Plovdiv Bulgaria Family History Center

Пловдивски център за семейна история
''The Plovdiv Family History Center is located within the meetinghouse of the local branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. It serves all people in Bulgaria who have the desire to trace their family trees.''

Пловдивският център за семейна история се намира в църковната сграда на местния клон на Църквата на Исус Христос на светиите от последните дни. Той е за всеки в България, който има желание да проследи семейното си дърво.

Center Contacts and Hours/ Адрес и работно време на центъра
Location/ Местоположение:


 * 1) bul. Maritsa 138, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. That is the at the intersection of bul. Maritsa and ul. Nikola Voyvodov. Бул. Марица 138, Пловдив, България. Това е на пресечката на бул. Марица и ул. Никола Войводов, като входът е от страната на Никола Войводов.
 * 2) It is located in the meetinghouse of the Plovdiv branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. It is open Sundays only. Parking is available on Sunday. Намира се в църковната сграда на Църквата на Исус Христос на светиите от последните дни. Работи само в неделя. Има наличен паркинг (в неделя).

Phone/ Телефон: 0894892587

E-mail: n/a

Open Hours/Работно време: Sundays from 13:00 to 14:00 or at other times by appointment with the Family History consultant. Неделя от 13:00 до 14:00 или по друго време при уговорка с консултанта по семейна история на гореспоменатия телефон.

Holiday Schedule: not working on holidays unless appointment is made

Collections/ Колекции
Този център има способността да поръчва микрофилмите, които се предлагат в каталога на FamilySearch.

Hardware and Equipment/ Оборудване

 * computers, 1 microfilm reader, printer, scanner/ компютри, четец на микрофилми, принтер, скенер

Staff Research Specialties
The staff speciality is research of family history information about Bulgarians, with entirely Bulgarian origin. However, help is available also to people without Bulgarian origin. Tips on searching through municipality records, church records, finding out through family members and through the Internet.

Resources in the Local Area
Microfilms are available upon order at the center. Internet and access to specialized genealogical websites. Plovdiv also has national archive, research there is subject to fees. The local municipalities offer genealogical information such as copies of death certificates, birth certificates, lists of heirs of deceased ancestors (all subject to fees). This information in the villages is free of charge. Birth and christenings archives are available to the public in the Orthodox churches in Plovdiv and sometimes in the surrounding villages.

Links
http://www.bgmaps.com/map/plovdiv

Volunteer at the Center
People with interest in family history, willing to provide help in genealogical research and/or entering information in genealogical websites