Crystal Lake Illinois Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

480 North Walkup Ave. Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014

Please come and see our new FHC location (enter using the NE door facing Walkup Rd.) Ring buzzer.

Location on Map

Phone: 1–815–459–7475

Email: il_crystallake@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:

Tues 10am-4pm

Wed &amp; Fri 10am-1pm

Tues, Wed, Thur 7pm-9:30pm

Sat 11am-3pm

ATTENTION: Be aware that there is major road construction in front of our building. Please be careful. CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: There is no access to IL Route 176 from 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Streets due to asphalt roadway paving. This will continue until approximately 9/21/2012.

Walkup Road (Railroad Tracks to IL Route 176) is scheduled to REOPEN on Friday, September 21st.

Holiday Schedule: We will be CLOSED on Major Holidays &amp; Holiday Weekends.

Upcoming Events
"Tapping the Power of FamilySearch Wiki" taught by Maureen Brady

Wed., Sept. 19th at the FHC from 7:00-8:00 pm

(There are still a few openings for this class. Please email us at il_crystallake@ldsmail.net to register)

Class Schedule - All classes are FREE
If you are interested in attending a class, please email us at il_crystallake@ldsmail.net

''Space is limited. If a class fills, we'll contact you and put your name on a waiting list. ''

STAFF TRAINING Meetings
Sunday, Sept. 9th at 5:30 pm

"Tapping the Power of FamilySearch Wiki"

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: You have the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog into the Crystal Lake FHC collection by ordering via the internet only at https://www.familysearch.org/films

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
 * GodfreyMemorialLibrary.com
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * WorldVitalRecords.com

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 networked computer workstations with printer access


 * 5 microfilm readers


 * 1 microfilm reader/printer


 * 1 microfiche reader


 * Paper copier


 * Flatbed scanner