Montrose Colorado FamilySearch Center

Learning Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 1521 S Hillcrest Drive, Montrose, Colorado 81401
 * Entrance located at the Southeast side (back) of building.

Phone:


 * 1-970-249-4739

Email:


 * co_montrose@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:

 WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 

 SEE YOU SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 


 * Tuesday: 1:00pm-4:00pm
 * Thursday:  10:00am - 1:00pm and 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 * Saturday:   10:00am - 1:00pm


 * And BY APPOINTMENT


 * Holiday Schedule:   Closed for Independence Day - June 29 to July 6                                                                        Closed for Thanksgiving - November 23 to November 28, 2015                                                  Closed for Christmas - December 21 to December 26, 2015                                                        Closed for New Year's - December 28, 2015, to January 2, 2016
 *  WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 
 *  WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 




 * Languages: English and Spanish, by appointment.

5-MINUTE FAMILY HISTORY LESSONS
THESE LESSONS CAN BE FOUND IN TWO WAYS:

Click on the link for each lesson below or click on  familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html  then scroll down to Beginning Genealogy Courses.

JULY LESSONS:

July 7 - Episode #17:- Get Help In-Person

July 13 - Episode #18 - Get Help From Others Researcing the Same Name

July 20 - Episode #19 -I Want to Interview a Living Relative

July 27 - Episode #20 -I Want to Learn More About Sourcing

 AUGUST LESSONS: 

August 3 - Episode #21 -Indexing, I Want to Help

LESSONS STARTING AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER

Center Resources
PREMIUM WEBSITES includes the following:


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


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


 * AncestralQuest


 * Ancestry. Com


 * FamilyInsight


 * Find My Past


 * Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)


 * The Genealogist


 * Genline Familyfinder


 * Godfrey Memorial Library


 * Heritage Quest Online


 * Historic Map Works Library Edition


 * Paper Trail


 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * Six computers with a printer
 * One microfilm reader
 * One microfiche reader
 * One scanner which patrons may use to digitize documents and pictures while honoring all copyright laws set forth by the United States government.

Center Services
Family History Library Book List

Staff Research Specialties
We are experienced genealogists and trained family history consultants who will help you search for your ancestors, fix Family Search issues, and show you how to take your names to the Temple.

Links
Montrose Library

Fore-Kin Trails Genealogical Society

Volunteer at the Center
We are always looking for volunteers to help staff our center. We welcome all enthusiastic family historians, regardless of experience or expertise. Even if you have no prior experience as a consultant, we can pair you with experienced consultants until you feel comfortable and trained in the consultant role.