Omaha Nebraska Family History Center



The Family History Center in Omaha Nebraska is located in the Omaha Stake Center. See Details Below.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 14680 California St.Omaha, NE 68154
 * The Family History Center has moved from Martha Street
 * The Family History Center is located near the intersection of 144thand Dodge. It is the building just West of the Synagogue.
 * We are located on the north side of the building. Follow the signs to the Family History Center. There are handicap accessible doors on the North side of the building and those doors are the ones you will need to enter.
 * Location on Map

Phone: (402) 393-7641 E-mail: [mailto:ne_omaha@ldsmail.net ne_omaha@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Tu-W-Th: 9:30am-3:00pm &amp; 7:00pm-9:00pm
 * 1st and 3rd Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (closed first Saturday in April and October)
 * Closed the first Tuesday evening of each month for staff training

Holiday Schedule: Closed all holidays.

Connect Your Family – Past, Present, and Future! Greater Omaha and Council Bluffs Family History Fair The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 14680 California St, Omaha, NE Saturday, February 22, 2014 – 8:30 am to 3:30 pm   Free classes include presentations by local family history experts and recorded classes from the 2014 RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City. The Omaha  Family  History  Center  will  be  open  during  the  Family  History  Fair. A free lunch is available to those who register before Wednesday, Feb 19th. Register at www.eventbrite.com

Sponsored by the Omaha, Papillion, and Council Bluffs Family History Centers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog:
 * https://familysearch.org/catalog-search
 * This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * We have over 1,300 Microfilm on extended loan, including many from England, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Sweden.
 * Family History Library Film ordering is now online. Click on the attached link to use the online ordering system.
 * https://familysearch.org/films/

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 websites include Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, the Genealogist, Find my Past, Fold3.com (Footnote.com), World Vital Records, and ArkivDigital.

Hardware and Equipment
This location has:


 * 10 wide screen computers
 * 10 microfilm readers, and a microfilm reader/scanner/printer ($0.10 a page)
 * Copier/scanner/printer
 * Books and maps.

What to bring to the Center


 * Information for the people you are looking for (as much as you have) – Name, birth date, place of birth, death date, place of death, spouse, marriage date, place of marriage, children’s names – date and place of birth
 * Gather this information from family records or living relatives
 * LDS user ID and password for access to new.familysearch, family search, indexing, etc
 * Notebook to record what you find, where you found it, and when
 * Flashdrive to save digital images

Staff Research Specialties
Our family history consultants can help you with research in the following countries:

England

Denmark

Norway

Germany

Italy

Poland

Sweden

United States

We can also access experts at the Salt Lake City Family History Library to answer your questions.

We can assist you with the following Family History Computer Programs

FamilyTree

RootsMagic

Indexing

Resources in the Local Area
The Omaha Public Library: http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/

The Omaha public library has excellent Omaha area genealogical information (births, deaths, marriages) and microfilm of Omaha area newspapers.

The Greater Omaha Genealogical Society: http://gogsmembers.wordpress.com/ The GOGS has regular workshops and activities, they are very active in the community. GOGS also has online indexes to Omaha area births, marriages, and obituaries.

The German American Society Geneaology Services:

http://www.germanamericansociety.org/

Douglas County Historical Society

http://www.omahahistory.org/

Links
Link to Denmark Digital Records (census and parish records)

http://www.sa.dk/content/dk/ao-forside/find_kirkeboger

Link to Norwegian Digital Records (census and parish records)

http://www.arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Digitalarkivet

Link to FamilySearch Research Communities on Facebook

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Research_Communities_on_Facebook

Link to LDS Emigration and Immigraton

http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/LDS_Emigration_and_Immigration