Surrey British Columbia FamilySearch Centre

=== Centre Contacts and Hours ===

Location &amp; Map:


 * 6270 126th Street Surrey BC south side of building. There is a buzzer just to the left of the main doors to be buzzed.
 * Parking is free for our patrons.
 * Location on Map

Phone: 604-597-9695

E-mail:   surreyfhc@gmail.ca

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00am to 9pm


 * Wednesday 10:00 am - 6 :00 pm
 * Wednesday 10:00 am - 6 :00 pm


 * Holiday Schedule: 


 * We will be closed on October 31 2013 due to staffing problems.


 * In December we are closed December 13th through January 6th for Christmas break.


 * Please call our centre to get up to date closures..

2013 Patron Seminars at the Surrey Family History Center located at 6270 - 126 St, Surrey, BC, Canada
= Finding Your Roots Seminar - at the Surrey Family History Center October 19th, 2013 - 8:30 am - 4 pm =

The seminar is open to the public and pre-registration, class descriptions and a schedule are available at www.findingyourroots.ca.

38 classes offered. A schedule, class descriptions and registration are available on our website at www.findingyourroots.ca. Just paste the address into your browser.

Heidi Sugden will be presenting three classes as follows: 

France, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Also, many of our excellent instructors from past years will be returning and we have several new instructors as well.

= Beginner Patron Seminar: Your Story =

2 Parts Each Night Covers Different Material Wednesday November 13, 2013 Wednesday November 20, 2013

Part #1

Family history is names, dates and places. But it is so much more. It is the stories, the photos, the experiences of our ancestors and the times when they lived. Where do you come from? Who are you? How can you find out? Learn how to begin gathering and telling your story.

Part #2:

This session will focus on the research process: How find out records are available for particular areas; how to learn more about your area or time period; how to gain more research skills. You will learn about the Online databases including Familysearch, Family Tree, &amp; Premium Databases available at the Family History Centre.

= Centre Resources =

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog Online Films: You can order your films online and have the items sent to our Family Search Centre to view.
 * Over 1500 extended films ub in the centre
 * Thousands of books and fiche all dealing with research from all parts of the world.
 * Up to date film indexes for Ontario.
 * An Extended films database of all the extended films in our center. It is organized by country for easy searching.
 * A Book File listing all books held by this center is available for search at the Centre.
 * A new films and new books listing of materials added to the center is available for search at the Centre.

New Acquisitions

 * NEW Iceland Census and Indexes as listed below:

Iceland 1703 Census The 1703 Census of the whole of Iceland continued in a second binder. Iceland 1703, 1729 Census The 1703 Census of the whole of Iceland continued. The 1729 Census of the whole of Iceland. Iceland 1762 Census Index Index to the 1762 Census for Iceland Iceland 1801 Census Index Index to the 1801 Census for Iceland Iceland 1801 Census Index with Family Groups Index to the 1801 Census for Iceland with Family Groups Iceland 1816 Census Index Iceland 1816 Census Index - Last name Index Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 1 Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 1 / Book 1 Surnames Abela - Gudlaug Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 2 Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 2 / Book 2 Surnames Gudlaugur - Hoskuldur Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 3 Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 3 / Book 3 Surnames Idbjorg - Kristin Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 4 Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 4 / Book 4 Surnames Kristjana - Sigridur Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 5 Iceland 1845 Census Index Binder 5 / Book 5 Surnames Sigrun - Ossur Iceland Guide to 1703, 1729, 1801 Volume 1, Volume 2, 1816, 1845 Guide to the complete Census for Iceland for 1703, 1729, 1801 Volume 1 Volume 2, 1816, 1845


 * NEW BOOKS:

Ukraine Ukrainian Research 2013 State Archives 947.7 Villages within Parishes. Languages for months of the year translation. Ukrainian American Collection. Manuscript collections. Other resources Ukraine ( internet ) Ukrainians in North America by Professor Bohdan P. Procko 20-Sep-13

Canada Canadian National Censuses 1871,1881,1891,1901 2002 Family Search 971 How to navigate census giving Family History Library film number. 20-Sep-13

Canada Ontario Land Records 2003 Family Search 971 How to search Ontario Land records. Steps 1 by surname, Step 2 by land by description, Step 3 by probate records, Step 4 other types. Book referenced 'Genealogy in Ontario, Searching the Records', Brenda D. Merreman is in our Surrey FHC Library. 20-Sep-13

Canada This is Alberta 1963 The Albertan 971.2 This is Alberta is a compilation of newpaper articles from ' The Albertan ' Articles include - this is Alberta p 91, day of the fur traders p 93 - 8, Grain - Keystone of our Economy and Canada's stock in trade. Look back at pioneer life, pioner past. Railway, planes, oil, tar sands, gas, banks, nature, agriculture. History of Alberta. 20-Sep-13

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal: This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. Just to name a few of these premium sites are Find My Past, World Vital Records, The Genealogist, Ancestry,com
 * We also have other database programs for information storing of your genealogical work such as PAF (Personal Ancestral File), Legacy, Roots Magic, and Ancestral Quest to name a few. We have the deluxe paid versions at our centre. You may download the basic free version for use at home.

Hardware and Equipment
Our centre has 9 computers, 4 printers, 4 fiche readers, 6 film readers, 1 digital film/fiche reader and a multi functional digital copier/scanner/printer. We recently added four computers with Windows 7 to replace old computers.

Centre Services
Group Visits - youth groups, adult groups, etc.

-email surreyfhc@gmail.com or call the centre 604-597-9695, or 604-536-7571 for information on booking, what kinds of instruction are available, etc.

Staff Research Specialties
Executive Committee:  Director: Jeannie Vance Assistant Director: Patron Services Coordinator: Delva Priest Technical Coordinator:John Harvey

Training Coordinator: Jocelyn Sippel Scheduling Coordinator: Barbara McMullin Associate Administrator: Lyn McGonigal

Associate Administrator: Jacquie Jarvis Film Orders Coordinator: TBA - Jeannie Vance covering for now