Lawton Oklahoma FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 7002 SW Drakestone Blvd Lawton, OK 73505

Phone:


 * 1 580-536-1303

E-mail:


 * OK_Lawton@ldsmail.net

FHC Director:


 * Ella Faye Winkler - 1 580-585-7071


 * Asst. Directors - Myron G. McChurin - Terry Jo Ernest

Open Hours:


 * Tue and Wed 6:30pm-9:30pm;
 * Thur and Sat 10:30am-4:00pm.

Holiday Schedule:




 * We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness. Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

Calendar and Events
= '''  PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR LAWTON OKLAHOMA FAMILY DAY FAIR   =

=  Saturday 19 April 2014  9:00am-4:45pm =

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= To register follow link below: =

= '' https://www.lds.org/topics/family-history/host-a-family-history-fair/family-history-day?lang=eng =

Class Schedule
You may pick one in each time period

WORKSHOPS: Guests may attend as many as five of the following workshops:

10:00 – 10:50 am o How to Scan an Elephant: Digitizing Your Family History (beginner) o Insight, Roots Magic and Family Quest (intermediate) o Native American Family History (beginner) o Using Facebook and Other Media (beginner-intermediate)

11:00 – 11:50 am o How to Scan an Elephant: Digitizing Your Family History (beginner) o Insight, Roots Magic and Ancestrial Quest (intermediate) o Native American Family History (beginner) o Using Facebook and Other Media (beginner-intermediate)

FREE BOX LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

1:00 – 1:50 pm o Doing Family History in Your Sleep: Research Techniques (beginner) o Managing and Tackling Online Searches (beginner-intermediate) o FamilySearch.org – Family Tree &amp; Indexing (intermediate) o Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com (intermediate)

2:00 – 2:50 pm o Organizing, Editing and Restoring Photos (beginner-intermediate) o Writing A Family History Book (intermediate) o FamilySearch.org – Family Tree &amp; Indexing (beginner) o Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com (intermediate)

3:00 – 3:50 pm o Organizing, Editing and Restoring Photos (beginner-intermediate) o Writing A Family History Book (intermediate) o Managing and Tackling Online Searches beginner-intermediate) o Doing Family History in Your Sleep: Research Techniques (beginner)

= CALL ME TERRY ERNEST AT 580-678-2188 or EMAIL =

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= REQUEST CLASSES TO ATTEND. WE LOOK =

= FORWARD TO MEETING YOU. =

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.)

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