Midland Texas Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 4805 Gateway Street Midland Texas 79707 United States
 * We are located north of Loop 250 between Midland Drive and Midkiff, at the corner of Crestgate Ave and Gateway St.
 * Please, use the east entrance that is closest to Gateway Street.
 * This is on the opposite side of the building from the Pavillion and west parking lot.
 * You may park on the street or in the north parking lot.
 * Be sure to press the white door bell and a Family History Center volunteer will open the door.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-432-694-3830: Leave a message

E-mail:


 * midlandfhc@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:9:00am-3:00pm
 * Wednesday:7:00pm-9:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed for Thanksgiving November 23rd-27th: Closed for Christmas and New Years December 21rd-January 1st

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.

Ancestry.com–http://www.ancestry.com/

Ancestry gives you access to thousands of collections of records from around the world.

Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)–http://www.fold3.com/

Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories.

The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive–http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/

This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900.

Newspaper Archives–http://www.newspaperarchive.com

NewspaperArchive.com is the world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world,

Alexander Street Press, American Civil War–http://alexanderstreet.com/

ArkivDigital Online–http://www.arkivdigital.net

ArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online! All images are newly photographed color images of the original documents.

Find My Past–http://www.findmypast.co.uk/

FindMyPast makes it easy to research your UK ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records and trace births, marriages, and deaths to bring your family history to life. Please note that not all of the content from Find My Past is available in family history centers.

The Genealogist–http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk

English parish records, directories, census, civil registration, surname mapping, and selected army and navy lists.

Heritage Quest Online–http://www.heritagequestonline.com/

Searches include:

Census: Find ancestors in the complete set of U.S. federal census images from 1790 to 1930.

Books: Find information on people and places described in over 24,000 family and local histories.

PERSI Periodical Source Index ™: Find information about people and places from this index of over 2 million genealogy and local history articles, updated annually.

Revolutionary War: Search selected records from the Revolutionary War Era Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files.

Freedman’s Bank: Search for individuals in Freedman’s Bank (1865-1874), which was founded to serve African Americans. Includes a name index and images for bank depositors and their dependents and heirs.

U.S. Serial Set: Search the Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions of the U.S. Congress in the LexisNexis® U.S. Serial Set.

Historic Map Works Library Edition–http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/

Historic Map Works™ Library Edition A collection of over 470,000 high-resolution, full color historic and antique maps. The core of the collection consists of cadastral (property and land ownership) maps illustrating the geographic and development history of the United States and also includes illustrations, city directories, and more.

Legacy Stories - www.legacystories.org

Put the leaves on your family tree by giving voice to your ancestors. LegacyStories.Org is a social network for all things heritage. Provides a secure platform to upload stories and photos and add recorded narration. The resulting pictures, stories, and narration can be linked as source records on FamilySearch Family Tree.

Paper Trail–http://www.genealogytoday.com/

Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.

World Vital Records–https://www.worldvitalrecords.com/

Hardware and Equipment

 * 2 Microfilm readers
 * 2nd Microfilm reader works with the computer to print and save the images digitally. Remember to bring your flash drive to keep a copy of your images.
 * 6 Desktop computers
 * Printer/scanner

Links

 * 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.