- The Archive Center & Genealogy Department of the Indian River County Main Library is a designated LDS Family History Center. It participates in the microfilm lending program. If you would like to order microfilm, an order form and a check for $5.50 made out to the Indian River County Main Library should be given to the librarian. Ask for assistance on how to order. The best place to start is <http://www.familysearch.org > Orders are placed every week. It takes approximately 2-3 weeks for the order to arrive. At the time of receipt, the patron will be notified and be given 30 days to review their microfilm.
Books and microfiche are not available from the LDS church through our library. HOWEVER...
The library can order on loan from other libraries materials it does not own. We use the following resources for ordering materials:
Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri - The only "genealogy" library in the U.S. that lends their duplicate books. All catalogs are available and located at the librarian's desk. The cost is the price of postage. It takes about 2-4 weeks for your order to arrive.
National Genealogical Society book collection located at the St. Louis Public Library.
Library of Congress - Family Histories prior to 1900 have been microfilmed and are available on inter-library loan. The charge is the cost of postage only. There are some family histories after 1900 that have been included. You must use the book Genealogies in the Library of Congress since 1986. Check the index in Part III "Genealogies Converted to Microfilm." The only drawback of this service is the time it takes for it to arrive. It varies anywhere from four weeks to 3 months.
Archives of Ontario - Vital, church, land and court records are available free of charge from the archives. Use the Interloan catalog that is located on the shelves next to the front desk.
And many other resources.
It is recommended that everyone check the East Central Florida Genealogical Society Co-op for family histories in the nine counties of central Florida. The books are not available on loan but you can request photocopies from the individual libraries. Over 1600 family histories are located at the Indian River County Main Library.
Send comments or questions to the librarian at: genealogy@irclibrary.org Last updated on Tuesday, 22-Apr-2008 10:45:24 MDT. This page was created on 27 October 1997. Thanks for stopping by.