Brookings Oregon FamilySearch Center

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''The Brookings Oregon Family History Center is fully staffed with volunteers with various degrees of computer and research knowledge and a traveling geneologist from Austria. The Center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in southern Curry County Oregon. 180 × 135 pixels, file size: 19 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Center Contacts and Hours'

Location &amp; Map: Brookings Oregon Family History Center.


 * 1) 770 Elk Drive, Brookings, OR 97415 Entrance is on the north side. Ample parking on the north side of the building. Entrance to the parking lot is on the north side.  
 * 2) (Link to map using "Bookings Oregon Family History Center.”

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Phone: (541) 469-5754

Addresses Mailing: P.O. Box 1296, Brookings, OR 97415 E-mail: [mailto:or-brookings@ldsmail.net or-brookings@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:

Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Saturday By Appointment Only

Open other time by appointment

'Holiday Schedule': 2011 Holiday Schedule The center will be closed on:

Sundays General Conference, Saturday, April 2 Memorial Day, Monday May 30 Independence Day, Saturday-Monday, July 2-4 Pioneer Day, Saturday, July 23 Labor Day, Saturday-Monday, September 3-5 General Conference, Saturday, October 1 Thanksgiving, Wednesday-Saturday, November 23-36 Christmas: Monday December 20 through Sunday January 2 (We will also close early at 5 pm Tues, Wed &amp; Thu, December 13-15)

Director

Director: Bobette Bonner

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog:

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.

Hardware and Equipment 5 networked computer workstations with printer access Paper copier 2 microfilm readers 1 microfiche readers 1 microfiche/film scanner

Class/Training Rooms Main room has 5 computer stations for hands-on use by class members plus a computer. Second room has a small library, a reader room with 2 Microfilm readers, and one microfishe reader, and a microfilm reader, and a copy machine. Both classrooms have printer access for all stations.

Databases &amp; Software Genealogy database software (Ancestral Quest, Family Insight, Family Tree Maker, Legacy, PAF, RootsMagic) Charting software (PAF Companion, Legacy Charting) Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software such as Word, WordPerfect and OpenOffice (on selected machines) Photo editing software (IrfanView, Adobe Photo Shop Elements, HP Photo Smart Essential, MGI Photo Suite, ACD Foto Slate and Canon Zoombrowser EX). Pedigree Resource File (complete on server) Free access to several subscription sites through the FamilySearch Portal such as Ancestry.com, British Newspapers, Find-My-Past (UK), Footnote, Genline (Swedish), Heritage Quest, World Vital Records and others. Free internet access to the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEGHS) website Research aids such as Animap and Parish Locator Research databases such as Acadian-Cajun Family Trees, Austrailian Vital Records and Mormon Immigration Index.

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