Columbia Maryland Family History Center



The Columbia Maryland Family History Center is convenient for people in Columbia, Ellicott City, and surrounding towns, but people from anywhere are invited to visit and use our facilities.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 4251 Columbia Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
 * Located in the basement of the church building at 4100 St Johns Lane, Ellicott City, MD but entered from the church's lower parking lot at 4251 Columbia Road, Ellicott City.
 * Location on Map

Phone: 410-465-1642

E-mail: [mailto:md_columbia@ldsmail.net md_columbia@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * M, Tu, We, Th: 9 am - 2 pm.
 * Tu &amp; Wed: 7 - 9 pm.
 * Saturday: 9 am - noon.

The center will be closed if Howard County schools are closed due to inclement weather.

2012 Holiday Closings: May 28 - Memorial Day July 4 - Independence Day September 3 - Labor Day November 22 - Thanksgiving December 24-January 1, 2013 - Christmas/New Year's Break

Databases and Software
The center's Family History Center Portal page gives free access to 15 premium family history websites which generally charge for subscriptions, including Ancestry.com, Find My Past, Access Newspaper Archive, Fold3, and Heritage Quest.

Hardware and Equipment [[Image:Col Film.JPG|right|224x179px|Microfilm and Microfiche Machines in the Columbia Maryland Family History Center]]
The center has ten personal computers with high speed Internet access, a microfilm scanner, four laser printers, ten microfilm readers, two microfiche readers, and a photocopier.

Family History Library Catalog: Any microfilms and microfiches that you order online from the Family History Library Catalog can be sent to the Columbia Maryland Family History Center for your viewing.

Reference Library:
The center has more than 1500 genealogy books, more than 1500 long-term microfilm, and more than 1800 microfiche. You can search our collections by clicking on links near the bottom of this page.

Staff Research Specialties
Several of our staff members teach college classes in family history research. Others have decades of experience with their own family history research and with helping others.

Resources in the Local Area
Vast resources are available in Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.--all within an hour's drive of our Family History Center.

Links
 To search, use "Edit &gt; Find &amp; Replace." Enter search term, e.g., Jefferson County. Then search. Books in the Family History Center: A thru E https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkZDZu-F54hQdE1aWDJRUFEwd1RGY3lDZTdpNDR4Z2c#gid=0

Short term microfilm loans showing return date

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkZDZu-F54hQdG9oVkVHZEtaeDlITEd2N04zX2pzOVE

 Long term microfilm and microfiche inventory 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkZDZu-F54hQdHVQUEY1a2ZfZjdCYmFrci1xQjRqWUE#gid=0

Volunteer at the Center
Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can contact Wanda Franklin at 410-715-4544 or send an email to md_columbia@ldsmail.net.