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==== Family History Centers ==== | ==== Family History Centers ==== | ||
[[File:Ncfayetteville.jpg|thumb|right|280px|A Family History Center in Fayetteville NC]]'''[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]]''' (FHCs) have [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for genealogists for free | [[File:Ncfayetteville.jpg|thumb|right|280px|A Family History Center in Fayetteville NC]]'''[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]]''' (FHCs) have [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for genealogists for free and offer research suggestions. These microfilms include a good collection of African American records including censuses, vital records, cemeteries, church records, biographies, Freedman's Bank, Freedmen's Bureau, funeral homes, military records, oral history, probate records, slavery and bondage records, and the Southern Claims Commission records. | ||
There are more than 4,700 FHCs in 134 countries. There is no cost to visit a Family History Center or Family History Library. They are open to anyone with an interest in genealogical research. They are operated by [https://www.mormon.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (LDS). Click on [https://familysearch.org/locations Find a family history center] to locate the the center nearest you.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref> | There are more than 4,700 FHCs in 134 countries. There is no cost to visit a Family History Center or Family History Library. They are open to anyone with an interest in genealogical research. They are operated by [https://www.mormon.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (LDS). Click on [https://familysearch.org/locations Find a family history center] to locate the the center nearest you.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref> | ||