Tallahassee Florida FamilySearch Center

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

The Tallahassee Florida Family History Center serves all those interested in researching their family history in the Tallahassee, Cairo, Crawfordville, Madison, Perry, Quincy, and Thomasville areas.

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Center Contacts and Hours

Location & Map:

• 312 Stadium Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32304 United States
  
• We are located across the street from the Florida State University College of Medicine.
• Park at the rear of the building, in the section by the parking sign indicating you are visiting the Family History Center.
• Ring the intercom at the southwest entrance if the door is locked.
• Location on Map

Phone: 850-222-8870

E-mail: fl_tallahassee@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:

• Tuesday    10am - 9pm
• Wedneday 10am - 9pm
• Thursday   10am - 9pm
•  Friday     5:30pm 8pm

Closed:

• Thanksgiving Holiday
• 2 weeks during Christmas
• New Year's

Tallahassee Family History Day 2014

The Tallahassee Family History Day 2014 will be on Saturday, February 22nd starting at 9:30am.  You can register for the Fair at <a href="http://www.lds.org/topics/family-history/host-a-family-history-fair/family-history-day?lang=eng">lds.org/familyhistoryfair</a>.  Classes are free, and lunch will be provided!  This year the classes are provided by RootsTech, the largest family history conference in North America, with information available for the beginner, the hobbyist, and the experienced researcher.  This is a great opportunity to hear nationally known speakers!

Classes on the following topics will be taught: 

• Getting the most Out of Ancestry.com
• Finding Your British Roots
• FamilySearch Family Tree: What's New and What's Next
• Finding Family and Ancestors Outside the USA with New Technologies
• Basic Online Resources for the Beginning Genealogist
• Information Overload: Managing Online Searches and Their Results
• Genealogy in the Cloud
• Effective Database Search Tactics
• 5 Essential Resources for Hispanic Genealogy
• When Researchers Disagree: Facilitating Helpful, Respectful Collaboration
• Tweets, Links, Pins and Posts: Break Down Genealogy Brick Walls with Social Media
• Facebook is Family History: Engaging Young People in Their Own Stories
• How to Scan an Elephant: Digitizing Your Family History from Artifact to Zombie
• Introduction to DNA for Genealogists
• Advanced Techniques for Use of Autosomal DNA Tests to Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls
• Sharing Your Family History with Multimedia
• Do It Yourself Photo Restoration
• Become an iPad Power User

You can also look up information on our Tallahassee Family History Day 2014 Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallahasseeFamilyHistory">https://www.facebook.com/TallahasseeFamilyHistory</a>

Center Resources

Collections

• <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog">Family Search:</a>  Family history center consultants are trained to help with family history searches, including the use of familysearch.org
• <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search">Family History Library Catalog:</a> This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
• The Center also has several collections of family history information from LDS families that have lived in the Florida/George area in the past.

Databases and Software

<a href="https://fhc.familysearch.org/">FHC Portal:</a> This center has the Family History Center Portal which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions including:

• 19th Century British Newspapers
• Alexander Street Press (American Civil War Collections)
• Ancestry.com (Family History Library edition)
• FindMyPast
• Fold3.com,formerly Footnote.com
• Genline FamilyFinder (Swedish)
• Godfrey Memorial Library
• Heritage Quest
  

Hardware and Equipment

• Microfilm readers
• Microfiche reader
• Computers with internet connection and access to premium websites.
• Printer for use with computers.
• Digital camera for images of microfilm or microfiche records

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Center Services  

Patrons may bring their personal computers for note taking or entering information into personal genealogical programs. Wireless internet access is currently available. Memory sticks can also be used to download information.

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Volunteer at the Center

Family History Center Staff

Staff is needed for customer service during the hours the Center is open. Volunteers should be comfortable with computer use and enjoy working with people. A knowledge of basic family history research principles is helpful, but training will be provided. A minimum of 2 shifts per month in the Center is required and more is cheerfully allowed.

Indexing

Family Search is making records available on-line as quickly as possible. One of the keys to making these records useful is the Indexing program. Without an index, researchers have to browse through the images, sometimes one at a time, to find a specific record. Indexing can be done at home and is an excellent activity for Family History Center Staff when the Center is not busy. To find out more about indexing and take a test drive go to http://www.familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing

Basic Computer Literacy Tutor

With the rapid increase in research data becoming available on-line, long-time family history researchers are facing the need to learn new skills. A patient and understanding tutor is needed to help small groups or individuals learn basic computer skills. Contact the Director by telephone or email if you are interested in teaching or helping to develop training in this topic.

A family history conference hosted by FamilySearch. For online genealogical classes and videos see RootsTech.org.