Bennetts Creek Virginia Family History Center

The Bennetts Creek Virginia Family History Center is temporarily closed in accordance with worldwide Church policy.

'''In a March 11, 2020 Letter, the First Presidency temporarily suspended all gatherings of Church members worldwide. We have copied the link below to the Church's website with the official letter from the First Presidency.'''

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/gatherings-worldwide-temporarily-suspended

As noted in the First Presidency Letter, the temporary suspension of gatherings includes the temporary suspension of:

-  Stake conferences, leadership conferences and other large gatherings

-  All public worship services, including sacrament meetings

-  Branch, ward and stake activities, including weekday activities

Online and phone assistance will continue to be available at: FamilySearch.org

and through our ward Temple and Family History Consultants

'''Sis. Stoecker (757) 615-0950, Sis. Sloat (757) 286-3800, Sis. Andrews (757)630-0396, and Sis. Johnson (757) 642-0785'''

Thank you for your cooperation and patience during this challenging time.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 4759 Bennetts Pasture Rd Suffolk VA 23434 United States (the direct entrance to the Family History Center is on the western side of the building)


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * Online and phone assistance will continue to be available at: FamilySearch.org and through our Temple and Family History Consultants  Sis. Stoecker (757) 615-0950, Sis. Sloat (757) 286-3800, Sis. Andrews (757)630-0396, and Sis. Johnson (757) 642-0785  Please mention that you are calling in reference to the Family History Center as these are our personal cell numbers.

E-mail:


 * BennettsCreekFHC@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
 * Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
 * Other times by appointment. Please email us at the address above or call one of the numbers listed to make an appointment.
 * The center will be closed for weather when local schools are closed.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE INFO:

THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED FROM 13 MARCH 2020 UNTIL SOMETIME IN 2020 OR WHENEVER THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY HAS PASSED.

Holiday Schedule: we will be closed on the following dates:

May 25, 2020 (US Memorial Day)

July 4, 2020 (US Independence Day)

September 7, 2020 (US Labor Day)

November 3, 2020 (US Election Day)

November 11, 2020 (US Veterans' Day)

November 24- 26, 2020 (US Thanksgiving Holidays)

December 15, 2020 through January 5, 2021 (US Christmas and New Year's Holidays)

Collections

 * We have a variety of books that might help with research in Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia. We also have Volumes 1 and 2 of the Index to Virginia Estates and a book of veterans of Historic Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetary.

Databases and Software

 * Ancestry.com Institutional Membership: Allows all users to access Ancestry.com for research purposes. However, it will not save your information. You may print it out or cut and paste it into another website (eg FamilySearch.org).
 * FHC Portal

Hardware and Equipment

 * The Bennetts Creek Family History center has internet access on four computers, three microfilm/ fische readers, and a printer that can scan photos and documents into your Family Search account. You are welcome to bring a digital camera to record digital images of your search results.

Staff Research Specialties
''We can help you find records that are in the FamilySearch.org database that have not yet been indexed. Only 30% of all records in our worldwide database have been indexed so far. We can show you how to locate those records and how to search them to find your ancestors.''

Resources in the Local Area
Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society Phone: 757.539.2781 Email: info@suffolkhistory.org

Suffolk Public Library System

www.suffolk.lib.va.us/online-resources/booklists-1/research-guides-and-brochures/genealogy-resources.html

Virginia Historical Society 428 North Boulevard Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone: 804.358.4901

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