Crystal Lake FamilySearch Center
Address: 480 North Walkup RD., Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012, United States
E-mail: il_crystallake@familyhistorymail.org
Phone: (815) 459-7475 or (309) 532-3171
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you would like a free 20 minute consultation with a FamilySearch Library Consultant: Free Virtual Genealogy Consultations. This will connect you to the main FamilySearch Library, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/online-consultations
For answers to family history questions, contact FamilySearch Help – see menu of options by clicking on the circled ? located in the upper right hand corner of each FamilySearch page.
Local Staff Information: Our dedicated local staff has a wide variety of different levels of knowledge of family history. We are happy to help you achieve your family history goals. Our local staff are all volunteers from the community or from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you would like to volunteer, please let us know.
2023 Regualr Hours:
Tuesdays: 10am-2pm
Wednesdays: 6:30pm-9pm
Enter the building using the NE door facing Walkup Rd.
Please ring the buzzer to be admitted.
We are rarely closed during regular hours.
SPECIAL CLOSING:
Please see Wiki page for Special Closings
2023 Closing Schedule:
We will be closed whenever the local schools are CLOSED due to weather.
If the weather is bad, please call before visiting. We may be closed.
Jul 4 (Tue) - Independence Day
Thanksgiving Week – November 21 and 22
Last two (2) weeks of December: December 19, 20, 26 and 27
We reopen Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024
RESOURCES:
https://www.bgstake.org/ This is an excellent, locally created, collection of videos and instructions, to assist you in developing your skills for Temple and Family History.
FamilySearch Research Wiki:
The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide created and maintained by FamilySearch, a non-profit organization. It contains links to genealogy databases, websites, other resources, research strategies, and genealogical guidance to assist in the search for your ancestors.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Main_Page