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=== Calendar and Events === | === Calendar and Events === | ||
: ''' Family History Workshop - March 9, 2019 Details to Follow ''' | : ''' Family History Workshop - Saturday, March 9, 2019 Details to Follow.''' | ||
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=== Center Resources === | === Center Resources === | ||
: ''' To View a List of Local Resources ''' | : ''' To View a List of Local Resources ''' | ||
::::1. Logon to '''www.familysearch.org''' with your Sign On User Name and Password | ::::1. Logon to '''www.familysearch.org''' with your Sign On User Name and Password. | ||
::::2. Click on the '''Search''' Menu at the top of the Home page | ::::2. Click on the '''Search''' Menu at the top of the Home page. | ||
::::3. Click on the '''Catalog''' Menu Option | ::::3. Click on the '''Catalog''' Menu Option. | ||
::::4. Select '''Family History Center''' located in the '''Availability''' section of the page; the ''Family History Library'' drop-down data input field will display | ::::4. Select '''Family History Center''' located in the '''Availability''' section of the page; the ''Family History Library'' drop-down data input field will display. | ||
::::5. Enter '''Rochester''' into the data field and select the <u>Rochester Minnesota Family History Center</u> entry | ::::5. Enter '''Rochester''' into the data field and select the <u>Rochester Minnesota Family History Center</u> entry. | ||
::::6. Click the '''Search''' icon | ::::6. Click the '''Search''' icon. | ||
::::7. '''Search Results for Family Search Catalog''' will display | ::::7. '''Search Results for Family Search Catalog''' will display. | ||
==== 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. | :*'''[[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. | ||
:*'''[[FHC Portal|Current Portal Websites]]''' | |||
:**19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive | |||
:***Alexander Street Press | |||
:*****The American Civil War: Research Database / Letters and Diaries / Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera / Social and Cultural History / Women and Social Movements in the United States | |||
:*****The American Civil War: Research Database / Letters and Diaries / Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera / Social and Cultural History | |||
==== Hardware and Equipment ==== | ==== Hardware and Equipment ==== | ||
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::'''Ancestry.com''': Wednesdays 9:00-12:00 | ::'''Ancestry.com''': Wednesdays 9:00-12:00 | ||
::''' | ::'''U.S. before 1850''': Wednesdays 9:00-12:00 | ||
::'''British Isles''': Wednesdays 12:00-3:00 | ::'''British Isles''': Wednesdays 12:00-3:00 | ||
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::[http://rochesterpubliclibrary.libguides.com/genealogy/ Rochester Public Library Genealogy Collection] | ::[http://rochesterpubliclibrary.libguides.com/genealogy/ Rochester Public Library Genealogy Collection] | ||
[http://www.mnhs.org/research Minnesota Historical Society] | |||
=== '''Volunteer at the Center''' === | === '''Volunteer at the Center''' === | ||
We are always looking for volunteers to teach classes or staff the FHC who know how to help others with their family history. | We are always looking for volunteers to teach classes or staff the FHC who know how to help others with their family history. | ||
Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering. | Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering. | ||