Atascadero California FamilySearch Center

The Atascadero Family History Center is located at 2600 Ramona Road, in Atascadero, Ca. The center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the area.

Center Contacts and Hours:

 * Address: 2600 Ramona Road, Atascadero, Ca. 93422
 * Phone: 805-466-6103
 * The entrance to the family history center is located on the North side of the building. Please ring doorbell for entrance to the center. Handicap parking is available. 


 * Location on Map 

Open Hours:


 * Mon: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 * Tues:  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 * Wed: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 * Thur: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

We will be closed the following dates in 2013

 * DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 3 (Christmas and New Years)

We will be closed the following dates in 2014

 * JANUARY     20                         Martin Luther King Day (Monday)
 * FEBRUARY  17                         Presidents Day (Monday)
 * APRIL           21 - 24                  Easter (Monday - Thursday)
 * MAY             26                         Memorial Day (Monday)
 * JULY              3                         4th of July (Friday)
 * AUGUST         1 - 31                  Closed the whole month of August
 * SEPTEMBER  1                         Labor Day (Monday)
 * NOVEMBER  11                         Veterens Day (Tuesday)
 * NOVEMBER  25 - 27                  Thanksgiving (Tuesday - Thursday)
 * DECEMBER  22 - JANUARY 1    Christmas (Monday - Thursday)

Upcoming Events:
==== Save the Date! 2014 British Institute Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, Salt Lake City 20-24 October 2014 For more info, go to:  http://www.isbgfh.org  Since 1979, the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History has been helping genealogists connect to their British and Irish ancestry. ====

ADVANCE FAMILY TREE SOURCES/PHOTOS This advanced class assumes those attending have some expierence using "Family Tree" and "Photos" on familysearch.org.
Those taking the class are asked to bring a photo to upload, tag and attach to a person in Family Tree.

Some of the topics covered will be: 1. Capturing images to be used in sources; 2. Uploading, adding a title, tagging and attaching photos to a person in Family Tree; 3. Changing a Portrait Photo;

4. Adding sources using the source template;

5. Adding sources using indexed data bases on familysearch.org;

6. Adding sources using "Tree Connect" on the bookmark bar which has been dragged from recordseek.com;

7. Adding and editing stories

The class will be offered on three different days:

Saturday, September 28 at 1:00PM

Saturday, October 12 at  10:00AM

Saturday, November 2 at  1:00PM

'''The classes will be held at the Los Angeles Family History Library located at 10741 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. Parking is free.'''

Please call 310-474-9990 to register

or register online: http://lafhl.org

RootsTech
Date: February 6–8, 2014 Location: Salt Palace, Salt Lake City

A Family History and Technology Conference to Define the Future of Genealogy

Brigham Young University is pleased to participate with FamilySearch in redesigning three former conferences—the Conference on Computerized Family History, the Technology Workshop and the FamilySearch Developers Conference—into a single new conference that offers even more to those interested in the important work of family history research.

RootsTech is an opportunity unlike any other to discover the latest family history tools and techniques, connect with experts to help you in your research, and be inspired in the pursuit of your ancestors.

'''Early Bird Registration is now open! For a limited time get a full access conference pass for just $159 (regular $239).'''

To register go to:

http://ce.byu.edu/cw/rootstech/ 

For new and upcoming BYU Conferences and Workshops go to: http://familyhistoryconferences.byu.edu

The Family History Center will be hosting a Family History Booth during Colony Days
Saturday, October 19th in Atascadero

Bring a friend and stop by our booth to learn what's new and exciting at the Atascadero Family

History Center.

Have you checked out the new Family Tree or Wiki?

 

Class Schedule:

 * Introduction to Indexing classes are held every Wednesday

of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

All inservice meetings will be held in the Relief Society Room
Last meeting of the year:

Sunday, NOVEMBER 17      7:00 p.m.

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.
 * The Atascadero Family History Center has a small collection of various resource books and private collections that are available for viewing in the center.

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, included are the following:


 * The 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press ~ The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com (Family History Library Edition ~ includes International databases)
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3 (Formerly Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Origins.net
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records
 * You may also access the Family History Center portal for other related family history research option, http://www.fhc.familysearch.org from your home computer, however, you will not be able to access the free premiums.



FAMILY TREE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE!

 * Training is available on the website and at the Family History Center.
 * See link below

Hardware and Equipment

 * The center has 9 computers, 5 microfilm readers, 1 microfiche reader, 1 scanner, 1 copy/printer machine, and 1 printer.

Resources in the Local Area

 * San Luis Obispo Family History Center, 651 Foot Hill Blvd.San Luis Obispo, CA, Phone Number: 805-543-6328


 * San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society Library, 1288 Morro Street, San Luis Obsipo, CA, Phone Number: 805-528-6622     http://www.slocgs.org
 * Heritage Shared    http://www.heritageshared.org/
 * History in San Luis Obispo County    http://www.historyinslocounty.org/Bibliography.htm
 * South County Historical Society, San Luis Obispo County     http://www.southcountyhistory.org/
 * Special Collections &amp; University Archives Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University                     http://lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/


 * Vital Records for the San Luis Obispo County, California Office of the Clerk-Record http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/clerk/Copies_of_Clerk_Records/Vital_Records.htm

Links:

 * FAMILY TREE

https://www.familysearch.org


 * California Family History Centers https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:California_Family_History_Centers


 * San Luis Obispo County, California https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/San_Luis_Obispo_County,_California


 * California    https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/California


 * San Luis Obispo Family History Center https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/San_Luis_Obispo_California_Family_History_Center


 * Santa Maria Family History Center 

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Santa_Maria_California_Family_History_Center


 * Santa Margarita Historical Society    http://www.santamargaritahistoricalsociety.org/


 * International Society for British Genealogy and Family History    http://www.isbgfh.org