Valencia California FamilySearch Center

Interested in genealogy? Are you seeking information about your roots? Want to know where you came from? Who your great-great-great-great grandfather was? You can start or continue your ancestry search without charge, at the Valencia Family History Center. Established in 1978, it is open to the public 45 hours each week. Its all-volunteer staff of research experts assisted interested patrons who made more than 2,300 visits to the center during the 2013 year. In addition to providing personal assistance, the center’s equipment include computers with free access to premium websites, microfilm and microfiche readers, printers, scanners, and a book library. For 24-hour recorded information or to speak with someone at the Center, call 661-259-1347.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 24443 McBean Pkwy Valencia California 91355 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-661-259-1347

E-Mail:


 * CA_Valencia@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday:9:00am-5:00pm
 * Tuesday:9:00am-5:00pm and 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday:9:00am-5:00pm and 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:9:00am-5:00pm and 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Saturday:9:00am-1:00pm

2015 Holiday Schedule- Closed: Presidents Day Feb 16, Memorial Day May 25, Independence Day Jul 4, Labor Day Sep 7, Thanksgiving Nov 21 thru 28, Christmas Dec 21 thru Jan 3.

Santa Clarita Valley Family History &amp; Technology Fair
Saturday, February 27, 2016 - 8:30am to 4:00pm

Click here to pre-register: SCVFamHistFair.com


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Family History Center Seminar Schedule for 2016
Seminars are free to the general public. '''All dates shown are on Thursday - Instruction from 7:00pm to 8:00 pm. To be added to our email list to be notified of upcoming seminar's and events, click here''' 
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January 7, 2016
Seminar: Personal History Triage: How to Tell the Best Ten Stories of Your Life

Description: Every day you have lived, you have made unique contributions to the world that no one else in history could have provided. This session will be inspiring! (Video presenter: Alison Taylor. Class level: Beginner to Advanced)

January 21, 2016
Seminar: Finding the Living Among the Dead: Using the Internet to Find Your Living Cousins

Description:  The missing link in your family history may be only one phone call or email away. In this session, you will learn where to find clues about your living relatives in online family tree records, obituaries, and social media networks. (Video presenter: Amy Archibald. Class level: Beginner)

February 4, 2016
Seminar: When Researchers Disagree: Facilitating Helpful, Respectful Collaboration Description Collaboration is wonderful until a protracted disagreement arises. I share how careful research processes can be coupled with techniques from established cooperative practices in other fields to work past disagreements and maintain healthy family history research collaboration. (Video presenter: Luther Tychonievich. Class level: All)

February 18, 2016
Seminar: RootsTech 2016 Keynote Address

Description: Keynote address given at RootsTech 2016 by Steven T. Rockwod, President and CEO of FamilySearch International and Paula Madison, former NBC Journalist and Executive, and Bruce Feiler, American writer and television personality. (Class level: All)

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch 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.

Hardware and Equipment

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