Portsmouth England Family History Centre

This Centre covers the South Hampshire/Chichester area including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and Chichester.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map


 * Address


 * Kingston Crescent Portsmouth Hampshire England PO2 8AQ United Kingdom
 * This is part of the building across the road from Portsmouth Police Station.
 * Turn down Gamble Road by the pizza shop then first right into Garfield Road and you will find the car park on your right. From the car park walk around the right hand corner of the church there is a bell next to the back door to ring for access.

Language: English

Phone:


 * +44 0 239-269 6243.

E-mail: 

Director of the centre - Joyce Stokes

For bookings to the centre please use my personal email: joyceimstokes@aol.com

Open Hours:


 * Thursday and Saturday: 10:00am-1:00pm. Friday evening (by appointment only) from 7-9pm please contact me on the above email to make an appointment.

Closures:

Saturday 27th July 2019 - Staff Training

Thursday the 24th October to Saturday the 26th October - Rootstech London

Saturday 2nd November 2019.

'''Monday 23rd December 2019 and reopen Thursday 2nd January. - Christmas closure'''

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. This includes Ancestry, Findmypast and myheritage

Hardware and Equipment

 * We have three computers, three microfilm readers, a microfiche reader.

Centre Services

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.