Anchorage Alaska FamilySearch Center



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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

Address: 2501 Maplewood Street, Anchorage, Alaska


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Phone: (907) 277-8433

E-mail:ak_anchorage@ldsmail.net [mailto:ak_anchorage@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 am until 9.00 pm
 * Friday &amp; Saturday 10:00 am until 2.00 pm

2014 Holiday Schedule

     General Conference - 5 April 2014

    Memorial Day - 26 May 2014

    Summer Break - 2 July 2014 thru 16 July 2014

    Labor Day - 1 September 2014

    General Conference - 4 October 2014

    Thanksgiving - 18 November 2014 thru 29 November 2014

    Christmas - 16 December 2014 thru 5 January 2015

Upcoming Events
4th Saturday Seminars - Institute Building

ANCHORAGE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER FOURTH SATURDAY SEMINAR SERIES 2013-2014

1) 28 Sep 2013   a. Introduction to FamilyTree    b. Photos in FamilyTree

2) 23 Nov 2013   a. This Old House    b. Scanning Techniques

3)25 Jan 2014   a. Civil War Research — Union Records    b. Civil War Research — Confederate Records

4) 22 Feb 2014   a. Pennsylvania Research    b. New York Research

5) 22 Mar 2014   a. Tennessee Research    b. North Carolina Research

6) 26 Apr 2014   a. Documentation Techniques    b. Color Coding Your Research Files

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
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Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)


 * Click Here to search census in Heritage Quest Online

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