Ottawa Ontario FamilySearch Centre

The Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre has been serving the Ottawa valley community since 1984. Visit our website for more details about our collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca

Location Map:

 * 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3K1
 * Free parking is available, please use the back door to access the centre
 * Link to the centre's website: Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre

Phone: +1-613-800-4250

E-mail: [mailto:ON_Ottawa@familyhistorymail.org ON_Ottawa@familyhistorymail.org]

Open Hours :


 * Tuesdays to Thursdays:9:30am to 3:30pm
 * Friday:6:00pm to 9:00pm
 * Saturday: Second &amp; fourth Saturdays of the month - 9:30am to:12:30pm
 * CLOSED during Christmas from December 7, 2019 to January 7, 2020 inclusive, and on Saturdays in July, August and December.

Events in 2019:
Speaking at Gene-O-Rama Family History Conference in Ottawa, Friday, April 5-6, 2019 at Confederation Education Centre (1645 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa).

Speaking at the PROBUS monthly meeting, Wednesday April 24th, 2019.

Offering an exhibit at the Ottawa Public Library Family History Conference, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

Speaking at the Osgoode Township Historical Society & Museum in Vernon, Ontario - Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Speaking at the Leeds & Grenville Branch Ontario Ancestors Monthly Meeting - Monday, June 10 at the Brockville Museum at 7:30 pm.

Hosting Voices From the Dust Family History Conference, May 11, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Speaking at the OWOF Family History Conference in Hamilton, August 10, 2019.

Teaching a pop-up session at the BIFHSGO Fall Family History Conference, September 27-28, 2019.

See our website for details at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca.

Centre Resources
Collections


 * FamilySearch Catalog: Patrons attending this family history centre may view various microfilms and microfiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. Check if there is a digital copy of the record available on FamilySearch.org website or if a copy may already be at the family history centre as part of our collection. Use the search engine on our local website to see what we have in our local collection at Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Center.
 * Civil indexes and registrations, parish records, census records, emigration records, war death records, books, CD's, periodicals, and cartographic materials. For more details about our collection please refer to our website.

Databases and Software


 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions

Hardware and Equipment


 * Computers, printers, photocopiers, microfilm and microfiche readers and a microfilm/microfiche scanner/copier.

Centre Services
Self-serve reference library where temple and family history consultants can assist you in your research endeavors. Come and discover the resources of the Family History Centre Services Online Portal featuring:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives
 * Access Newspaper Archives


 * Ancestry


 * FamilyHistoryLink


 * FindMyPast.co.uk


 * Footnote.com


 * The Genealogist


 * Genline.com


 * Heritage Quest Online


 * Historic Map Works Library Edition


 * World Vital Records


 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images and Photographs

We offer FREE family history classes on Wednesday mornings. Please register in advance at the family history centre for the family history classes.

Staff Research Specialties
British Isles, Portugal, Germany, Canada; Eastern Provinces, Quebec, Ontario and British Home Children.

Local Genealogy Blogs:
Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Canada's Link

Local Societies and Archives:
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa: Link

City of Ottawa Archives: Link

Library and Archives Canada: Link

Ontario Genealogical Society: Link

Ottawa Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society: Link

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa: Link

Ukrainian Genealogy Group - National Capital Region - Canada:Link

Société de généalogie de l'Outaouais: Link

Volunteer at the Centre
If you are interested in being a volunteer at this centre please contact the temple and family history consultants at the Ottawa Family History Centre we would like to meet you!

Volunteering for FamilySearch Indexing
Volunteer to participate in helping to save the records from our past at familysearch indexing, it can be done in the comfort of your home, one person can make a difference! FamilySearch Indexing Link: Link