Aiken South Carolina Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 358 E Pine Log Rd Aiken, SC 29801 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-803-837-3511

E-mail:


 * SC_Aiken@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:  6:30pm-8:30pm
 * Thursday:  10:00am- noon and 3pm-4pm
 * Friday:     10:00am-12:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the week of Thanksgiving, Nov. 24-30 AND Christmas, Dec 22-Jan. 2, 2020

Closed all major holidays:

Upcoming Events
"Gathering Israel Party" (Web Indexing), Drop In

Ages 11 and older, bring your own laptop and a snack to share  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                                                                                                   Friday Evenings
1.     Using The Family History Guide                                                                        Sep 27th, 7 pm

2.     Building a Solid Research Foundation with Census Records                                Oct 18th, 7 pm

3.     FamilySearch Partners                                                                                     Nov. 1st, 7 pm

4.     Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part A                                                          Nov. 15th, 7 pm

5.     Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part B                                                           Dec. 13th, 7 pm

6.     FamilySearch Catalog                                                                                     Jan. 17th, 7 pm

7.     Using the FamilySearch Wiki                                                                            Feb. 14th, 7 pm

8.     The 5-Step Research Process Overview                                                            Feb. 28th, 7 pm

9.     Attaching Internal Sources to FamilySearch Tree                                               Mar. 13th, 7 pm

10.  Attaching External Sources to FamilySearch Tree                                                Apr 17th, 7 pm

11.  Searching Historical Records                                                                             May 1st, 7 pm

12.  Memories in FamilySearch Tree and Mobil Apps                                                  May 15th, 7 pm

13.  Descendancy Research with Puzilla.org and FS Descendancy                               May 29th, 7 pm

14.  Using The Family History Guide                                                                         June 19th, 7 pm

15.  Building a Solid Research Foundation with Census Records                                 July 3rd, 7 pm

16.  FamilySearch Partners                                                                                      July 17th, 7 pm

17.  Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part A                                                          July 31th, 7 pm

18.  Basic Navigation in FamilySearch, part B                                                           August 14th, 7 pm

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.

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 States

·       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.