Leavenworth Kansas Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map: 


 * 1020 Limit St  Leavenworth, Kansas 66048-4205 United States
 * Click here to view a map to the Center.
 * The Center is open to all members of the public for family history and genealogical research. Parking for the Center is directly outside the Holman Street door.
 * There is no charge for use of the Center except for incidental printing and supplies.

Phone: 913-682-7729

E-mail: [mailto:KS_Leavenworth@LDSmail.net KS_Leavenworth@LDSmail.net]

Open Hours: By appointment and on the following days:


 * Tuesday:    9am ~ 12pm  and 6~9 pm
 * Wednesday: 4 pm ~ 8 pm
 * Thursday    6 pm ~ 9 pm
 * Sunday:     Center is open for class use by appointment

Holiday Schedule: The Center is manned by volunteers and is often closed on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and during the Christmas and New Year Weeks.

Please call 913-702-2179 in advance if you wish to visit on one of these days. The Center is also often closed during during winter storm warnings, watches, snowy or severe storm days.  Please call ahead if the weather is bad.

Events:
The Leavenworth Family History Center participated in the March 22~23 2013 Geneology KC Family History and Technology Conference. Conference highlights and information dissemination are found at http://genealogykc.org/

Class Schedule:
If your organization desires special family history training please contact us to discuss options. Our Family History Consultants are available for instruction in the Leavenworth area.

Staff Training:
The Center trains volunteers in family history and in Family Search Indexing, and welcomes those interested in volunteering.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: The Center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal The 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The Center has two microfish/microfilm readers and six computers available for Family History research. Patrons may also bring their own laptop or tablet computers for their personal family history or research.  To protect our computer systems and patrons and to maintain a family-friendly environment, Internet access is limited by filtering software and Internet activity may be monitored.  Users should have no expectation of privacy when accessing the Internet from the Family History Center.  Anyone engaging in any activity deemed inappropriate by family history center staff will be asked to leave.

Staff Research Specialties
-- Leavenworth and east Kansas history

-- North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia land and probate records

Resources in the Local Area
Leavenworth Public Library

Leavenworth City Kansas Homepage

Leavenworth County Kansas Homepage

Links
Digital Library of the KSGenWeb       KS Genweb Internet Genealogy Society site

Leavenworth County Biographies       KS Genweb Internet Genealogy Society site

Leavenworth County Obituaries         KS Genweb Internet Genealogy Society site

Leavenworth County Cemeteries       KS Genweb Internet Genealogy Society site

Leavenworth County Census records 1860, 1870, 1875, 1885 - KS Genweb Internet Genealogy Society site

Leavenworth County, Kansas: Family History &amp; Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records &amp; More (Linkpendium site)

Leavenworth County, Kansas: Cemetaries (Linkpendium site)

Kansas Historical Society Leavenworth Page

Volunteer at the Center
The Center trains volunteers in family history and in Family Search Indexing, and welcomes those interested in volunteering.  

Other organizations are also seeking volunteers for genealogical research in Leavenworth. See the ongoing research projects at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/leavenwo/main.htm