Logan Iowa FamilySearch Center
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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library. |
Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
Address:
- 2629 260th St, Logan, IA 51546
- Language: English
Phone: 1-712-644-3495
E-mail: IA_Logan@familyhistorymail.org
Stake TFH Consultant - Center:
Open Hours:
Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:30pm
Holiday Schedule:
Closed all major holidays:
- Closed the last two weeks of December.
Calendar and Events
Upcoming Events
Class Schedule
Staff Training Meetings
Center Resources
Collections
- Patrons' Microfiche Collection -- a collection of fiche ordered by our patrons, assorted titles. Contain family histories, vital records, and other types of information.
- Indefinite Film Collection -- a collection of films on a variety of subjects, to include vital records, county records, court records, etc.
- Book Collection: -- Dictionaries of many languages. Reference guides for areas worldwide.
(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
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Description of some of the above databases
- Footnote Footnote is a subscription-based website that features searchable, original documents that provide users a view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. The site will have over 25 million digital images by the end of 2007. Footnote is currently working with FamilySearch to index the American Revolutionary War Pension files. Additional projects with FamilySearch are under development.
- Individuals with Footnote subscriptions will be able to sign in with the same Footnote username and password they use at home in order to save, annotate, and upload content.
- Godfrey Memorial Library Godfrey Memorial Library has an extensive collection of essential resources to assist genealogical and historical research. Resources include newspapers, city and business directories, vital records, printed census records, state, county, and local histories, as well as numerous family histories, family bible records, and service and pension records.
- Heritage Quest/ProQuest Heritage Quest online includes the complete set of U.S. Federal Census images from 1790 to 1930 including names and indexes for many of the sets. Users will be able to find people and places located in over 20,000 published family and local histories and PERSI, an index of over 1.9 million genealogy and local history articles. Other online databases include Revolutionary War Pension, Bounty Land Warrant Application files, and the Freedman Bank Records.
- Access to this service will be limited to 1,400 FamilySearch centers in North America. Patrons should contact their local FamilySearch center to see if this service is available. Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center should contact FamilySearch Center Support with questions.
Online Training
Hardware and Equipment
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Useful Links
Center Services
Staff Research Specialties
Resources in the Local Area
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.