
+===Center Contacts and Hours===
-#''(Include information about your center that would be helpful for first time visitors such which entrance in the building to use, parking, etc. Use as many or as few bullet points as needed.)<br>''
-#''(Link to map using ''[http://maps.google.com Google]''&nbsp;or other map sites)''
-'''Phone:740-797-3396'''
+'''Location Map:'''
-'''E-mail:''' <br>
+*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/7795+Lemaster+Rd,+Athens,+OH+45701/@39.3734672,-82.1420578,715m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x884874bbad1f9f87:0x468d114b491c280b Location Map]
+'''Address:'''
+*7795 LeMaster Rd The Plains, OH 45780 United States
+*The center is located inside the front entrance of the Latter-Day Saint building.
+*Language:English.  If a translator is needed, we may be able to find someone to help.
+'''Phone:'''
+*'''1-740-856-8200'''
+'''E-mail:'''
+*OH_Athens@familyhistorymail.org
+*kd8iio@gmail.com (Lorraine Phillips, Ward Temple and Family History Consultant)
+'''FHC Director:'''
+*
 '''Open Hours:'''
+*'''Wednesday: '''7:00pm-8:00pm and by appointment.
 '''Holiday Schedule:'''
-<br>
+'''We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness:''' '''Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.'''
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+<br>
+===Calendar and Events===
-=== Calendar and Events  ===
+<br>
+====Upcoming Events====
-==== Upcoming Events  ====
+====Class Schedule====
-==== Class Schedule  ====
+Special individual workshops available.  Please contact the director for more information.  <br>
-==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
+====Staff Training Meetings====
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-=== Center Resources  ===
+===Center Resources===
-==== Collections  ====
+====Collections====
-:*[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/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] As of September 1, 2017 Microfilm ordering is no longer available.  This center has only a very limited permanent collection of films.
-:*''(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  ====
+====Databases and Software====
-:*[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. ''(Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)''
+:*'''[[FamilySearch Center Portal]]''' This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
-==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
+====Hardware and Equipment====
-:*''(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )''
+:*Computers, printer, scanner
+:*Unfortunately, we do NOT have a library of print books available.
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-=== Center Services  ===
+===Center Services===
+====Staff Research Specialties====
+Record Indexing
+Searching online public records
-==== Staff Research Specialties  ====
+Organizing and helping set up online family tree accounts
-''(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. See the [[Mesa Family History Center|Mesa]] and [[Logan Utah Family History Center|Logan]] FHC pages for examples.)''
+German research (old German script, Latin), Danish research
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-=== Resources in the Local Area<br>  ===
+===Resources in the Local Area ===
-''(This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)''
+The Athens County Historical Society<br>
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-=== Links  ===
+===Links===
-''(Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.)''
+[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]
+[http://www.athenshistory.org Athens History]
+<br>
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-=== Volunteer at the Center  ===
+<br>
+===Volunteer at the Center===
-''(Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)''
+Volunteers from the community are welcome!