Lexington South Carolina Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 2224 Augusta Hwy Lexington SC 29073 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-803-317-5165 (or text)

E-mail:


 * SC_Lexington@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

Hours:

Mornings:       Wednesday and Thursday

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Afternoons:    Tuesday

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Evenings:       Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm



'''Holiday Schedule:  Closed the week of Thanksgiving and Dec. 23-Jan. 4th'''

Upcoming Events
Gathering Israel "Web Indexing" Drop in Party---bring your laptop and a snack to share, ages 11+  6:30 PM-8:30 PM

1.   October 24th, 2019

2.   January 23rd, 2019

3.   March 26th, 2020

4.   May 28th, 2020

5.   July 23rd, 2020

6.   September 24th, 2020

7.   November 19th, 2020

Class Schedule
Family History Classes 2019-2020

Class Title                                                                                                                              Dates taught (Sun & Thursday)                

1.     Descendancy Research Using Puzilla.org and FamilySearch Descendancy                 Sep. 8th, 6 pm & 12th ,11 am

2.     Using The Family History Guide                                                                                     Sep 22nd, 6 pm & 26th, 11 am

3.     Building a Solid Research Foundation with Census Records                                         Oct 13th, 6 pm & 17th, 11 am

4.     FamilySearch Partners                                                                                                    Oct 27th, 6 pm & 31th, 11 am

5.     Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part A                                                                        Nov 10th, 6 pm & 14th, 11 am

6.     Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part B                                                                        Dec 8th, 6 pm & 12th, 11 am

7.     FamilySearch Catalog                                                                                                      Jan 12th, 6 pm & 16th, 11 am

8.     Using the FamilySearch Wiki                                                                                           Jan 26th, 6 pm & 30th, 11 am

9.     The 5-Step Research Process Overview                                                                         Feb 9th, 6 pm & 13th, 11 am

10.  Attaching Internal Sources to FamilySearch Tree                                                             Feb 23rd, 6 pm & 27th, 11 am

11.  Attaching External Sources to FamilySearch Tree                                                            Mar 8th, 6 pm & 12th, 11 am

12.  Searching Historical Records                                                                                            Mar 22nd, 6 pm & 26th, 11 am

13.  Memories in FamilySearch Tree and Mobil Apps                                                              Apr 12th, 6 pm & 16th, 11 am

14.  Descendancy Research with Puzilla.org and FS Descendancy                                       Apr 26th, 6 pm & 30th, 11 am

15.  Using The Family History Guide                                                                                       May 10th, 6 pm & 14th, 11 am

16.  Building a Solid Research Foundation with Census Records                                          May 24th, 6 pm & 28th, 11 am

17.  FamilySearch Partners                                                                                                     Jun 14th, 6 pm & 18th, 11 am

18.  Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part A                                                                         Jun 28th, 6 pm & Jul 2nd, 11 am

19.  Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part B                                                                         Jul 12th, 6 pm & 16th, 11 am

Center Services
Family History Center (FHC) Services (No Charge)

·       The Center has 2 computer stations with internet connection access and wireless for laptops and tablets

·       Personal assistance in learning how to navigate FamilySearch.org more effectively

·       Premium Websites available for research at the FHC

o    19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive

o    The American Civil War Research Database with Letters, Diaries, Images and Photographs

o    Ancestory.com (Institution Version)

o    American Ancestors

o    ArkivDigital Online (Swedish National Archive)

o    FamNet

o    Findmypast.com (Institution Version)

o    Fold3 (Military Records)

o    Geneanet.com

o    MyHeritage.com (Library Edition)

o    Newspapers.com

o    Paper Trail

o    Puzzilla.org

o    Women and Social Movements in the United State

·       Other resources available only at the FHC

o    Many Digitized Records are only viewed through the FHC

·         Monthly classes being held on various topics of Family Research @ FHC

FamilySearch.org Features

·         Historical Records (2,350 Collections)

·         Memories for photos, documents, stories and audio

·         Wiki pages – for Every Country in the World, Online Genealogy Records by Location, Research Tutorials, How to Guides, Word Lists, Online Digital Records on Microfilm and Books, free Webinars – past and present, Ask the Community and many other tools

Available Volunteer Services needed: for Indexing various records for Family History Research and helping others to do Family Research.

If interested in being a Volunteer contact

Judy Martin @ 803-317-5165.

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.