Crystal Lake Illinois Family History Center

Location and Address:
Location:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 480 North Walkup Rd. Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012
 * Enter the building using the NE door facing Walkup Rd. Please ring the buzzer to be admitted.

Center Hours
Daytime


 * Tues 10am-2pm
 * Wed 10am - 12pm
 * Fri 11am-1pm

Evenings


 * Tuesday  7pm-9pm
 * Wednesday 7pm-9pm
 * Thursday 7pm-9pm

Weekend


 * Sat 12pm-3pm

Closed on Sundays and Mondays

WE WILL BE CLOSED THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING

Contact Information
Email: il_crystallake@ldsmail.net

Phone at FHC: 815-459-7475

Tami Allred - 847 951-9029

 

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This Center may have some of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal (Premium websites you can use for FREE at an FHC only ) 
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access NewspaperArchive.com
 * Alexander Street Press – The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com (The Library Edition)
 * ArkivDigital
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3 (the old Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * MyHeritage Library Edition
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Legacy Stories
 * Paper Trail
 * WorldVitalRecords.com

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 networked computer workstations with printer access


 * 5 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader


 * Paper copier


 * Flatbed scanner (allows you to scan photos directly to FamilySearch Family Tree Memories)
 * Digital camera to capture microfilm frames (Bring your own flashdrive to save images you find)
 * Headsets to listen to webinars and FamilySearch online classes
 * Some recorded webinars available on CD for your viewing