Cheltenham England Family History Centre

The Cheltenham Family History Centre serves the public and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cheltenham and Gloucester plus all other church units in the Cheltenham Stake that do not have their own Family History Centre.

Centre Contacts and Hours
IMPORTANT NOTICE - With effect from 12th March all Family History Centres will suspend operations until further notice due to the continuing effects of COVID-19 throughout the world.

Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * Thirlestaine Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire England GL53 7AS United Kingdom
 * Church car park will be open during opening hours.
 * Use the entrance at the car park side towards the rear of the building.

Phone:


 * 01242-575523

E-mail:


 * UK_Cheltenham@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * 1st and 2nd Wednesday of each month 10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Wednesday evenings may be booked in co-operation with local ward temple and family history consultants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- call Stewart Millar to arrange - 07908 472506 / stew999@gmail.com

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed - 1 August - 2 September and 3 December - 6 January 2019/20

Class Schedule
Any of the following topics can be selected for booking a session at the FHC:

1. Understanding the Search facilities of FamilySearch and the partner web sites.

2. Adding photos &amp; stories to Family Tree.

3. Preparing and creating documents that can be added to Family Tree.

4. Adding sources found in FamilySearch records to Family Tree.

5. Creating and adding your own sources to Family Tree.

6. Ways in which youth can help their own and other ward families – census/BMD searching, scanning, adding photos, sources, stories.

7. Useful additional software – image editing, word processing, pdf printers/viewers, screen capture etc. 8. Different ways of keeping a backup of your Family Tree data and sources.

9. How to start your family history.

10. Finding duplicates in Family Tree and understanding the merge process.

11. Understanding the temple list and submission process in Family Tree.

12. Understanding the Family Tree Source Box.

13. Editing, correcting and adding new data to Family Tree.

14. Research methodology for the first 200 years of English &amp; Welsh family history.

15. Any family history topic of your own choice.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal These include: Ancestry, findmypast and the 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive plus other significant web sites.
 * FamilySearch Record Collections -worldwide over 1,600 collections and 3.5 billion indexed names.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Four computers with access to the FHC Portal.
 * Scanner for scanning source documents and photographs.
 * Two Microfilm Readers
 * One Fiche Reader

Staff Research Specialties

 * England Wales research to 1700s.
 * Use of FamilySearch Family Tree integrated with sources, photos, stories and documents.

 

Resources in the Local Area
Gloucestershire Family History Society


 * Link
 * Gloucestershire Family History Society Family History Centre Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3AH. Telephone: 01452 524344 Email:help@gfhs.org.uk

Gloucestershire Archives

Link


 * Clarence Row Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW United Kingdom E-mail:archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk Telephone:44 (0) 1452 425295

Links
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.

Volunteer at the Centre
Ideally require volunteers with good IT skills and a keen interest in family history.