SALT LAKE CITY -- Quitman Public Library in Quitman, Texas,
is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library.
The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient
access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch.
FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of free
genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake
City, Utah. It has amassed billions of
birth, marriage, death, census, land and court records of genealogical
significance from over 130 countries.
It is extending access to its collections by circulating
microfilms of the historic records through select public libraries. Thanks to
Library Director, Delene Allen, Quitman Public Library is now one of those
libraries. “It is a priceless resource
for local residents interested in discovering more about their family history
and being able to document their research,” says Allen.
“Less than 5% of the world’s genealogical records are
available online, and most family history researchers cannot afford to travel
to an archive center to find historic records they are seeking,” said Paul
Nauta, FamilySearch public affairs manager. “If FamilySearch has filmed the
records they need, then as far as they will need to travel to view them is the
Quitman Public Library in Quitman, Texas.”
Shirley Patrick, Secretary of the Wood County TX
Genealogical Society agrees
the ability to order film like this is a great financial saving to genealogists.”
the ability to order film like this is a great financial saving to genealogists.”
FamilySearch has over 200 camera teams filming historic
records in 45 countries on any given day.
These records are then circulated to public patrons through FamilySearch
centers worldwide. For example,
FamilySearch has filmed over 60% of the Civil Registration (birth, marriage and
death records) of Italy. If you have
Italian ancestry, chances are you will be able to extend your Italian research
by requesting the films from Delene Allen, Director of the Quitman Public
Library.
“There is a nominal fee of $7.50 to order microfilm,” Allen
says. “Once it arrives, the patrons use the
library’s microfilm reader/printer to peruse it. Our staff, along with volunteers from the
Wood County TX Genealogical Society, can help patrons see what films are
available, place film orders and help with research questions.”
Patrons can search the Family History Library Catalog online
at FamilySearch.org to see what records are available to order.
Quitman Public Library Paul
Nauta
Delene Allen FamilySearch
Public Affairs Manager
903-763-4191 801-240-6498
quitmanlibrarian@gmail nautapg@familysearch.org
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