Mankato Minnesota Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 1851 Marie Lane, North Mankato, MN 56003
 * 2) Map maps.google.com/maps

Phone: 507-625-8342

E-mail:

Open Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am to 9 p.m.

Holiday Schedule: Closed Major Holidays, Week of Thanksgiving, Last two weeks in December and for inclement weather. Please call center with any questions.

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.
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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.


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War:
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online (Swedish records)
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3.com (Previously known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 computers with internet access
 * 6 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche readers
 * 1 microfilm/microfiche reader/scanner/printer

Staff Research Specialties

 * Amy Saulnier


 * (usually available Thursdays 6:30pm-closing):


 * Recommended general genealogy websites: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~asaul/my_gen_links.html


 * Recommended location specific websites: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~asaul/locspecgenlinks.html


 * Swedish genealogy


 * Recommended Swedish genealogy websites: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~asaul/swedish_links.html


 * Joyce Gardner


 * (usually available Thursdays 10:00am - 2:00pm):


 * German genealogy

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