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:

Tuesday:

10:00 am - Noon

Wednesday and Thursday

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Afternoons:    Tuesday

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Evenings:      Sunday 6 pm-8 pm

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 23rd, 6 pm & 27th, 11 am

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

11.  Attaching External Sources to FamilySearch Tree                                                             Apr 12th, 6 pm & 16th, 11 am

12.  Searching Historical Records                                                                                           Apr 26th, 6 pm & 30th, 11 am

13.  Memories in FamilySearch Tree and Mobil Apps                                                                May 10th, 6 pm and 14th, 11 am

14.  Descendancy Research with Puzilla.org and FS Descendancy                                             May 24th, 6 pm & 28th, 11 am

15.  Using The Family History Guide                                                                                      Jun 14th, 6 pm and 18th, 11 am

16.  Building a Solid Research Foundation with Census Records                                                 Jun 28th, 6 pm & Jul 2nd, 11 am

17.  FamilySearch Partners                                                                                                    Jul 12th, 6 pm and 16, 11 am

18.  Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part A                                                                         Jul 26th, 6 pm and 30th, 11 am

19.  Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part B                                                                          August 9th 6 pm and 13th, 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
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * 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.