El Dorado California FamilySearch Center



 "Come on in and visit our newly renovated center and get FREE one-on-one help from our friendly staff, take advantage of our FREE public classes, organize and save all your photographs and documents using our Kodak Photo Scanner, and your slides and negatives using our Epson Slide Converter. You can also use one of our computers with FREE access to a variety of premium genealogical websites like Ancestry.com, My Heritage and Fold 3."

Location and Hours:
Location Map: Location Map

Address: 3275 Cedar Ravine, Placerville CA 95667 United States

Phone: 1-530-621-1378

E-mail: ca_eldorado@ldsmail.net

Family History Center Website: eldoradofamilyhistorycenter.org

Winter Hours:


 * Tuesday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Wednesday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Thursday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Friday and Saturday by appointment only

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years

and all major holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Director: Kori Pilkington

Assistant Director: Teresa Power

Secretary: Tami Casper

 

Friday, June 14th - 1 pm to 3 pm - Family History Summer Camp for Youth - Senior Day
Help our Senior friends record their precious memories using apps and story feature on Family Search. All youth 11 and up are invited. Come and play games, learn new skills, do a little indexing, win a prize and have some fun.

Friday, June 28th - 1 pm to 3 pm - Family History Summer Camp for Youth - Finding your Patriotic Ancestors
Come a find your patriotic ancestors! All youth 11 and up are invited. Come and play games, learn new skills, do a little indexing, win a prize and have some fun. All youth 11 and up are invited.

Friday, July 5th - 1 pm to 3 pm - Family History Summer Camp for Youth - Picture day
Bring Pictures to learn about Memories, Compae a Face, and the photo scanner. All youth 11 and up are invited.

Tuesday, July 9th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Friday, July 12th - 1 pm to 3 pm - Family History Summer Camp for Youth - Find a Name to Take to the Temple.
Find a name by using Ordinances Ready and see how you are related. All youth 11 and up are invited.

Thursday, July 18th - 2 pm to 3 pm - "Photo Scanning" by Teresa Power
Don't let a wildfire steal your precious memories. Come and learn how to preserve photos and documents forever by using our flatbed scanner and batch scanner.

Friday, July 19th - 1 pm to 3 pm - Family History Summer Camp for Youth - Searching Other Websites.
Learn to use different websites to find and learn about your ancestors. All youth 11 and up are invited.

Thursday, July 25th – 2 pm to 3 pm – “Epson Slide and Negative Converter” by Kori Pilkington
Would you like to digitize that box of slides or negatives you’ve been wondering what to do with? Come and learn how to use our newest addition at the Family History Center!

Tuesday, August 13th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, September 10th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, October 8th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, November 12th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, December 10th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.



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.
 * Ancestry
 * Find my Past
 * American Ancestors
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archives
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil War
 * Fold 3
 * Kinpoint
 * My Heritage
 * Newspaper Archives
 * Paper Trail
 * Proquest Obituaries
 * World Vital Records
 * Arkiv-Digital online

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computers with access to the free premium websites
 * Free wifi and laptop stations
 * Kodak Photo Scanner

Staff Research Specialties
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Volunteer at the Center
''We welcome volunteers with experience in genealogical research. Our volunteers generally work a three hour shift once a week.''

Our shift schedule is as follows:


 * Tuesdays 11am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm
 * Wednesdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm
 * Thursdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm

We also welcome volunteers to teach classes on various genealogical research subjects. Please note: we do not charge for our classes or pay our staff or instructors. We are a non profit community center run by community volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering at our center please contact our Director Kori Pilkington at kori.pilkington@gmail.com