Las Vegas Nevada FSL/Contact Information

NEW Family Area
Where Mom and Dad can watch their little ones in a dedicated play area while working on a computer in plain sight.



Hours

 * Monday, Friday, - 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 * Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 9:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.
 * Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location

 * 509 South 9th Street], Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.
 * Entrance on the west side.
 * West side (front of building has wheel chair access).
 * Ample parking on the east side (back) of the building.
 * Entrance to the parking lot is off 10th and Clark.

Address

 * Mailing: 509 South 9th Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
 * Email: [mailto:nv_lasvegas@familyhistorymail.org nv_lasvegas@familyhistorymail.org]

Telephone and Contact:

 * Main: 702-382-9695
 * Directors: Brother and Sister Kenneth and Charlotte Openshaw
 * Assistant Director: Sandy Jackson

Hardware &amp; Equipment

 * 28 Windows 10 networked computer workstations with printer access
 * Computer Lab classroom with 12 networked computersin a dedicated Lab setting
 * New classes-growing monthly
 * Paper copier/scanner to turn journals/stories into PDF Files to save on FamilySearch

Scanning-Digitizing Equipment

 * Two Dedicated Photo Scanner and attached flatbed
 * Large Document and Book Scanner
 * Two Slide Scanners
 * Two Video Tape Conversion Units
 * Reel to Reel Tape Converter

Class/Training Rooms

 * Classroom has seating for 15 students plus a computer, projector and teaching station for the instructor.
 * Computer Lab with 12 networked computers for training.

Databases &amp; Software
"Free Access to membership websites:""NOTE-subscriptions change from time to time, so these may vary as those changes occur. "
 * Genealogy database software (PAF, RootsMagic, Legacy, Ancestral Quest, Family Insight, Family Tree Maker,)
 * Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software using OpenOffice
 * Free access to several subscription sites through the FamilySearch Portal such as Ancestry.com, British Newspapers, Find-My-Past (UK), Fold3, Genline (Swedish), Heritage Quest, World Vital Records and others.
 * Free internet access to the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEGHS) website
 * Ancestry.com offers the largest collection of databases of any genealogy site on the Internet with over three billion names search-able in its data files.
 * Access Newspaper Archives – world's largest online newspaper archive featuring billions of article from historical newspapers of US and world.
 * Alexander Street Press, American Civil War – Research data, letters, diaries, images, photographs, posters and ephemera.
 * ArkivDigital Online – Swedish Church records and other historical records.
 * Find-My-Past – Research UK, census records, trace births, marriages and deaths.
 * Fold3 – Best online military records and stories. most noted for their association with NARA, National Archives. Footnote features search-able original historical documents, from the National Archives and other content providers.
 * The Genealogist – English parish records, directories, census, civil registration, surname mapping and selected army and navy lists.
 * Heritage Quest-Search census, books, Revolutionary War-select pensions and bounty-land warrant applications, Freedman’s Bank-freed slaves, PERSI-PERiodical Source Index, and US Serial Set- Search.
 * Historical Map Works Library Edition – One of the most extensive digital map collections available to track the “residential genealogy” of families and locations.
 * Origins.net – Comprehensive and exclusive British and Irish record collection dating back to the 13th century as well as rare and unique photos and books to browse.
 * World Vital Records- Access to birth, marriage and death records, Social Security Death Index, family trees, census records, immigration records, court, land and probate records; military records directory lists; newspapers, family histories, biographies, wills, ship manifests, map collection and yearbooks.