Cardston Alberta FamilySearch Centre



Welcome to the Cardston FamilySearch Centre. Discover tips, tools and services to help you gather and connect your family from the past to the present. Explore your options, register for classes, schedule group events, get ideas for family home evening activities, and receive consultation.

Browse the offerings below and take one or more of our informative classes, get personal assistance, and find activities for your families, ward and stake youth groups.

Contact Information
Leadership


 * Centre Directors: Warren & Laureen Toth
 * Assistant Centre Director: Mianna Bevans

Location Phone Numbers
 * 138 - 4th Ave West
 * Cardston, Alberta
 * T0K0K0
 * Located behind the Cardston High School on NorthEast side
 * [Tel:403-653-3288 403-653-3288] - Centre Desk
 * Warren Toth - [Tel:403-795-8596 403-795-8596]
 * 580 Family doing family history.jpgen Toth - [Tel:403-332-0435 403-332-0435]
 * Mianna Bevans - [Tel:403-634-3043 403-634-3043]

Email Address

[mailto:ab_cardston@familyhistorymail.org ab_cardston@familyhistorymail.org]

Lost and Found Policy

 * It is the responsibility of the owner to remove all personal items when they leave the centre.
 * Reasonable efforts will be made to find contact information on any lost item, particularly flash drives, research notebooks, and high value personal items. We will attempt to notify the owners to the best of our ability.
 * High value items such as phones, purses, wallets, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices will be turned over the the Cardston West Stake Leadership after 1 month.
 * Photographs, Research notebooks, USB drives, and prescription glasses will be kept for three (3) months.
 * At the end of our retention period, the items will be donated or thrown away.

Booking the FamilySearch Centre
Bookings may be made 7 days a week, and are available on a first-come first-serve basis. If you have a small group please book the small room so larger groups can still book if needed. If the large room is not being used when you arrive, you are welcome to use it.

NOTE: Monday nights can be booked by families for family home evening groups as long as none of the instructors are leaving their own family at home in order to participate.

 Instructions for Scheduling a Group Visit 
 * 1) Determine an accurate count of how many will be attending.
 * 2) Two groups are available to book for each evening, if the groups are small. If the group is large, you will need to book both rooms.
 * 3) Our large classroom has 12 computers, a projector and screen, and our smaller classroom has 9 computers and a projector and screen.
 * 4) Most Importantly: Make sure every member of your group has an active FamilySearch account for them to get the most benefit from their visit.
 * 5) To create a FamilySearch account as a church member or not Click this Link.
 * 6) Children 8 to 13 years old, require parental authorization to create a new user account.

Or Book Appointment by phone
Warren Toth - [Tel:403-795-8596 403-795-8596]

Laureen Toth - [Tel:403-332-0435 403-332-0435]

FamilySearch Centre Classes
Classes will be on Tuesdays at 10am and 7pm and will be about 1 1/2 hrs.

January 10 - Beginning computer class with focus on Family History

– using the mouse, how to scroll, click and drag, simple navigation, etc January 17 - FamilySearch Family Tree Navigation and Overview

January 24 - Finding Ancestors and Adding Sources

January 31 - Using Partner Websites

February 7 - Duplicates and Merging

February 14 - Adding Memories: Photos, Stories, Documents, Audio

February 21 - Preparing Names for the Temple

March 7 - Beginning Research Strategies

Class Registration click here
or call

Warren Toth - [Tel:403-795-8596 403-795-8596]

Laureen Toth - [Tel:403-332-0435 403-332-0435]

Family History classes are for the general public, and will be offered as long as there is interest and teachers available.

Youth Temple Fridays
Youth Temple Fridays 12 noon - 2pm every Friday that Westwind is in school.

All youth 11yrs - grade 12 welcome.

Come and enjoy family history activities and snacks.

You may choose to come prepared to go to the temple after the activities. (Sunday dress and recommend)

Family History Fun for the Week
Try these fun activities with your spouse, children, grandchildren and/or friends.

Share your experience with a friend! Log in to FamilySearch and enjoy the fun!

If you need help logging in - click here

January
Week 1 - All About Me What was happening in the movies, music, news, sports, or gas prices when you were born???

Week 2 - Famous Relatives Which world or church leaders, inventors, scientists, artists, pioneers are you related to???

Week 3 - Where Am I From? Which countries are my ancestors from. What can I learn about the land of my heritage???

Week 4 - Compare a Face Which of my relatives do I most resemble? What physical features do I share with my ancestors?

Week 5 - Picture My Heritage What might you have looked like if you were born 125 years ago in your native land? Create a picture of you in native dress as an individual (male or female) or with your whole family.

February
 Week 1  - Name that Ancestor Game How well do you know what your ancestors look like? Could you identify them in a fun game to play as a family? Who can identify the most?

 Week 2 -  Ancestors in Nauvoo Did any of your ancestors live in Nauvoo at the time of Joseph Smith?

 Week 3  - My Ancestors Temple Which temple did your ancestors receive their sacred ordinances in? Learn more about that temple.

 Week 4  - Surname Search Do you know where your surname originates? What countries have the highest concentration of your relatives?

March
 Week 1  - Record a Family Story What were your family traditions? What experiences can strengthen your children or grandchildren? Record with text or audio.

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This centre has access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. These sites are:
 * Ancestry.com
 * Ancestry - Institution Version
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil War
 * ArkivDigital (Swedish)
 * British Newspaper Archive
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers
 * FamNet
 * Find-My-Past
 * Fold3 (formerly Footnote)
 * Geneanet
 * Kinpoint - Premium
 * My Heritage - Library Edition
 * Newspapers.com
 * Family History Class.jpg Trail
 * Puzzilla - Premium Services

Hardware and Equipment

 * 21 networked computers with printer access
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 microfilm reader
 * Copy Machine
 * Document Scanners
 * Book Scanner

Please use a flashdrive to save your personal information while working on computers at the FSC. Computers are wiped clean regularly of any personal information left on them, and your information will be lost.' ' ''