Westchester New York Family History Center

United States New YorkWestchester County  Westchester Family History Center

The Westchester Family History Center (FHC) is one of only two FHCs in Westchester County. The other FHC in Westchester is the Yorktown FHCin Ossining.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 60 Wayside Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583
 * 2) The Family History Center (FHC) is located on the west side of the building, adjacent to the smaller of the two parking lots. The doors on the west side are open.  So, if you park in the larger parking lot, you will need to walk around the building.
 * 3) To see a map of our location, click on Google Map.

Phone: 914-472-3186

E-mail:

Open Hours: Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM; Thursday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Holiday Schedule:

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * (List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)

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, including Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, Fold3 (formerly Footnote), among others.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Available to partons are four computers with Internet connections, six microfilm readers, two microfiche readers and two film/fiche printers.

Center Services
The staff of the Westchester FHC provides research help to our patrons. We do not perform the research for you, but we try to answer your questions and suggest possible sources.

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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 * Westchester County Genealogy Society: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywcgs/
 * NYGenWeb for Westchester County: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/
 * Westchester County Archives: archives.westchestergov.com/
 * Westchester County Historical Society: www.westchesterhistory.com/

Links
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Volunteer at the Center
The '''Westchester FHC is always in need of volunteers. ''' If you can volunteer two or more hours during the week, please leave your name and phone number with the staff and our director will contact you. You don't need to be an expert in genealogy to volunteer. It is only through the generosity of our volunteers that we can keep the facility open. So, please consider volunteering.