New York City New York Family History Center

United States New YorkManhattan  New York City Family History Center

The New York City FHC located in midtown Manhattan is a small branch of the Salt Lake Family History Library. We have access to their collection of over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed records. Additionally, patrons can access our ~3000 on-site microfilms and 9 family history subscription websites for free.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 125 Columbus Ave 1st Floor New York NY 10023 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-212-799-2414

E-mail:


 * NY_NewYorkCity@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:11am-9:00pm
 * Wednesday:11am-9:00pm
 * Thursday:11am-9:00pm
 * Friday:11am-6:00pm
 * Saturday:11:00am-6:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closures 2015: Sat May 9 after 4:00 pm, Sat June 6, Sat July 4, Sat Oct 3, Thanksgiving week Nov 23-28, Christmas Holidays TBD



Center Resources
We have specialized help in African-American genealogy, and Hispanic genealogy. Please call for an appointment.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * We have 3000 + films in our permanent collection. To view the list of our permanent collection and other links that may be of interest, please visit our blog. The New York City Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 3 film readers
 * 6 computers
 * 2 microfilm/microfiche film reader/scanners
 * The scanners and film readers can be reserved for up to 2 hours. **To sign up you can email us,​ call or

Staff Research Specialties
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Additional Online Resources
The Ackman &amp; Ziff Family Genealogy Institute

LDS inventory at the Center For Jewish History

The Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York

German Genealogy Group

Puerto Rican Ancestry

Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast

Genealogy Slovakia

Marriage Records-UK

World's Largest Genealogy Search Engine (Free)

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Blog

Family Echo (free pedigree chart creator)

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