Murfreesboro Tennessee Family History Center

We serve patrons with one-on-one help and access to numerous genoalogical databases.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:


 * 902 E Clark Blvd Murfreesboro TN 37130-2338 United States
 * The entrance to the Family History Center is on the west side of the building (along Leaf Avenue) and is visible from the parking lot as a set of double doors at the end of a sidewalk.
 * The doors remain locked even during FHC hours, so please ring the bell.
 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-208-520-4064

E-mail:


 * TN_Murfreesboro@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * By appointment - please call Family History Center Director Shirley Arnell - 208-520-4064

Holiday Schedule:

All major holidays: Thanksgiving week: Christmas: School holidays: When the Rutherford County Schools are closed due to weather, the FHC will also be closed:

Collections

 * 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
 * We have 5 computers with high-speed Internet available for patrons, plus a fourth which staff can use to help patrons with research. Each computer has a printer for patrons to print documents found online, such as census pages, birth and death certificates, marriage records, etc, for a fee of 10 cents per copy.

Staff Research Specialties
Volunteer staff is available whenever the FHC is open to help patrons with any research and organization of their family trees.

Resources in the Local Area
Linebaugh Public Library near the Public Square in Murfreesboro has a Tennessee History and Genealogy room on the second floor with a large selection of books and bound periodicals. They also have a collection of microfilm records for the area, and provide access to a number of genealogical databases.

The Tennessee State Archives in Nashville houses a large collection of documents about early Tennessee history, including records of land grants made to veterans of the Revolutionary War.

The Rutherford County Genealogical Society meets regularly and is a good resource for county history and genealogies. They have published books, including a recently updated edition of Cemeteries and Graveyards of Rutherford County, Tennessee (compiled by Susan G. Daniel).

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.