Fargo North Dakota Family History Center

The Fargo North Dakota Family History Center serves eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Other Family History Centers in the area are located in Aberdeen, SD; Bemidji, MN; Detroit Lakes, MN; Grand Forks, ND; and Wahpeton, ND.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 2502 17th Ave S Fargo ND 58103 United States


 * Use the west door

Phone: 


 * 1 701-232-4003

E-mail:


 * ND_Fargo@ldsmail.net

Open Hours: 


 * Wed        9 am - 1  pm, 7 - 9 pm
 * 1st Thurs 9 am  - 1  pm
 * Sat          9 am - Noon   (except closed 4th Saturday)
 * Sat          Closed summer-time: Memorial Day through Labor Day
 * ''To make an appointment for other times, please contact the director at 1-626-710-2582.

Holiday Schedule: The Saturdays nearest Memorial Day, Easter and Labor Day. The entire weeks of Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. The Saturdays of the LDS Church semi-annual General Conference, usually the first Saturday in April and October. And the day of the annual Moorhead Heritage Commission's Family History Workshop in September.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: Microfilm and microfiche can be ordered through the FamilySearch Catalog and sent to this center. You will be notified by email when the items arrive.
 * A large collection of Norwegian church records on microfilm are on extended loan.

Databases and 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.
 * As of September 2015 the list of subscription websites available includes:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive Create Your "Who Do You Think You Are?" Story for free Access Newspaper Archive Alexander Street Press – The American Civil War Research Database Ancestry.com – Institutional Version ArkivDigital Online [Sweden] Find My Past – Institutional Version Fold3.com Historic Map Works - Library Edition Kinpoint Legacy Stories My Heritage – Library Edition Paper Trail ProQuest Obituaries Puzzilla.org

Hardware and Equipment

 * Three computers, microfilm readers, microfiche reader,
 * Printer/copier/scanner and microfilm reader/printer

Staff Research Specialties
Minnesota, North Dakota and Midwest in general

California

United States

Norway.

Resources in the Local Area
North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, Fargo, ND

Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, Minnesota.

Links
North Dakota, Minnesota.

Volunteer at the Center
We welcome volunteers to help users of this center.