Great Falls Montana Family History Center

This is the largest family history center opened to the public in Central Montana.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1401 9th St NW  Great Falls MT 59404-3336  United States
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Phone: 406-453-1625

E-mail: MT_GreatFalls@ldsmail.net

Open Hours: 1 June to 1 Sept are Summer Hours Schedule (Reduced Hours)


 * Sun   5-7 P.M. by appointment only please call (406) 453-0605
 * Tue   10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
 * Wed  6 P.M. to 9 P.M. by appointment only please call (406) 727-4567(w) or 727-8152(h)
 * Thu   10 A.M to 1 P.M.

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed for major holidays and Sat. Oct 4, 2014
 * Closed Christmas week through New Years Day(

Upcoming Events Class Schedule
Community family history training will be announced here once scheduled

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
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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. Websites available include:


 * 1) Ancestory.com (probably largest collection in world of genealogy information)
 * 2) Heritagequest.com
 * 3) Arkivdigital Online (Swedish genealogy)
 * 4) 19th Century Newspapers (fully searchable British Newspaper collection of 19th Cent.)
 * 5) NewspaperArchive.com
 * 6) Alexander Street Press/American Civil War
 * 7) Find My Past (British ancestry)
 * 8) Fold3 (military records)
 * 9) The Genealogist (English Parish Records--may not be available)
 * 10) Historic Map Works Library Addition (Very extensive world-wide map collection)
 * 11) Paper Trail (U.S. westward migration documents)
 * 12) World Vital Records (Many various records)
 * 13) Godfrey Memorial Library (mostly New England Records)

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
We have volunteer staff that specialize in American, British, Swedish, Volga German research, and other areas of research. Call the library at (406) 453-1625 to learn when staff members knowledgeable in your area of research are scheduled to staff the Center.

Resources in the Local Area
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Links
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Volunteer at the Center
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