Salisbury Maryland Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:


 * 106 Greenlawn Lane, Salisbury MD 21804 United States


 * Language: English (Spanish available on request)

Phones:


 * Family History Center Office Phone: 1-410-742-9431

Carol Cole, Family History Center Director: 410-430-3700

Russ Wheeler, Family History Leader: 513-668-8260

E-mail:


 * MD_Salisbury@ldsmail.net

Open Hours: (Official Hours; other hours available on request)


 * Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.-Noon
 * Wednesday: 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Holiday Schedule:

We follow the Wicomico County school schedule for holiday closings and for inclement weather closings.

Center Resources
This Family History Center is staffed by consultants who will be able to assist with 1. Initializing an account with Family Search (which is free and can be accessed from your home), 2. Navigation of the Family Search website as well as those other sites that are freely accessible from the Library's own computers 3. Recommend search techniques and other suggestions for your individual family lines

Collections
This Family History Center has some old texts, manual and how to documents. However, most assistance is now On-Line via Family Search Wiki (which is magnificent!)

Databases and Software
This Family History Center provides all access to other databases and websites as advertised...all thru the Family Search website. No other software is necessary.


 * 'FHC Portal This Family History Center (and all other Church Family History Centers worldwide) access the Family History Center "Portal" page which is the

mechanisms that gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites. Many of these premium site charge money for subscriptions... but they are free at the the Family History Centers worldwide.

Hardware and Equipment
At this Family History Center in Salisbury, Maryland...we have three (3) Dell computers, large screen access on each to the FHC Portal and Family Search Wiki and all the other amenities listed above.

Resources in the Local Area
University of Salisbury Library, Nabb Research Center, microfilm and fiche with readers, Regional, Maryland State and Local books and large reader area,

Maryland State Archives, (formerly the Hall of Records), Annapolis, Maryland; repository of most Maryland state and local records from 1634; Website: msa.maryland.gov

(Access to this 'WIKI' link is also available within 'Family Search' .....for ANY questions you may have; Family Search 'Help' uses it !!)

 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: 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.

Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, Maryland)

Allen County Public Library (Awesome Library in Northern Indiana)

Library of Congress (Washington DC)