Rochester Minnesota FamilySearch Center: Difference between revisions

m (Summer hours, description of services, and holiday schedule.)
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'''Phone:'''  
'''Phone:'''  


*'''1-507-281-6641'''
*'''507-281-6641'''


'''E-mail:'''  
'''E-mail:'''  
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'''Open Hours:'''  
'''Open Hours:'''  


*'''Tuesday:'''9:00am-1:00pm (for the summer of 2016)
*'''Tuesday:'''  10:00am to 2:00pm  
*'''Wednesday:'''9:00am-3:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm<br>


'''Holiday Schedule:'''  
* '''Wednesday:''' 9:00am to 3:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm
* '''Thursday:'''  10:00am to 2:00pm<br>Closed for inclement weather with Rochester Public Schools


'''Closed the whole week for:'''  
'''Holiday Schedule:'''


New Years
'''MEA:'''  Closed Thursday October 20, 2016


'''July 4th'''  
'''Thanksgiving and Nativity event:''' Closed November 21-December 5, 2016. Open on December 6.


'''Thanksgiving'''  
'''Christmas and New Years:''' Closed December 19, 2016 to January 2, 2017  Open on January 3.


'''Christmas'''  
'''Spring Break:''' Closed April 3-7, 2017


T'''he week of the Nativity Event in the building  (Usually the first weekend in December)'''  
'''July 4:''' Closed July 3-7, 2017


'''Spring break for Rochester Public Schools&nbsp; (Usually the first week of April)'''
CLOSED FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER with Rochester Public Schools  


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=== Calendar and Events  ===
 
==== Class Schedule:  ====
October 19, 2016:  Family Search Basic Plus, 12 noon and 7pm
 
November 2, 2016:  Power Research Tips, 12 noon and 7pm
 
November 16, 2016:  Roots Magic, 7pm only


=== Calendar and Events ===
December 7, 2016:  Using probate and land records for American research before 1850, 12 noon only
 
January 4, 2017: Family Search Basic Plus, 12 noon and 7pm


==== Upcoming Events ====
January 18 2017: Ancestry.com 12 noon and 7pm


==== Class Schedule ====
February 1, 2017: Native American Research 12 noon and 7pm


==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
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:*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.  
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.  
:*''(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  ====


:*'''[[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.)''
:*'''[[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.  


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


:*''6 computers''
:*''7 computers''
:* 3 microfilm readers
:* 3 microfilm readers
:* 1 microfiche reader
:* 1 microfiche reader
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==== Staff Research Specialties  ====
==== Staff Research Specialties  ====


''We have excellent help for Polish research on Wednesdays, Ancestry Wednesday mornings, Familysearch and Brittish research Wednesday afternoons and access to local help for Norwegian and Swedish research''
Polish: Wednesdays 9-3
 
Ancestry.com: Wednesdays 9-12
 
US before 1850: Wednesdays 9-12
 
British Isles: Wednesdays 12-3
 
German: Tuesdays or Wednesdays
 
Norwegian or Swedish: 1st 3rd or 5th Thursday 10-2
 
Native American: 2nd and 4th Thursdays 12-2


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