Harrogate England Family History Centre

The Harrogate Family History Centre serves the area of North Yorkshire containing the towns of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Wetherby, Ripon &amp; Thirsk. It is a relatively small Centre with limited resources, so it is important to make an appointment to reserve equipment for your use. We have a small team of enthusiastic volunteers to assist you in your research endeavours.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * [http://maps.google.com/?ll=53.991565,-1.516982&amp;spn=0.001744,0.003449&amp;t=h&amp;z=18&amp;vpsrc=6

Address:


 * LDS Chapel 10 Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorks, England HG2 7SA United Kingdom
 * This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centres are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
 * Entrance is via green gates to the back-porch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel. Car parking is available on the Church grounds. Note that a majority of the car-park is used by the hospital 8am to 6:30pm weekdays. During these times please park in the section of the car-park adjacent to the back-porch. You may need to ring bell for entrance to the Family History Centre.  

Phone:


 * +44 (0)1423-886537



E-mail:


 * UK_Harrogate@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tues and Thur: 7:00pm - 9:00pm or other days and times on availability of volunteers.
 * Please telephone for appointment during opening hours, or leave message on the answerphone. 

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed Tuesday 22 December 2015 until Tuesday 5 January 2016.

Calendar and Events

 * 14th March 2015. Local &amp; Family History Day at The Pavilions of Harrogate; 10am - 4pm; organised by North Yorkshire County Records Office. The Family History Centre (FHC) will be represented at the event.
 * 27th June 2015. Yorkshire Family History Fair; Saturday; 10am - 4:30pm; Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, York. £4.50 entrance, children under 14 free. There is usually a FamilySearch stall at this annual event. www.yorkshirefamilyhistoryfair.com
 * 2nd Thursday of the month. Meeting in the FHC of the Family History Group of the University of the Third Age at 2pm. See Harrogate U3A website for contact details www.u3a-harrogate.org.uk/

Class Schedule

 * see Church bulletin for details of classes for Church membership.

Staff Training Meetings

 * Usually the 4th Thursday of each month.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This centre has the ability to order/ receive any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. See below for film ordering details.
 * Reference Books: including; The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers; Ancestral Trails - Hebber; Tracing Your Irish Ancestors - Grenham; A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland - Mitchell; Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry - National Archives Publication; as well as maps, gazetteers and other texts.

Databases and Software


This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. Databases available are listed below:


 * Ancestry.com
 * Findmypast.co.uk
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * The Genealogist 
 * Alexander Street Press (American Civil War)
 * NewspaperArchive.com
 * Fold3.com(Military Records)
 * ArkivDigital Online (Swedish Church Records &amp; others)
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online (US records)
 * Historical Map Works (Library Edition)
 * Paper Trail (Oregon-California Trails Association)
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * 1 x internet connected computer with printer/ scanner
 * 1 x microfiche reader
 * 1 x microfilm reader (16mm &amp; 35mm films)

On-line Film Ordering
Harrogate Family History Centre (FHC) is one which can receive films from the FamilySearch Catalog. The films can be obtained on loan by ordering online at familysearch.org/films/

Should you need, volunteers at the Centre can assist with the registration process and ordering films for loan.

Resources in the Local Area
Harrogate &amp; District Family History Society www.hadfhs.co.uk/

Ripon Historical Society And Family History Group www.riponhistoricalsociety.org.uk/

North Yorkshire Libraries www.northyorks.gov.uk/harrogatelibrary

Links
Harrogate Borough Council www.harrogate.gov.uk

Harrogate Advertiser (Local Newspaper) www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/

Borthwick Institute for Archives www.york.ac.uk/library/borthwick/

North Yorkshire County Council www.northyorks.gov.uk

West Yorkshire Archive Services www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/

North Yorkshire County Record Office www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives

East Riding of Yorkshire Archives &amp; Local Studies Service (The Treasure House) www.eastriding.gov.uk/cs/culture-and-information/archives/archivesloc/

FreeBMD Civil Registration Index for England &amp; Wales www.freebmd.org.uk/

General Register Office; online certificate ordering for England &amp; Wales www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/