Arlington Texas FamilySearch Center
FREE Family History Fair 1 March 2014
open registration at 8 AM that day
Classes 9 AM to 4 PM
Experts from the National Archives at Fort Worth will be among the speakers.
Aaron Holt of the archives will discuss the secrets of American Indian research, and Meg Hacker will present a program on the holdings of the federal facility in Fort Worth.
The fair will feathure 18 programs designed to help people research their family history.
The Arlington Texas Family History Center is easily accessible from Interstate 20:
Take exit 447 for Park Springs Boulevard
Turn North onto Park Springs Blvd
Turn right onto W Pleasant Ridge Rd
Take the 1st left onto Kelly Perkins Rd
Kelly Perkins Rd turns slightly left and becomes Curt Dr
Destination will be on the right
Center Contacts and Hours
Address: 3809 Curt Drive, Arlington, Texas 76016
- The entrance to the Family History Center is on the back side of the building.
- Location on Map
Phone: 817-446-7088[[Image:]]817-446-7088
Open Hours:
Wednesday: 10:00 - 2:00pm & 6:00 - 9:00pm
Thursday: 10:00 - 2:00pm
Saturday: 9:00 -1:00pm
Calendar and Events
Save the date:
1 March 2014
Arlington Texas Stake
FAMILY HISTORY FAIR
Annual Family History FAIR
- 1 March 2014
- 9 AM
- Preregistration is preferred
- Same day registration begins at 8 AM.
Class Schedule:
- Legacy Class: second Saturday of each month; 2 PM
Staff Training Meetings
7 PM at Family History Center
- April 28, 2013
- July 28, 2013
- October 27, 2013
Center Resources
Collections
- Family History Library Catalog: Any of the films and fiche ordered through the Family History Library Catalog may be read in this center.
- Over 100 books, atlases, research guides for various locations, published genealogies, back-issues of genealogical magazines.
- Microfiche: indexes of vital records, genealogical atlases, familiy histories, etc.
- A drawer devoted to microfiche of Scotish records such as:
- Indexes to christenings, marriages & burials
- Index to 1881 Census
Databases and Software
- FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to third party premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
- Family Insight: has the capability to interact with New.FamilySearch to pull information from or put information into PAF.
- Get My Ancestors: allows downloads from New.FamilySearch to your database
Hardware and Equipment
- computers with Internet access for genealogy research
- printers
- microfilm/fiche readers
- microfilm/fiche reader printer - can print on paper or copy to your USB jump drive (AKA thumb drive or memory stick).
Center Services
- How to get started.
- Provide research help. We do not perform the research for patrons, but we answer questions and suggest possible sources.
Staff Research Specialists
- England research - Scott Snelson - 1st & 4th Saturday shifts
- Spanish translation - TBD
- South American research - TBD
- African American research - TBD
- German research - TBD
Non-Staff Research Specialists
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Resources in the Local Area
National Archives Southwest Region
501 W. Felix St., Bldg. 1,
Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405
(817) 334-5525[[Image:]](817) 334-5525
Dallas Public Library
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young Street
Dallas, Texas (214) 670-1433[[Image:]](214) 670-1433 or (214) 670-143
Arlington Public Library
101 E. Abram St.
Arlington, Texas (817) 459-6913[[Image:]](817) 459-6913
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