Rockford Illinois Family History Center

''The Rockford Illinois FHC library serves Byron, Rochelle, all of Rockford, Winnebago and Belvidere. We offer help in ordering and viewing microfilm (some is now digitized and available on your computer) as well as providing access to premimum sites free of charge such as Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc. ''

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 324 University Dr   Rockford IL 61107  United States
 * Location Map

Phone:1 815-332-7782

Director: Rebecca McElhaney 815-997-6271

E-mail: IL_Rockford@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday   1pm - 4pm
 * Tuesday    6:30pm - 9pm
 * Wednesday 10am - 4pm
 * Friday       10am - 4pm
 * First &amp; Third Saturdays  9am - 1pm

Holiday Schedule: 2015 Closed May 22-25 for Memorial Day; Closed July 4(first Sat) for Independence Day; Closed Sept 4-7 Labor Day; Closed 1st Sat in Oct (General Conference); Closed Nov 26-28 for Thanksgiving; Closed Dec 21-Jan 2 2016 for Christmas, New Years.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * Reference books on some states within USA as well as different countries
 * Several country maps
 * Dictionaries
 * Extended microfilm on Germany and Sweden


 * Microfische list to be updated

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

 * six computers
 * microfilm readers
 * microfische readers
 * small Lexmark printer connected to two computers
 * large Lexmark printer/scanner connected to four computers
 * digital camera to make copies of pages of microfilm/fische

Resources in the Local Area
Winnebago &amp; Boone Counties Genealogical Society

Rockford Public Library

Boone Counties Genealogical Society Winnebago - Facebook

Boone County Historical Museum

Cherry Valley public library

Links
Winnebago &amp; Boone Counties Genealogical Society

Stephenson County Genealogical Society

Volunteer at the Center
''We have access to FamilySearch Indexing. We welcome indexers and arbitrators.'' If you have experience in doing genealogy in a given country, please notify the director who can

make your time available to other patrons.