Did you know that the Kirtland FamilySearch Center is provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and offers FREE access to several premium genealogical websites?

The FamilySearch Center Portal website, which normally requires a paid subscription, offers our patrons access to these library editions at no cost. The portal can only be accessed on the computers in the Center in the Kirtland FamilySearch Center.

The following premium websites offer a wealth of genealogical information and are currently available only through the portal website in the Kirtland FamilySearch Center:

The 19th Century British Library Newspapers Digital Archive – Online newspaper collection for the U.K. and Ireland

Alexander Street – Civil War, U.S. social and cultural historical records

American Ancestors – Early American and worldwide records

Ancestry Institution – A library edition of Ancestry.com with access to worldwide records

ArkivDigital – The largest database of Swedish church and historical records

FamNet – New Zealand records

FindMyPast – Library edition with access to worldwide records

Fold 3 – Database of U.S. military records. Search engine on Ancestry.com

Geneanet – Database of French records and other records worldwide

MyHeritage – Library edition with access to worldwide records

Newspapers.com – The largest online collection of newspapers from the 1700s to the 2000s. Search engine on Ancestry.com

Paper Trail – Database of 19th-century westward American pioneer documents

Puzzilla – Partnered with FamilySearch and provides an alternative way to view and search lines on FamilyTree

We encourage you to come to the Kirtland FamilySearch Center and explore these websites for FREE!