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@familyhistorymail.org

New current hours are:


 * Tuesday: 11:00am-5:00pm
 * Wednesday: 11:00am-5:00pm
 * Thursday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Other times for groups can be arranged by appointment

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the weeks of Thanksgiving (November 21-25), Christmas and New Years (December 19-January 9)

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

Director: Mike Reinert

Assistant Director: Debbie Hutchings

Secretary: Kathleen Witt

Public Relations:



UPCOMING CLASSES
All classes will be held at the Placerville FamilySearch Center 3275 Cedar Ravine Road, Placerville CA 95667 (Office phone 530-621-1378).

Wednesday, June 7th (11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.) Guest Speaker:  Ann Chambers.  Is there a Revolutionary War patriot in your background? This class will answer that question! Come and join us to learn: 1. How to use the Daughters of the American Revolution's Genealogical Research system database to find Patriots and descendants of patriots. 2. Other sources of Revolutionary War patriot listings 3. the supporting documentation needed to join the Daughters of the American Revolution 4. The application process.

Wednesday, June 14th (11:00am - 2:00pm)  Teen Days.  This day is dedicated to teens 10-18 to come and use the Center. There will be activities, snacks, and time for you to learn a bit of research!

Thursday, June 29th (2:00pm and 5:30pm) Scanner-Slides-Negatives Digitized  (Teacher: Kathy Witt) Bring the box of photos, slides, or negatives to the FamilySearch Center and we will show you how to digitize them. Demonstrations and "hands on" time for you to save these precious memories! Bring a flash drive and some pictures.

Wednesday, July 12th (11:00am - 2:00pm) Teen Days. This day is dedicated to teens 10-18 to come and use the Center. There will be activities, snacks and time for you to learn a bit of research.

Thursday, July 20th (10:00am and 5:30pm) Start a Family Tree on FamilySearch (Teacher: Debbie Hutchings) Want to take all that information the family shared with you and organize it on the computer? FamilySearch is a free program that will help you get started and keep going! This class is for beginners or those who want to review if they have just started a tree. Come with some basic info or just with your family memories.

Thursday, August 10th (2:00pm and 5:30pm) Scanner-Slides-Negatives Digitized (Teacher: Kathy Witt) Demonstrations on how to use our Photo, Slide, and Negative Scanner and then how to download them onto your online trees. Come and learn. Bring a flashdrive and pictures for "Hands On".

Thursday, September 14th (10:00am and 5:30pm) Irish Records-Where are They? We'll use Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.com to show where you can research for your Irish ancestors. Come with an ancestor you are interested in finding records for and search in these resources.

Center Services
 Databases and Software 

FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions


 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archives
 * Alexander Street Press- American Civil War
 * American Ancestors
 * Ancestry Institution
 * ArkivDigital
 * FamNet
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3
 * Geneanet
 * My Heritage Library Edition
 * NewspaperArchive.com
 * Puzilla
 * Paper Trail
 * Irish Ancestors

Hardware and Equipment

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

Staff Research Specialties
David Ashton: German Translation Specialist (3rd Tuesday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Trained helpers available on every shift Resources in the Local Area:

Roots and Gold Dust Genealogy society meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1 pm in our building on Cedar Ravine Road.

El Dorado County Historical Museum Research Room

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
 * Wednesdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 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 Mike Reinert at miker1122@comcast.net