Lethbridge Alberta Family History Centre

The Lethbridge Alberta Family History Center provides knowledge and resources to patrons to help them find there ancestors.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 1912 - 10th Avenue South Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 0B7 Phone # 1-403-328-0206 
 * 2) Please use the South entrance.
 * 3) (Link to map using Google or other map sites)

Phone: 1-403-328-0206

E-mail:

Open Hours: Fall, Winter and Spring hours                         Mondays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                        Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.                        Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.                        Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.                        Fridays Closed                        Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Holiday Schedule:

 June 7th - August 31st

Tuesdays 9:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.

Wednesdays 1:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Staff Training Meetings
Consultant Staff training meetings are the first thursday of every month @ 7:00 pm except during the holiday schedule.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This centre has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
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Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal: This centre has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. These websites include:
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * World Vital Records
 * The Genealogist.co.uk
 * Find My Past
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Footnote.com
 * Alexander Street Press
 * Genline.com
 * Historical Maps Works Library Edition
 * Family History Link
 * Ancestry Institution
 * American Ancestors - New England Historic Genealogical Society

Hardware and Equipment

 * 15 computers
 * 14 microfilm readers
 * 3 microfiche readers
 * 2 printers
 * 2 photocopy machines
 * 1 film copier
 * Screen capture software (used to copy images from computers for printing or saving to flash drives)

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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Canada
Index to passenger lists of ships into Halifax and Quebec 1865-1900 Index Upper Canada Marriage Bonds (film) 1803 - 1845 (pa-z) Soundex Border Crossings 1895-1954 - microfilms of border crossing records from Canada into the U.S. 1895 - 1954

Federal Census for all Provinces in Canada    1851 - complete for all Provinces     1861 - complete for all Provinces     1871 - complete except for Quebec     1881 - complete except for Quebec     1891 - complete except for Quebec     1901 - complete for all Provinces

Ontario
Microfilm of certificates and Indexes

Marriages    Marriages 1873-1913(part of)     Marriage Bonds 1803 - 1845, 1865 - Microfilm     Marriage Index 1873-1912     Some early Marriage records 1801-1848 - Microfilm     County Marriage Registry 1858-1869 - Book

Births    Births 1869-1899     Birth Indexes 1869 - 1922     Delayed Registration of Births 1860-1899

Deaths    Deaths (Reg. &amp; Index) 1869-1924     Deaths 1869-1923 (part of)     Several 1800's county maps with histories of people

Land Records Index - Microfilm 1871 Census Index - books Federal census 1851, 1861, and 1871, 1881 and 1891

Microfiche for the following cemeteries:    Trinty Lutheran Cemetery, Huron co. St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Cemetery, Huron Co. Abandoned Pres. Cemetery, Wroxeter, Ont. Anglican Cemetery Howick twp. Hayden Methodist Cemetery, Howick Twp,    Baptist Abandoned Pioneer Cemetery, Howick Twp. Abandoned Old Hunter Cemetery, Howick Twp. Church of the Annunciation Cemetery, Frontenac, Ont. Lanark Co. probate Rec. 1871 - 1902 (film)    Ont. Surrogate Court 1837 - 1902 Ind 1848 - 1968

Nova Scotia
County Histories - book Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 - book Federal Census 1851, 1861, 1881 and 1901

New Brunswick
Vital Statistics form N.B. Newspapers 1784-1878 - books Federal Census 1851, 1861, 1891 and 1901

Quebec
Re Cueil De Genealogies - Gazateer Beauce-Dorchester-Frontenac 1625-1946 (ll Volumes) Genealogies-Montmagny, L'islet, Bellechasse (16 Volumes) Tanquay's Dictionnaire Genealogique (109 Fiche) Federal Census 1851, 1861, 1901 Laiselle Index to Quebec Marriages (11 films) 1881 census for Lotbiniere Co., Montreal City, Argenteul Co., Pontiac Co. 1891 Census Argenteuil Dist., Yamaska District

England
England and Wales: Births, Marriages, Death microfiche Indexes    Births 1837-1926 (more to come)     Marriages 1837-1928 (more to come)     Deaths 1837-1933 (more to come) Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1837 (7 microfilms) English Probate Indexes 1891 Census England, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man 1881 Census England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man - microfiche - county indexed 5 ways: (1)by surname (2)by birthplace (3)by census place(4)as enumerated (5)list of ships list of institutions, miscellaneous 1851 Census Index for Warwickshire 1841-1881 Census Street Index Calendar of Wills 1858-1876 Marriage Licence Index Vicar Gen. 1660-1921 Index Marriage Licence (Faculty Office) 1632-1955 Society of Friends, Channel Islands (film)

Scotland
Civil Registry microfiche Index    Births 1855-1955     Marriages 1855-1956     Deaths 1855-1956 Parochial Registry for Scotland Scotland Church Records (see under Family Search)

Ireland
Microfilm Index Births 1855-1959 Marriages 1855-1959 Deaths 1855-1959 Irish Marriage Licence microfilm Index 1623-1866 Householders microfilm Index Irish Passenger lists 1847-1871 (book) Irish landowners 1876 (book)

Europe
Hamburg Germany Passenger list Index 1855-1934 Gazetteer for Prussia (13 Volumes) Large Divisional Maps of Poland 30 general reference books for Germany Parish Record Grassard Co., Sweden Parish Register Jerichow, Sachsen, Germany

United States
Accelerated Index System (searches 1-7A) Microfiche Surname Index of Tax Lists and Census records for the U.S Social Security Death Index - On Family Search Passenger and Immigration Lists Index (15 Volumes) Numerous films and 144 general reference books and 62 books for various states Film 1900 Federal census Missouri Film 1880 census Ogle Co., Illinois Film 1880 census Stephenson Co., Illinois Film 1880 census Boone Co., Illinois Enumeration Districts 1880 Census (film) Army Register, Ohio Volunteers, Civil War 1861-1865(Fiche) Roster of Ohio Soldiers in Civil War 1861-1866, 1846-1848(fiche)

Australia
Victoria, Australia Microfiche Index Birth 1853 - 1895 Marriage 1853 - 1895 Death 1853 - 1895 Early Church Records 1828 - 1844 Index to Early Church Birth, Marriage and Deaths 1853-1895 Victoria, Australia

LDS Records
Alberta Ward Records Crossing the Ocean Index 1840-1925 1966 Series 4 Generation Sheets LDS Census 1914-1920, 1925, 1930, 1935 LDS Immigration from England 1875-1913 Church Memberships 1830-1848 (95 Fiche) Archive Records - Family Group Sheets on Microfiche History of the Church on Microfiche Some Utah Ward Records Some English Branch Records Mormon Pioneers Crossing the Plains

Books and Gazatteers
The Lethbridge Family History Center has an extensive collection of resource books and localhistory books. They are as follows:


 * 583 Parish Registry books of England. This information can also be found on some of the films which are located in our library.
 * England: British Isles general reference 83, counties of England 599, Ireland 23, Scotland 31.
 * Canada: general reference 31, Alberta 50, New Brunswick 16, Nova Scotia 27, Ontario 27, Quebec 41, as well as many other books for other provinces.
 * There are 147 general genealogy reference books
 * There are also general reference books for all countries of the world including one on Jewish research.
 * The Library has 18 L.D.S reference books
 * Total general reference books for U.S.A. are 144, also 6 for Native Races and 62 reference books forU.S. States.
 * 30 reference books on Germany
 * A number of gazateers
 * Genealogical Research Directories 1885 - 1996
 * History Books of Southern Alberta

Maps and Atlas
The Family History Center has an excellent collection of maps for most countries of the world, which include Ireland, England, Europe, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Denmark Sweden, Netherlands, Iceland, and Norway.


 * 14 maps of Germany
 * English Shire maps
 * Scotland Shire maps
 * Reg. and Census district maps of England
 * 17 Ordnance Survey Maps - U.K.
 * 62 maps of England, Wales and Scotland
 * Atlas of States in U.S.
 * Historical Atlas for Canada, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Numerous Counties of Ontario

Microfilm

 * The Family History Center has 10 film readers.
 * The Family History Center has over 10,000 microfilms
 * There is a large collection of films for Scotland, particularly Aberdeen County. There are a total of 1117 films for all of Scotland (including Aberdeen) which include marriage, birth, death, census, and baptism records. Parish Registers and histories are also on film.
 * Films on each county of England may contain census records, Parish Registers marriages, birth, death,
 * The Family History Center has films for almost every country of the world including: Ireland, Wales, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, every state in the U.S.A., Switzerland, Ukraine, Mexico, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, every province in Canada, Asia, and of course England and Scotland. These films could include marriage, birth, death, census records and much more.

Microfiche
The Family History Center has an extensive collection of microfiche (l0,000) and six microfiche readers. Besides part of our major collection of resources on microfiche, we also have the following:


 * The most used 200 reference books
 * I.G.I. for England, Wales, Europe, Mexico, South America, South West Pacific, Asia, Africa, South Africa, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, U.S.A. and Canada.
 * Accelerated Indexing System (searches 1 - 7A) 1607-1906 Each index covers at least a ten year period and several states&lt;
 * Ontario Land Records
 * England and Wales index marriages 1904-1940, deaths for 1904-1940 and birth 1904-1940
 * Victoria Australia Index - births 1853-1895, deaths 1853-1895, and marriages1853-1895 early church records (all churches).
 * 1891 census for England, Wales, Channel Islands, Island of Man
 * Family History Library Catalogue
 * Parish Listing and Vital Records

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