McKinney Texas Family History Center

Come and enjoy access to many wonderful resources for your research.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

Location of McKInney, Texas Family History Center on map
 * 2801 West Eldorado Parkway MCKINNEY 75070

Address: ☎ (469)919-0505
 * 2801 W Eldorado Pkwy McKinney TX 75070 United States

E-mail:


 * tx_mcKinney@familyhistory.net
 * Jenny Chan, Family History Center Director: jchan00@yahoo.com

Language:
 * English

Open Hours:


 * 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
 * 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Wednesday
 * Note: We will be closed Nov. 5 - 14 (construction on the building) and Nov. 26 - 28 (Thanksgiving)
 * Please send an email for an appointment if you would like to come at a time the center is not open
 * Please send an email for an appointment if you would like to come at a time the center is not open

Holiday Schedule:

Closed all major holidays: Closed one week for 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Spring Break: Closed three weeks for Christmas:

Calendar and Events
Summer Camps for children and youth:

Center Resources
Follow the center on Facebook at McKinney Family History Center

Collections

 * FamilySearch :

Databases and Software

 * Software:
 * Ancestral Quest 15
 * Adobe Reader XI
 * FamilySearch Indexing
 * ArkivDigital - Swedish Records


 * 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.
 * 19th Centry British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online - Swedish Genealogy
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Hertiage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * 7 Dell Computers, Lexmark Scanner and Printer, 1 microfilm reader, and 1 Konica Minolta Reader

Family History Games
Apple Tree Trivia Game

Draw a simple outline of a tree. Draw apples in a circle on the tree. Write, “Start or Collect an Apple” on one apple in the circle. Draw or print out apples and cut apart. Collect game markers/pieces for each player (buttons, action figures etc). Collect 1 or 2 dice. Write 25 or more family history questions. For example: What is your grandma’s maiden name? Where were your parents married? What was your grandpa’s job? What is your mom’s favorite color? How many brother’s does your dad have?

To Play: Each player chooses a different colored playing piece. One or two dice may be used to go around the board. Each time a player moves, he or she picks a question card from the pile and answer the question. If the answer is correct, the player receives an apple and keeps the card. If the answer is incorrect the card is put on the bottom of the question card pile. Each time a player completes a round the player gets an apple. The game is over when all the questions cards are gone. The person with the most apples wins.

Resources in the Local Area

 * McKinney, Texas Homepage
 * Collin County County
 * Beaverhead County Museum
 * Collin County Genealogy Corner
 * Collin County Home Page
 * Collin County Genealogical Society

Resources Outside Local Area

 * Browse by Country
 * England
 * France
 * Italy
 * Mexico
 * Sweden
 * United Kingdom
 * USA

Links

 * Journals, Diaries, Biographies, Autobiographies and Letters of Some Early Mormons and Others Who Knew Joseph Smith, Jr. and/or His Contemporaries

National Links:


 * National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC
 * Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections

Other Family History and Library Centers and Resources

 * Billiongraves.com
 * Find A Grave
 * BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
 * BYU Family History Library
 * Logan Utah Family History Center
 * Mesa Arizona Family History Center
 * Research WIKI
 * Riverton Utah Family History Center
 * Salt Lake City Family History Library
 * Utah South Area Family History Training Center

Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * 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.

Online Forms

 * Pedigree Chart
 * Family Group Record Chart

Online Training Courses

 * How to Start Your Family History - 6 Basic Steps

Online Research Training Videos

 * Learning Center Home Page and Index of all Research Training Videos

The following list is just a sampling of many of the ResearchTraining Videos that are available from the above link at the Learning Center Home page.


 * England and UK Research
 * Getting Started
 * Understand Census Records


 * Basic French Research


 * Scandinavian Research


 * German Research
 * Basic Research
 * Beginning Research - Lesson 1
 * Beginning Research - Lesson 2


 * Ireland Research
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration


 * Italian Research
 * Italian Research Training Videos
 * Basic Italian Research


 * Latin American


 * United States
 * United States Research Training Videos

Online Training Videos

 * 5 Minute Genealogy Videos Series . This video series is all about helping you quickly discover your family history. Each episode will guide you through basic research principles that will help you have success finding your ancestors.
 * Getting help at a Family History Center
 * 5 Minute Genealogy Videos Series