Rochester Minnesota 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. |
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Center Contacts and Hours
- Location Map: Location Map
- Address: 2300 Viola Heights Dr, Rochester, MN 55901
- Enter building through NORTHEAST doors and ring bell on wall if inner doors are locked.
- Phone: 507-281-6641
- E-mail: MN_Rochester@ldsmail.net
- Open Hours :
- Tuesday: 10:00am to 2:00pm
- Wednesday: 9:00am to 3:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm
- Other: By appointment only--call and leave message with your number on phone listed above.
- Holiday Schedule:
- Thanksgiving and Nativity Event:
- Christmas and New Years:
- Inclement Weather: Closed with Rochester Public Schools--If they are closed, we are closed, if they are delayed 2 hours, so are we.
Calendar and Events
- Family History Workshop - Saturday, March 9, 2019 Details to Follow.
Center Resources
- To View a List of Local Resources
- 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.
- 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.
- 5. Enter Rochester into the data field and select the Rochester Minnesota Family History Center entry.
- 6. Click the Search icon.
- 7. Search Results for Family Search Catalog will display.
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. These are subject to change.
- 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
- Alexander Street Press
- American Ancestors - Library Rights
- Ancestry - Institution Versions --- U.S. / Austrailia / Canada / Germany / Sweden / United Kingdom
- Arkivdigital - English display available
- FamNet
- Findmypast - Institution Version
- Fold3
- Geneanet
- Kinpoint - Premium
- MyHeritage - Library Edition
- Newspaper Archive
- Paper Trail
- Puzzila - Premium Services
- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
Hardware and Equipment
- 7 computers
- 3 microfilm readers
- 1 microfiche reader
- 1 microfilm printer
Staff Research Specialties
- Polish: by appointment ask for Ed
- Ancestry.com: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00
- U.S. before 1850: Wednesdays 9:00-12:00
- British Isles: Wednesdays 12:00-3:00
- German: by appointment ask for Lynn
- Norwegian or Swedish: by appointment ask for Andrea
- Native American: by appointment ask for Valerie
Links to Resources in the Local Area
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. Leave a message on our phone system if you are interested in volunteering.