Hillsboro City Library Becomes FamilySearch Affiliate Library

If you want to be part of the popular ancestry search trend, you may not need to look any further than the local library. The Hillsboro City Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which means it has access to more genealogy resources to help you make more family discoveries. FamilySearch is a world leader in family history.

There are only a few hundred affiliate libraries in the country. The designation means local library patrons will now have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch. The popular web service has over 6 billion searchable names and 2 billion images of historical genealogical records—and you get the helpful assistance of library staff.

“Libraries are wonderful local gathering places for learning. We are excited to have the Hillsboro City Library as our newest FamilySearch Affiliate Library. It will help FamilySearch expand opportunities for fun, personal discoveries and family connections to the local community,” said Paul Nauta, FamilySearch Public Relations Manager.

FamilySearch adds over 300 million free genealogical records and images online yearly from all over the world and manages the famous FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land and court records from more than 130 countries to help you discover and make family connections.

“We are excited to offer this new genealogy service to our patrons,” said Assistant Library Director Russell Keelin. “We constantly strive to update and improve our genealogy programs and services to better serve our users and are excited to receive this designation as a FamilySearch Affiliate Library as a means of accomplishing that goal.”

The Hillsboro City Library contains dedicated genealogy and local history collections, making it an essential destination for family, history, and student researchers. The genealogy library contains not only books, but also family manuscripts, genealogical journals, and records full of valuable information not found online. Visitors must physically visit the Hillsboro City Library in order to access the additional records provided through the FamilySearch Affiliate Library program which will only be available through the library’s public access terminals. The library is located at 118 South Waco Street in downtown Hillsboro. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm. For more information contact the library at 254-582-7385, visit the library’s website at hillsborotxlibrary.org, or email hillsborolibrary@hillsborotx.org.