Chatham Ontario FamilySearch Centre

Welcome
OUR GOAL: The goal of the London Ontario Family History Centre is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history. We provide personal one-on-one assistance to patrons, access to genealogical records through the Internet and a microfilm loan program,

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OUR LOCATION : We are located at 23 Detroit Drive, Chatham, Ontario.

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OUR STAFF : The center is staffed by volunteer members of the local congregation of the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.

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YOUR FIRST VISIT : To make your first visit most effective...


 * collect and organize the information you already have.
 * bring with you to you first visit as much information as you have about the ancestor you wish to research, including available birth, marriage and death information and we will help you move forward from there.
 * call the Centre before you plan to make your first visit especially if you have a specific question or geographical area of interest (519- 473-2421).There is no answering machine so call during centre " open hours " below.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location and Map:


 * 23 Detroit Drive, Chartham ON N7M 2L9 Canada

Phone: 1 519-352-6226

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

Open Hours:


 * Tuesdays-- 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Holiday Schedule: The center is closed if a holiday falls on a Tuesday. We are also closed during the Christmas holidays.

Upcoming Events
===  "ONE WORLD - ONE FAMILY" Family History Conference:Discover Your Family Roots ===

Featuring James Ison: Manager at Family Search, Accredited Genealogist and Certified Genealogist, Past President and Board member of the Utah Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

When Saturday, August 23, 2014 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10062 Bramalea Rd., Brampton, OntarioGo to www.oneworldonefamily-theevent.com for more information.Cost is $25 and includes a bag lunch. Click on Learn More in the upper right corner to see the workshops that are being offered.

Family History Classes: Pat OBrien is offeringa Family History Course to all those who are interested.(There is no charge except for photocopied material ) It is running from July 8 ,2014 to August 12, 2014.

Indexing: On July 8, 2014, there will be index training for those interested. This is in preparation for the Family Search indexing event. The goal is to break the 2012 record set by 49,025 indexers and arbitrators and have at least 50,000 indexers and arbitrators submit at least one batch in a 24 hour period. Our start time for this event is 8 p.m. on July 20,2014. The end time is 7:59 p.m. July 21st.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This centre has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
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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. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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Links
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Volunteer at the Centre
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