Columbia Tennessee Family History Center

We have been open since 30 Apr 1990.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1608 Hampshire Pike   Columbia, TN 38401-5676
 * The entrance is on the North side at the rear of building on the lower level.
 * Wheelchair accessible with convenient parking close to FHC entrance.
 * Location on Map

Phone: 931-381-3650

E-mail: [mailto:tn_columbia@ldsmail.net tn_columbia@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Tue  9am - 12pm
 * Thu 5pm - 8pm
 * Sat  9am - 12pm
 * Other hours by Appointment. Call ahead if traveling from a distance or if you plan on arriving in the last hour.

2014 Schedule
We will be closed:


 * April 5, May 24, July 5, Aug 30, Oct 4, Nov 25 - 29, Dec 24 - Jan 2, 2015
 * If Maury County Schools are closed for a snow day, we will be closed too.

Class Schedule
Weekly Basic Computer and Genealogy Class:


 * Tuesdays 1 - 4:30 pm


 * Location:
 * Maury County Senior Center, 1020 Maury County Park Drive
 * Class taught by FHC staff.

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.


 * Extended Loan Microfilms available :
 * Permanent Collection of Microfiche

Premium Websites Available

 * 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.
 * The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive – http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/ Access Newspaper Archives – http://www.newspaperarchive.com Alexander Street Press, American Civil War – http://alexanderstreet.com/ Ancestry.com – http://www.ancestry.com/ ArkivDigital Online – http://www.arkivdigital.net Find My Past – http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com) – http://www.fold3.com/ The Genealogist – http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk Heritage Quest Online – http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ Historic Map Works Library Edition – http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/ Legacy Stories - www.legacystories.org Origins.net – http://www.origins.net/ Paper Trail – http://www.genealogytoday.com/ World Vital Records – https://www.worldvitalrecords.com/

Free Web Sites


 * FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org FamilySearch Learning Center - https://familysearch.org/learningcenter FamilySearch UTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/familysearch FamilySearch Wiki - https://familyserach.org/learn USGenWeb - http://www.usgenweb.org Genuki (UK &amp; Ireland) http://www.genuki.org.uk Find A Grave - http://www.findagrave.com Google Search - http://www.google.com Mocavo Search - http://www.mocavo.com Utah Digital Newspapers - http://digitalnewspapers.org BYU Idaho Special Collections - http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections Cyndi’s List - http://cyndislist.com

Software Available on FHC PC's

 * RootsMagic, Legacy, AncestorQuest, PAF, - Computer based genealogy programs
 * Genelines™ — Genelines Universal Edition is a time line charting companion for use with almost any genealogy program. Genelines brings together elements of time, history, and family relationships on visual time line charts. The charts are created from two sources--your genealogy database and an extensive library of history files.
 * FamilyInsight - Updated version equivalent of PAF Insight, but designed to work with the family tree on new.familysearch.org. It also provides improved merging, place editing, and other data cleanup tools.
 * GetMyAncestors - A utility from Ohana Software that makes it possible to download your family records from Family Tree on new.familysearch.org and save them as a PAF file. Note: You need to be able to register on FamilySearch Family Tree (new FamilySearch) in order to use Get My Ancestors.
 * Personal Historian - Personal Historian is software which assists you in writing personal histories about yourself and other individuals. It breaks your personal history into small, manageable pieces and then reconstructs it into a complete, publishable document.
 * Genelines™ timeline software you can create seven customizable timeline charts that display your family history records in a refreshingly different way.
 * Map My Family Tree™ not only creates striking family maps, but also helps you with your family history search. By creating an ancestor life map, you can see where you have misspellings and incomplete, ambiguous, or missing place names in your genealogy database.
 * ArkivDigital has approximately 49 million color images of Swedish church records and other historical documents. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced you can with the help of our program ArkivDigital online easily genealogical research via Internet. Your story is just a few clicks away.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Microfilm viewers - 2
 * Fiche Viewers - 2
 * Computers - 7
 * Computer Printer - Networked B/W Laser/ scanner - 1

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
Genealogical Society of Maury County

Monthly Meeting held in Maury County Senior Center

6pm on the 2nd Thursday every month except July.

Links

 * Maury County Clerk 
 * Marriage records 10 Public Square Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 1-931-375-5200

TN Genweb Project

Maury County Genweb site

Maury County Archives

Volunteer at the Center
Anyone with interest in learning about genealogical research is welcome to volunteer. Computer skills are not required as long as you are willing to learn the basic skills.