Alpena Michigan Family History Center

The mission of the Alpena Family History Center is to bring families together, to assist and promote family history research. The Center serves all of Northeast MI with genealogical resources. This includes counties of Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency and Presque Isle. A quiet space for serious genealogists and beginners alike. Two volunteers staff the Center - generally a member of The Northeast MI Genealogical Society and a Church member - offering a great deal of experience in the fields of History and Genealogy. Individual help is available; please call ahead to make an arrangement.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 411 Long Rapids Plaza Alpena Michigan 49707 United States
 * (Next to Alpena Orthopedics)


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-989-358-9809

Email:


 * MI_Alpena@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 10:00am-4:00pm
 * Wednesday:10:00am-4:00pm

Beginning in July 2017 we will open Tuesdays 10:00am-4:00pm

and Wednesdays 10:00am-4:00pm

Family History scrapbooking; please call for availability

July 4th and 5th we will be closed for holidays

September 5th and 6th we will be closed for the holidays

December - last two weeks closed for holidays

Please check back as updates are made.

When local schools are closed due to weather we are also closed.

Resources

 * A Professional genelogist is available monthly. Call for an appointment.
 * Ella has been an accredited genealogist since 1985 with specialties in Midwestern US, British Isles research, but can assist in general research as well.
 * RoseMarie specializes in Polish/German research, but can assist you in other foreign research quest.
 * Bob has experience in New England, English, FrenchCandian research.
 * Kamila specializes in eastern Europe, especially Polish, Russian, Latin &amp; German records.

Special Collections

 * Over 500 microfilms of Birth-Marriage-Death records from county court houses in Michigan
 * Microfilm collection of Polish and German records in the present area of Poznan.
 * English films for Cornwall and Lincolnshire.
 * Currently collecting the French-Canadian marriage index( Loiselle), many films available.
 * 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, including Ancestry,com, World Vital Records, MyHeritage library edition, Fold3 library edition, Alexander Street Press, findmypast institution version, Puzilla.org, and others.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 4 on-line computers
 * 3 microfilm readers
 * microfilm reader/printer
 * wireless Internet
 * printer capabilities to scan black &amp; white documents and photos directly to FamilySearch

Resources in the Local Area
The George Fletcher Library (AKA The Alpena Public Library) has marvelous local history and genealogical collections. Further afield, the following also have information available, including:


 * The Cheboygan Public Library has many of the resources previously found at the Cheboygan Family History Center, which closed in January 2012.
 * The Mackinac City Public Library has the best wonderful Native American collection in northern MI.
 * The Presque Isle Public Library (Rogers City) has a number of genealogical collections from local families. The Onaway location has local collections.
 * Rogers City has museums for both local history and mariner information.

Volunteer at the Center
If you have been involved is family history research and are interested in helping others -please call the center during hours of operation. We would love to orientate you to our Center.

Links
*FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: 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.

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