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==== Upcoming Events ==== | ==== Upcoming Events ==== | ||
A Family History film featuring family historians in the Springfield Stake area, including Litchfield, Jacksonville, Pittsfield and Decatur, will Premiere on September 11. It will be shown at 6 pm in the Ward Chapel. The public is invited to attend this exciting opening. | |||
==== Class Schedule ==== | ==== Class Schedule ==== | ||
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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. | ||
*Microfilm | *Extended Loan Microfilm | ||
*Microfiche collection includes | * Kentucky Vital Records, including records for afro-American and white residents, from 1851 - 1859. Film for most counties.n. | ||
*Microfiche collection includes: | |||
*100 most frequently used books in the Salt Lake Family History Library<br>Family Histories<br>Vital Records indexes<br>Records from Europe & South America<br> | |||
==== 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 | *[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 | ||
* | *Ancestry<br>Footnote<br>Heritage Quest<br>19th Century British Newspapers<br> | ||
==== '''Physical Equipment''' ==== | |||
*Two microfilm readers | *Two microfilm readers | ||
*One microfiche reader | *One microfiche reader | ||
*Four computers with internet connection and access to premium websites. | *Four computers with internet connection and access to premium websites. | ||
*Printer for use with computers (charge per sheet of fifteen cents). | *Printer for use with computers (charge per sheet of fifteen cents). | ||
*Digital camera for images of microfilm or microfiche records | |||
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=== Center Services === | === Center Services === | ||
Although we do not have a printer for microfilm or microfiche, we encourage visitors to bring their | Although we do not have a printer for microfilm or microfiche, we encourage visitors to bring their digital cameras for copying images. If you choose to use the Center's digital camera, you can have the images printed for a slight charge or have the images loaded to your own memory stick or CD.<br> | ||
Staff Research Specialties | Staff Research Specialties | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
Illinois State Archives, http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html<br>Missouri Digital History Archives, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates<br>Utah Vital Records, http://archives.utah.gov/research/index.html | |||
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