Crystal Lake Illinois Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

480 North Walkup Ave. Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014

(Please enter using the NE door facing Walkup Rd.)

Location on Map

Phone: 1–815–459–7475

E-mail: il_crystallake@ldsmail.net

Open Hours: Tues 10am-4pm; Wed&amp;Fri 10am-1pm; Tues-Thur 7pm-9:30pm; Sat 11am-3pm

ATTENTION: We will be CLOSED on Saturday, March 31st.

Holiday Schedule: Major Holidays &amp; Holiday Weekends

Upcoming Events
COME and see our new FHC location (enter using the NE door facing Walkup Rd.) Ring buzzer.

Class Schedule - All classes are FREE
Irish Research taught by Maureen Brady, Saturday, March 24th, 9:30 am-11:00 am

Irish Research taught by Maureen Brady, Wednesday, March 28th, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm

If you are interested in attending these classes, please email us at il_crystallake@ldsmail.net

Space is limited, but if a class is full, we will put your name on a waiting list.

Staff Training Meetings
April 15, 2012 - 5:30 pm (Primary Room)

May 20, 2012 - 5:30 pm (Primary Room)

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: You have the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog into the Crystal Lake FHC collection by ordering via the internet only at https://www.familysearch.org/films

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal:  (Premium websites you can use for FREE at an FHC only )
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access NewspaperArchive.com
 * Alexander Street Press – The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com (The Library Edition)
 * ArkivDigital
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3 (the old Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * GodfreyMemorialLibrary.com
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * WorldVitalRecords.com

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 networked computer workstations with printer access


 * 5 microfilm readers


 * 1 microfilm reader/printer


 * 1 microfiche reader


 * Paper copier


 * Flatbed scanner

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