Ottawa Ontario FamilySearch Centre

The Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre has been serving the Ottawa valley community since 1984. Visit our website for more details about our collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca

Location &amp; Map:
1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3K1

Free parking is available, please use the back door to access the centre.

Link to the centre's website:  Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre

Phone: 613-224-2231

E-mail: [mailto:ON_Ottawa@ldsmail.net ON_Ottawa@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours :

Tuesdays to Thursdays: 9:30am to 3:30pm Friday: 6:30pm to 9:30pm Saturday: Second &amp; fourth Saturdays of the month - 9:30am to 12:30pm

HOLIDAY CLOSURE :

CLOSED DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON FROM DECEMBER 14th, 2013 to JANUARY 6th, 2014.

WE WILL RESUME REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION ON TUESDAY, JANUARY, 7th, 2014.

Upcoming Events in 2013
1. Presenting at WELU, 19 March 2013. http://welu.ca/welu-future-series.php

2. Presenting at the Belleville Family History Conference - Shaking Your Family Tree, 27 April, 2013. Two sessions - Preserving Your Family History Memories and FamilySearch.org. http://shakingyourfamilytree.weebly.com/

3. Presenting at Ottawa Genealogy 2013, City of Ottawa Arichives, sponsored by Ottawa Branch OGS. Two sessions - Digital Recordkeeping in Genealogy and FamilySearch.org. http://ogsottawa.on.ca/ottawa-genealogy-2013/

4. Hosting Voices from the Dust Family History Conference, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. ottawastakefhc.on.ca

5. Presenting at City of Ottawa Public Library, June 12, 2013, 7pm to 9pm at Nepean Centrepointe Branch; and at the Stittsville Branch in 22 October, 2013, Maximizing LDS Resources. Please register at the City of Ottawa Public Library website.

6. Presenting at One World One Family-'a family history conference hosted by the Brampton, Ontario Stake. Two sessions-Genealogical Information Resources Available in the National Capital Area,and Maximizing LDS Genealogical Information Resources. http://www.oneworldonefamily-theevent.com/

7. Presenting at the Ottawa OGS Group - September monthly meeting at the City of Ottawa Archives on Saturday, September 14, 2013. FamilySearch.org for Now and Into the Future. Please see their website at http://ogsottawa.on.ca/

8. Participating at the BIFHSGO Fall Conference; Irish Resources on LDS Websites. Come visit our kiosk.

http://www.bifhsgo.ca/

9. Presenting at the Kingston OGS group in 12 October, 2013, please visit their website for details at http://www.ogs.on.ca/kingston/

Upcoming Events in 2014
1. Presenting at Ottawa OGS Conference - Family History Conference, Geneorama - FamilySearch.org a Place for You and Me. March 21-22, 2014. For details see their website at http://www.ogs.on.ca/kingston/.

2. Presenting at Leeds and Grenville OGS Group, 12 May 2014 at 7pm in Brockville, Ontario. For details see their website at http://www.leedsandgrenvillegenealogy.com/

3. Hosting Voices from the Dust a Family History Conference, Saturday, May 17th, 2014 at 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. ottawastakefhc.on.ca

Centre Resources
Collections


 * Family History Library Catalog: Patrons attending this family history centre may order microfims and microfiche available through the Family History Library Catalog online ordering at https://familysearch.org/film . Before placing online order remember to check if there is a digital copy of the record available on FamilySearch.org website or if a copy may already be at the family history centre as part of our collection.  Use the search engine on our local website to see what we have in our local collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca.
 * Civil indexes and registrations, parish records, census records, emigratioin records, war death records, books, CDs, periodicals, and cartographic materials. For more details about our collection please refer to our website.

Databases and Software


 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.


 * Complete Pedigree Resource File collection (discs 1 to 149)

Hardware and Equipment


 * Computers, printers, photocopiers, microfilm and microfiche readers and a microfilm/microfiche scanner/copier.

Centre Services
Self-serve reference library where family history consultants can assist you in your research endeavours. Come and discover the resources of the Family History Centre Services Online Portal featuring:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives


 * Ancestry


 * FamilyHistoryLink


 * FindMyPast.co.uk


 * Footnote.com


 * The Genealogist


 * Genline.com


 * Godfrey Memorial Library


 * Heritage Quest Online


 * Historic Map Works Library Edition


 * World Vital Records


 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images and Photographs

Staff Research Specialties
British Isles, Portugal, Germany, Canada; Eastern Provinces, Quebec and Ontario.

Resources and Links in the Local Area

Local Genealogy Blogs:
Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/

Local Societies and Archives:
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa: http://www.bifhsgo.ca/

City of Ottawa Archives: http://www.ottawa.ca/rec_culture/museum_heritage/archives/resource_library_en.html

Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/

Ontario Genealogical Society: http://www.ogs.on.ca/

Ottawa Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa: http://www.jgso.org/

Ukrainian Genealogy Group - National Capital Region - Canada: http://ukrainiangenealogygroup-ncr.org/

Société de généalogie de l'Outaouais: http://genealogieoutaouais.com/

Volunteer at the Centre
If you are interested in being a volunteer at this centre please contact the Director of the centre we would like to meet you!

Volunteering for FamilySearch Indexing
Volunteer to participate in helping to save the records from our past at familysearch indexing, it can be done in the comfort of your home, one person can make a differnce! FamilySearch Indexing Link: https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing