Leeds England Family History Centre

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Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

  At the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Leeds 1st Ward Chapel

 (No Street number is assigned to the Chapel, however if one was assigned it would be 53a)

Vesper Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5 3NX


 * Ample Car Parking space is available during Centre opening times
 * Ramped access is available for disabled patrons
 * Access if by the single door in the corner to the left of the front of the Chapel
 * Anyone wishing to use the Centre facilities is asked to call ahead of their visit and book an hour slot or more time if this is available. 
 * You can find the Chapel on Google Maps here

Phone: 0113 2585297 for the Library, 07882 897209 for technical assistance

E-mail: [mailto:uk_leeds@ldsmail.net uk_leeds@ldsmail.net] for the Library, or [mailto:david@free-genealogy.org.uk david@free-genealogy.org.uk] for technical queries

Open Hours: The Library opening hours are as follows:


 * Tuesday: 10.00am to 1.00pm and 7.00pm to 9.00pm
 * Wednesday: 10.00am to 2.00pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * The Centre is closed on Bank Holidays and for 2 weeks over the Christmas period

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.
 * The ordering of films and fiche of micro-recorded genealogical data is now done on a personal self-help basis by using an online facility, provided by the Church Family History Service. The film ordering service is here.  A Centre Librarian will gladly show you how to use this service.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Centre Portal page
 * The 2 main Family History database Websites available to anyone using the Centre, which are provided to all patron to use for free, are ancestry.com and findmypast.co.uk.
 * The Churches own familysearch.org Website is available to everyone for research and non-church members can register to use the Website and acquire the use of the 'Familytree' online personal family-tree building tool. The site also offers the uploading of photos and soon the uploading of documents, which in themselves can be genuine sources of family history information. For example the uploading of Birth or Marriage and Death certificates as PDF files (Portable Document Format).
 * A variety of other research software tools and links to other pertinent family history Websites is available.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The Leeds England Family History Centre presently has 5 computers available for anyone to use, on a booked hourly basis. The Centre also has film readers and fiche readers, which can be similarly booked to use.

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