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| The Lubbock Texas Family History Center is a (non-circulating) branch of the
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| FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is sponsored by the
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| Lubbock Texas Stake and the Lubbock Texas North Stake of The Church of
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| Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and serves the local community.
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| The facilities and access to its holdings are free of charge. | | |
| There are nominal fees for printing, copying and other consumable
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| materials. Microfilm and microfiche are viewed at the Family History Center, but all
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| orders must be prepaid and placed online at [https://familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog].
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| | | content=The Lubbock Texas FamilySearch Center is a (non-circulating) branch of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is sponsored by the Lubbock Texas Stake and the Lubbock Texas North Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and serves the local community.<br> |
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| The volunteers, who staff the Family History Center, do not do | | The facilities and access to its holdings are free of charge. There are nominal fees for printing, copying and other consumable materials. Locally retained microfilm and microfiche can be viewed at the FamilySearch Center. Additionally, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] can be searched to find and view digital copies of on-line microfilm.<br> |
| family history research for patrons, but are available for personalized | | |
| assistance, if desired. The staff can also provide instructions in the | | The volunteers, who staff the FamilySearch Center, do not do family history research for patrons, but are available for personalized assistance, if desired. The staff can also provide instructions in the use of the computer systems and assist patrons in finding and using materials in the FamilySearch Center. |
| use of the computer systems and assist patrons in finding and using | | }} |
| materials in the Family History Center. | |
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| === <br>Center Information ===
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| <u>'''Location'''</u>
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| *'''Map:''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=3211+58th+Street,+Lubbock,+Texas+79413&hl=en&ll=33.541091,-101.884825&spn=0.015238,0.017896&sll=42.828095,-108.740273&sspn=0.013408,0.017896&oq=3211+58th+Street,+Lubbock,+Texas+79413+&hnear=3211+58th+St,+Lubbock,+Texas+79413&t=m&z=16 Google Maps]
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| *'''Address:''' 3211 58th Street Lubbock Texas 79413 United States
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| *'''Entrance:''' East side of building
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| *'''Handicap access:''' South side of building (call 792-5040)
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| *'''Parking:''' East and south sides of building and along 59th Street
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| *'''Language:''' English
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| <u>'''Contact Information'''</u>
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| *'''Phone'':'''''<i> </i>806-792-5040
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| *'''E-mail: '''TX_Lubbock@ldsmail.net
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| <u>'''Hours of Operation'''</u>
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| *'''Tuesday: '''10:00am - 2:00pm and''' '''7:00pm - 9:00pm
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| *'''Wednesday:''' 10:00am - 2:00pm and 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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| *'''Thursday: '''10:00am - 2:00pm and''' '''7:00pm - 9:00pm
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| *'''Sunday:''' 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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| <u>'''Scheduled Closures'''</u>
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| *Thanksgiving, Thursday, 24 November
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| * Christmas, Sunday, 25 December
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| *New Year's Day, Sunday, 1 January<br><br>
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| === Calendar and Events ===
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| ==== Class Schedule ====
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| ==== Staff Training Meetings ====
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| === Center Resources ===
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| ==== Collections ====
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] Patrons who use this center have the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
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| *'''On-site Microfilm/Microfiche''': Over 400 microfilm from various states and countries; also more than 1,000 microfiche of various states and countries.
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| ==== Databases and Software ====
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| * '''Software:'''
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| ** Ancestral Quest 14
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| ** Legacy 8
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| ** Roots Magic 7
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| * '''Databases:''' <br>This center has access to the [[FHC Portal|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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| **'''19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive''' – Searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings with a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century (from 1800 to 1900)
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| **'''Access Newspaper Archives''' – Searchable newspaper archive, featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world
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| **'''Alexander Street Press''' - Focused on records from the American Civil War. Searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs. Includes images, photographs, posters, and ephemera
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| **'''American Ancestors '''
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| **'''Ancestry.com''' – Searchable collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court, land, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership
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| **'''ArkivDigital Online''' – Images of Swedish Church Records and other historical records. Indexed by locality
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| **'''Find My Past''' – Searchable collections of records from the United Kingdom and Ireland, including the 1911 Brish Census. (Not all of the content from Find My Past is available in family history centers)
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| **'''Fold3''' – Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos, focused on military records and stories
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| **'''Historic Map Works Library Edition''' - Digital map collections available, with high-resolution, full color historic and antique maps
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| **'''Kinpoint.org'''
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| **'''MyHeritage'''
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| **'''Paper Trail''' – Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents
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| **'''Proquest Obituary Listings'''
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| **'''Puzzilla.org'''
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| **'''World Vital Records''' – Access to birth, marriage, and death records; Social Security Death Index; family trees; census records; immigration records; court, land, and probate records; military records directory lists; newspapers, family histories, reference materials, biographies, wills, gravestone photos, ship manifests, map collections, and yearbook collections<br><br>
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| ==== Hardware and Equipment ====
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| *Computers with internet access
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| *Microfilm/Microfiche readers
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| *Scanner/printer to save to digital .jpg, etc.<br><br>
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| === Resources ===
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| ==== West Texas Resources ====
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| *[http://www.mylubbock.us/departmental-websites/departments/library/genealogy/genealogy-department Lubbock City-County Library Genealogy Department]
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| *[http://spgstx.org/ South Plains Genealogical Society]
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| *[http://swco.ttu.edu/ Southwest Collection and Texas Tech Main Library]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Texas_Family_History_Centers Texas Family History Centers]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Texas,_United_States_Genealogy Texas Genealogy Research Help]<br><br>
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| ==== FamilySearch Country-Specific Resources ====
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Browse_by_Country Indexed Listing of Resources for All Available Countries]
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| *Quick Links to Specific Countries
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| :*[[England Genealogy|England]]
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| :*[[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]]
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| :*[[France Genealogy|France]]
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| </td><td valign=top width=150>
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| :*[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]]
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| :*[[Italy Genealogy|Italy]]
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| :*[[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]]
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| </td><td valign=top width=150>
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| :*[[Spain Genealogy|Spain]]
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| :*[[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]]
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| :*[[United Kingdom]]
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| </td><td valign=top width=150>
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| :*[[United States|United States]]
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| ==== FSL/FHC Resource Collections ====
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| *[http://www.austintexasfamilyhistorycenter.com/websites-you-wont-want-to-miss.html Austin Texas Family History Center Web References]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Colorado_Springs_Colorado_North_Family_History_Center/Handouts_and_Guides Colorado Springs North Family History Center/Handouts and Guides]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html FamilySearch Learning Center: Genealogy Short Courses and Videos]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page FamilySearch Research WIKI]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/techtips/ FamilySearch TechTips Blog]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Template:United_States_Historical_Record_Collections FamilySearch Template: United States Historical Records]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Las_Vegas_Nevada_FSL/Links Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Library Links]
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| *[http://mesarfhc.org/digital_book_by_call_no.html Mesa Arizona FamilySearch Library Digital Book Collection]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Mesa_Family_History_Center/Volunteer's_Page Mesa Arizona Family History Center/Volunteer's Page Library]
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| *[http://www.protopage.com/planofhc#Home Plano Texas Family History Center Bookmarks]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Provo_Utah_Grandview_East_Family_History_Center#Links Provo Utah Grandview East Family History Center Links]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Riverton_FamilySearch_Library/Handouts_and_Guides Riverton Utah FamilySearch Library Handouts and Guides]
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| *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Tucson_Arizona_Family_History_Center#2016_Family_History_Discovery_Fair_-_January_30.2C_2016 Tucson Arizona Family History Center 2016 Family History Discovery Fair Handouts]<br><br>
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| ==== Internet Resources ====
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| *[http://billiongraves.com/index.php Billiongraves.com]
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| *[http://cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
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| *[http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution]
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| *[http://www.findagrave.com/index.html Find A Grave]
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| *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/index.php GenUKI]
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| *[https://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress]
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| *[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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| *[http://www.eaglequestpro.com/share/index.php Searchy]
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| *[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]<br><br>
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| === Volunteer at the Center === | | === Volunteer at the Center === |
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| Whether you are a member of the LDS Church or not, we are always looking for qualified volunteers to help staff our Center. Staff for the Center are scheduled once a week for either a two or four hour shift. | | Whether you are a member of the Church or not, we are always looking for qualified volunteers to help staff our Center. Staff for the Center are scheduled once a week for either a two or four hour shift. |
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| If you are interested in serving with us,please contact us via the Family History Center e-mail address for more information.
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| | If you are interested in serving with us, please contact us via the FamilySearch Center e-mail address for more information. |
