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West Columbia FamilySearch Center

We help you search for your ancestors and to connect with family members young and old.

This center offers free public access to online resources, one-on-one help, how-to classes, and microfilm and microfiche readers. The microfilm library will no longer be available to order as the Church is now putting the information online.

07/18/2025

Private or Public, AI or Humans? 📜
Read the full article: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/arc-symposium-rootstech-2025?cid=SO-00049530

Archivists from around the world gathered on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, to share insights and techniques for gathering and maintaining historical records. The historical records that archivists preserve represent the collective memories of humanity, providing insights and context for different cultures. These documents make it possible for historians and family researchers to create accurate histories and family trees.

07/12/2025

07/08/2025

Search Historical Records by place. Different regions of the world call for different research strategies ⤵️
https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/location/list?cid=SO-00049375
Select a place, and we’ll show you the tools and resources we have to help you discover your ancestors who lived there.

06/01/2025

05/23/2025

05/10/2025

05/05/2025

05/03/2025

This FREE guide will give you the simple steps to bust your brick wall. (Did you know most genealogists only do ONE of these six steps?)

04/28/2025

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 47 million new records from 32 countries ⤵️
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-records-april-2025?cid=SO-00047959

Some exciting additions include 12 million government and church records from Colombia, 8 million social security and death records from France, and 8 million civil registration records from the Philippines. Other countries with significant record additions include the following:
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇵🇪 Peru
🇺🇾 Uruguay

04/04/2025

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 550 million records from 36 different countries ⤵️
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-records-march-2025?cid=SO-00046665

European countries with record additions or updates include:
🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

02/13/2025

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