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

The Harrogate FamilySearch Centre serves the area of North Yorkshire containing the towns of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Wetherby, Ripon & Thirsk. It is a relatively small Centre with limited resources, so it is important to make an appointment to reserve equipment for your use.
We have a small team of enthusiastic volunteers to assist you in your research endeavours.

Centre Contacts and Hours

Location Map:

Website

Address:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England HG2 7SA United Kingdom
This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, FamilySearch Centres are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
Entrance is via green gates to the back-porch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel. Car parking is available on the Church grounds. You may need to ring the bell for entrance to the FamilySearch Centre.

Phone:

+44 (0)1423-886537

E-mail:

UK_Harrogate@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

By Appointment only: Wednesday/ Thursday 7:00pm - 9:00pm and other days and times dependent on availability of volunteers.
Please telephone and leave a message on the answerphone/ or email your contact information. One of our volunteers will call you back to make an appointment.

COVID-19 Precautions:

Mask Wearing is currently discretionary (Please bring your own mask or face-covering with you)
Sanitising of Hands on entry is requested (solution supplied)
Staff will sanitise surfaces, in addition to ventilating the room.
If before or after an appointment at the Centre you test positive for Covid-19, we would kindly ask if you could let the Centre know.
Thank you for your understanding!

Holiday Schedule:

Closed during the Great Yorkshire Show week (Week beginning Monday 8th July 2024)

Closed Saturday 23 December 2023 to Tuesday 9 January 2024 (inclusive).

Calendar and Events

2nd Thursday of the month at 2pm. The Family History Group of the University of the Third Age has a regular appointment at the Centre for its members to use the facilities. See Harrogate U3A website for contact details Website
.
Class Schedule: see Church bulletin or notice board for details of classes for Church membership.

Staff Meetings

As arranged.

Centre Resources

Collections

FamilySearch Catalog: This centre has access to digital images of various films and fiche previously available through the FamilySearch Catalog ordering system, including those unavailable on home computers.
Reference Books: including; The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers; Ancestral Trails - Hebber; Tracing Your Irish Ancestors - Grenham; A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland - Mitchell; Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry - National Archives Publication; as well as maps, gazetteers and other texts.

Databases and Software

This centre has access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. Databases available are listed below:

Ancestry Institution
Findmypast.co.uk
19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
MyHeritage Library Edition
Alexander Street Press (American Civil War)
Geneanet (Genealogy in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany)
Newspapers.com
Fold3.com (Military Records)
FamNet (New Zealand Family History network)
ArkivDigital Online (Swedish Church Records & others)
American Ancestor
Paper Trail (Oregon-California Trails Association)
Puzzila

Hardware and Equipment

2 x high speed internet connected computers with networked printer/ scanner

Centre Services

On-line Film Ordering

Microfilm can no longer be ordered.

Resources in the Local Area

Harrogate & District Family History Society Website

North Yorkshire Libraries Website

Links

Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Online Genealogy Records by Location

Harrogate Advertiser (Local Newspaper) Website

Borthwick Institute for Archives Website

North Yorkshire County Council Website

West Yorkshire Archive Services Website

North Yorkshire County Record Office Website

East Riding of Yorkshire Archives & Local Studies Service (The Treasure House) Archives, family and local history

FreeBMD Civil Registration Index for England & Wales Website

General Register Office; online certificate ordering for England & Wales Website

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+The Harrogate FamilySearch Centre serves the area of North Yorkshire containing the towns of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Wetherby, Ripon &amp; Thirsk. It is a relatively small Centre with limited resources, so it is important to make an appointment to reserve equipment for your use. <br>We have a small team of enthusiastic volunteers to assist you in your research endeavours. [[Image:Harrogate Town Centre.JPG|thumb|right|350px]]
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+'''Location Map:'''
+*[http://maps.google.com/?ll=53.991565,-1.516982&amp;spn=0.001744,0.003449&amp;t=h&amp;z=18&amp;vpsrc=6 Website]
+'''Address:'''
+*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England '''HG2 7SA''' United Kingdom
+*This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, FamilySearch Centres are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
+*Entrance is via green gates to the back-porch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel. Car parking is available on the Church grounds. You may need to ring the bell for entrance to the FamilySearch Centre. ''<br>''
 '''Phone:'''
-'''E-mail:''' <br>
+*<big>+44 (0)1423-886537</big>
+*
+[[Image:Harrogate Chapel from the Road.JPG|thumb|right|250px]]
+'''E-mail:'''
+*<big>UK_Harrogate@familyhistorymail.org</big>
+'''Open Hours:'''
+*'''By Appointment only:''' Wednesday/ Thursday 7:00pm - 9:00pm and other days and times dependent on availability of volunteers.
+*'''Please telephone and leave a message on the answerphone/ or email your contact information. One of our volunteers will call you back to make an appointment.'''
+'''''<big>COVID-19 Precautions:</big>'''''
-'''Open Hours:'''
+# ''<big>Mask Wearing is currently discretionary (Please bring your own mask or face-covering with you)</big>''
+# ''<big>Sanitising of Hands on entry is requested (solution supplied)</big>''
+# ''<big>Staff will sanitise surfaces, in addition to ventilating the room.</big>''
+# ''<big>If before or after an appointment at the Centre you test positive for Covid-19, we would kindly ask if you could let the Centre know.</big>''
+# ''<big>Thank you for your understanding!</big>''
 '''Holiday Schedule:'''
-<br>
+*Closed during the Great Yorkshire Show week (Week beginning Monday 8th July 2024)
+*Closed Saturday 23 December 2023 to Tuesday 9 January 2024 (inclusive).
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-=== Calendar and Events  ===
+===Calendar and Events===
-==== Upcoming Events  ====
+*2nd Thursday of the month at 2pm. The Family History Group of the University of the Third Age has a regular appointment at the Centre for its members to use the facilities. See Harrogate U3A website for contact details [https://u3asites.org.uk/harrogate/groups Website]<br>.
+*Class Schedule: see Church bulletin or notice board for details of classes for Church membership.
-==== Class Schedule  ====
+====Staff Meetings====
-==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
+*As arranged.
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-=== Centre Resources  ===
+===Centre 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:'''] This centre has access to digital images of various films and fiche previously available through the FamilySearch Catalog ordering system, including those unavailable on home computers.<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.)''
+:*'''Reference Books''': including; The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers; Ancestral Trails - Hebber; Tracing Your Irish Ancestors - Grenham; A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland - Mitchell; Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry - National Archives Publication; as well as maps, gazetteers and other texts.
-==== Databases and Software  ====
+====Databases and Software====
-:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] This center has access to the Family History Centre 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.)''
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-==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
+This centre has access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. Databases available are listed below:<br>
-:*''(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )''
+:*'''Ancestry Institution'''
+:*'''Findmypast.co.uk'''
+:*'''19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive'''
+:*'''MyHeritage Library Edition <br>'''
+:*Alexander Street Press (American Civil War)
+:*Geneanet (Genealogy in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany)
+:*Newspapers.com
+:*Fold3.com (Military Records)
+:*FamNet (New Zealand Family History network)
+:*ArkivDigital Online (Swedish Church Records &amp; others)
+:*American Ancestor
+:*Paper Trail (Oregon-California Trails Association)
+:*Puzzila
+====Hardware and Equipment====
+:*2 x high speed internet connected computers with networked printer/ scanner
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-=== Centre Services  ===
+===Centre Services===
+====On-line Film Ordering====
+Microfilm can no longer be ordered.<br>
+===Resources in the Local Area===
-==== Staff Research Specialties  ====
+Harrogate &amp; District Family History Society [http://www.hadfhs.co.uk/ Website]
-''(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.)''
+North Yorkshire Libraries [https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/harrogate-library Website]
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-=== Resources in the Local Area<br>  ===
+===Links===
-''(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.)''
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/using-the-familysearch-research-wiki-introduction '''Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki''']: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.
+<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Online Genealogy Records by Location]]</span></div><br>
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+Harrogate Advertiser (Local Newspaper) [http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/ Website]
+Borthwick Institute for Archives [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Website]
+North Yorkshire County Council [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk Website]
+West Yorkshire Archive Services [http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ Website]
+North Yorkshire County Record Office [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives Website]
+East Riding of Yorkshire Archives &amp; Local Studies Service (The Treasure House) [http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/archives-family-and-local-history/ Archives, family and local history]
-=== Links  ===
+FreeBMD Civil Registration Index for England &amp; Wales [http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ Website]
-''(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.)''
+General Register Office; online certificate ordering for England &amp; Wales [https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history Website]
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-=== Volunteer at the Centre  ===
+<br>
-''(Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)''