Olathe Kansas Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 15915 W 143rd St Olathe Kansas 66062 United States
 * We are located across from Prince of Peace Catholic Church.
 * The Family History Center door is located on the West side of the church, to the right of the main entrance.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-913-829-1775

E-mail:


 * KS_Olathe@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:1:00pm-4:00pm
 * Wednesday:6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:7:00pm-8:30pm
 * 1st and 3rd Saturday:10:00am-2:00pm

Holiday Schedule:  2016 closures:  April 2; May 28; July 2; Sep 3; Oct 1; Nov 22-26; Dec 20-31

Closed for Thanksgiving: Nov 22-26

Closed for Christmas: Dec 20-31

Collections

 * This center has several films and fiche on long term loan, stop by and check out our collection notebook.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal

Hardware and Equipment

 * Our center has film readers, a printer, computers and other equipment that can be used for your Genealogy needs. Copies cost just 10 cents a page, but if you bring a flash drive you can download your images at no cost.

Staff Research Specialties
Our staff is very helpful and willing to give you a hand with your research.

Resources in the Local Area
''The downtown Olathe library has a research room for genealogy use with lots of local flavor. You are not far from the "Midwest Genealogy Center" located at 3440 S. Lee's Summit Rd in Independence, Missouri, www.midwestgenealogycenter.org or (816)252-7228. The National Archives at Kansas City is located at 400 West Pershing Rd in Kansas City, Missouri, www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city or (816)268-8000.''

Links
''One of our favorite sites is Familysearch.org and it is free to search from home. We also love to use findagrave.com which is also free to use from home.''


 * Olathe, Kansas Wikipedia


 * Johnson County, Kansas


 * Kansas
 * 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.