Gainesville Texas FamilySearch Center
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Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]
Location Map:
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Address:
- 1703 W California St Gainesville TX 76240 United States
- Language:English
Phone:
E-mail:
- TX_Gainesvile@ldsmail.net
Open Hours:
- Tuesday: 10:00am-5:00pm
- Wednesday: 6:00pm-9:00pm
- Thursday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Holiday Schedule:
Closed all major holidays:
Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]
Upcoming Events[edit | edit source]
Class Schedule[edit | edit source]
Staff Training Meetings[edit | edit source]
Center Resources[edit | edit source]
Collections[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. You are now able to search the FamilySearch Catalog found at FamilySearch.org AND place your order online from home at:
www.familysearch.org/films
Databases and Software[edit | edit source]
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•19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive[edit | edit source]
•Access Newspaper Archive -- the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1753 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content. All 50 states plus 10 countries.
•Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database Letters and Diaries Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
•Ancestry.com
•ArkivDigital Online -- Swedish genealogy. Launch from the 'ArkivDigital Online' Start Menu or Desktop icon from a computer where the program has been installed.
•Find My Past -- 1.7 billion international family history records from the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and beyond with records going back to 1200. New collections are added every month.
•Fold3.com (Previously known as Footnote.com) -- Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, Native American collections, and more
•Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Historic Map Works™ Library Edition is one of the most extensive digital map collections available, with over 1.5 million high-resolution, full color historic maps.
•My Heritage
•Paper Trail -- a guide to overland pioneer names and documents.
•ProQuest Obituary Listings
•And much more!
Hardware and Equipment[edit | edit source]
- Eight computers
- Scanners for photos, negatives, slides, and documents
- Microfilm readers
- Microfiche readers
Center Services[edit | edit source]
Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]
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Resources in the Local Area
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Volunteer at the Center[edit | edit source]
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