Poole Family History Centre, Dorset Genealogy

The Poole Family History Centre serves the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch areas of South East Dorset.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location:


 * Address: 8 Mount Road, Parkstone, Poole Dorset England BH14 0QW United Kingdom
 * Access to the centre is via the rear entrance to the building from the car park
 * Location on Map ]

Phone: 01202 730646

E-mail: [mailto:uk_poole@ldsmail.net uk_poole@ldsmail.net] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/828140990599495/ Opening Hours:


 * Tuesday: 9.30 am to 4.00 pm and 6:30pm to 9:00pm
 * Wednesday: now closed on Wednesdays
 * Thursday: 9.30 am to 12.00 noon and 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm
 * NOTE If there are no patrons in attendance within the first hour of our staffing duty shifts, we may close the centre for the remainder of that shift (Therefore please book in advance or arrive by 10.30am, 2.00pm or 7.30pm on the days where we open normally during that time period. Further, if you are unable to keep an appointment, make sure you leave a message on the phone to cancel). 

Holiday Schedule for 2015 Closed: 26th October to 30th October 14th December 2015 to 4th January 2016  Re-open Tuesday 5th January 2016

Events
CANCELLED All the future Video presentations originally scheduled as listed below are cancelled due to lack of interest. If anyone would still like to see any of these – please let us know.

Sincerely, Dave Cottrell, Director, Poole FamilySearch Centre 07883 088122 or davejcottrell@gmail.com

Wed 7 Oct	Tracing your British & Irish Roots with FindMyPast - Elaine Collins Wed 28 Oct	30 pieces of tech I can’t live without - D Joshua Taylor Wed 4 Nov	Bring Your Ancestor Back to the Future - Anne Leishman Wed 25 Nov	Finding the Living among the dead using the internet to find your living cousins - Amy Archibald Sun 29 Nov	Personal History Triage How to tell the best 10 stories of your life - Alison Taylor Wed 2 Dec	RootsTech – Family Discovery Day Closing Session Elder Bradley introduces Elder Quentin Cook and his family

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This centre has the ability to receive an order for any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * If you order a specific film/fiche from the online film ordering website you will be informed if, as your designated FHC we already hold a copy of this film/fiche.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. The following are usually available:- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive Access Newspaper Archive Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War        Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera,        Social &amp; Cultural History,Women &amp; Social Movements in the United States            Ancestry.com - Instution version ArkivDigital Online Create your own "Who Do You Think You Are?" story for free Find My Past - Instution version Fold3.com Previously known as Footnote.com The Genealogist Heritage Quest Online Historic Map Works -  Library Edition Kinpoint LegacyStories MyHeritage - Library Edition Paper Trail Proquest Obnituary Listings Puzzilla.org - Premium Service World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * 4 computers
 * 1 networked printer/scanner/copier (monochrome)
 * 1 digital copy scanner/reader for film or fiche
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 flat bed scanner for books or single page documents

All these items are free to use, however please phone ahead of time to book equipment to avoid disappointment.