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Center Contacts and Hours


Location Map:


 * Link to map of the Meridian East Family History Center

Address:

123 Main Street Nashville, TN 37214


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-615-883-3490

Email:

Open Hours:

Holiday Schedule:

Thanksgiving: Last 2 weeks of December:

Upcoming Events
Inservice Meetings for all librarians, Family History consultants, and for the general public are held every 3rd Thursday at 7:00 p.m. (except for July, Aug. &amp; Dec.)

Class Schedule
Our classes are held in the library resource room.

See Our Calendar

Thursday, December 1, 2016   FHC test class     sign up

Center Resources


FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.


 * Our library has over 1,000 microfiche &amp; microfilm on permanent loan for patrons to use. 

 Library Resources:   Our bookshelves contain all of the basic genealogy resources, as well as historic maps several volumes of special interest for those with pioneer ancestry. They include:


 * "The Handybook for Genealogists"
 * "Crash Course in Family History"
 * "The Census Book" by Dollarhide
 * "The Source"
 * "The Redbook"
 * "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah"
 * "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" - 4 volume set

Databases and Software

 * Software installed on our computers include: PAF, Rootsmagic, Legacy, and Animap

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 premium sites include:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3 (formerly Footnote)
 * The Genealogist (British Ressearch)
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * This center has 8 computers with high-speed internet, microfilm readers, microfiche readers, and a digital microfilm &amp; microfiche scanner and printer.

Staff Research Specialties
Our librarians are prepared to give one-on-one help with: New Family Search, familysearch.org, Temple file submissions and Rootsmagic.

Group Reservations
To schedule the library for a group use please contact our Library Director: Elizabeth Poulsen (447-7347) to ensure that there will be computers available and librarians prepared to assist you.

Resources in the Local Area
Idaho State Historical Society &amp; Idaho State Archives -- http://history.idaho.gov/

The Idaho State Archives provides public access and archival management for the State of Idaho’s 123,000 cubic feet of public records, as well as photographs,manuscripts, maps, books, periodicals, state documents, and oral history interviews. Services include cataloging, digitization, preservation, inter-library Loan services, and environmentally-controlled storage.