St Albans England Family History Centre

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * Buckthorn Avenue, Stevenage, Herts SG1 1TN England United Kingdom


 * Good parking facilities.
 * Wheelchair accessible.

Language: English

Phone:


 * 01438 351553 N.B. While Centre is closed please consider emailing us with queries or potential booking enquiries.

E-mail:


 * uk_stalbans@familyhistorymail.org

[mailto:uk_stalbans@familyhistorymail.org uk_stalbans@familyhistorymail.org]

Open Hours: 

''' CLOSED FROM MARCH 2020 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. '''

'''Latest 2 Oct 2021: We are looking to reopen in the very near future. Our days of opening should remain the same as listed below but we will not be open every week at this stage. Details will be updated shortly. Booking to use the computers will be essential. Emailing us with enquiries may be preferable at the moment as there will be a delay in us picking up messages from the answer machine.'''


 * Wednesday morning: 10am - 1pm. Appointment necessary for booking use of computers.
 * Tuesday evening: 7pm - 9pm by appointment only 01438 351553
 * Saturday morning: 10am - 1pm by appointment only 01438 351553

Holiday Schedule:

Closed Summer: all August.

Closed Christmas until New Year

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * See the Family History Centre Portal for more information, but access includes:
 * Ancestry
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3
 * The Genealogist
 * MyHeritage
 * Census 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911
 * WW1 records, medals, service history and more
 * WW1 records, medals, service history and more

Hardware and Equipment

 * 3 computers (operating Windows 10).
 * 1 Microfiche Reader. Please note we do not hold any fiche here now.
 * 1 printer.

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: 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.