Atascadero California FamilySearch Center

The Atascadero Family History Center is located at 2600 Ramona Road, in Atascadero, Ca. The center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the area.

Center Contacts and Hours:

 * Address: 2600 Ramona Road, Atascadero, Ca. 93422
 * Phone: 805-466-6103
 * The entrance to the family history center is located on the North side of the building. Please ring doorbell for entrance to the center. Handicap parking is available. 


 * Location on Map 

Open Hours:


 * Mon: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 * Tues:  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 * Wed: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 * Thur: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

We will be closed the following dates in 2013

 * FEBRUARY 18, Monday (Presidents Day)
 * APRIL 1 - 5, Monday-Friday (Easter)
 * MAY 27, Monday (Memorial Day)
 * JULY 2 - 4, Tuesday - Thursday (4th of July)
 * CLOSED THE MONTH OF AUGUST
 * SEPTEMBER 2, Monday (Labor Day)
 * NOVEMBER 11, Monday (Veterans Day)
 * NOVEMBER 26 - 28, Tuesday-Thursday (Thanksgiving)
 * DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 3 (Christmas and New Years)

Upcoming Events:

 * 2013 Santa Clarita Valley Family History &amp; Technology Fair

 Saturday January 26, 2013

  8 AM to 3 PM

  24443 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA   

Join us for an exciting day of free classes and workshops conducted by experts in family history.

~ Full description of each course and online signup link also on website:

https://sites.google.com/site/scvfamilyhistoryfair/home

~ Lunches availabe for pre-order. ($5.50)

~Recommended but not required: Bring your laptop.

*Questions to: David Huffaker at gOhuffs@sbcglobal.net or

Patricia Hanrion at path91354@sbcglobal.net


 * Family History Day With Apryl Cox, Accredited Genealogist

   February 2, 2013    

   8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

IOOF Hall, 520 Dana St., San Luis Obispo, CA

  San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society invites you to spend the day with us while Apryl

shows you how to get more out of your documentation, including how to identify ancestors when

no 'smoking gun' record exists!

 Apryl Cox, AG, is a professional researcher, instructor, and lecturer. She is an adjunct professor     with Brigham Young University and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She currently serves as commissioner with the International Commission of Accreditation of Professional Genealogists and as co-chair of the ICAPGen Testing Committee. Apryl conducts client research and consultation, teaches family history classes, writes curriculum for online family history  courses, and lectures at national, state and local conferences.

 Family History Day Topics:

    ~Thinking Creatively About Research Problems

    ~Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors

    ~Not All Evidence is Created Equal!

    ~ Building A Case When Direct Evidence is Missing*

*No pre-registration, tickets at the door only on the day of Family History Day

SLOCGS members: $10

Non-members: $20

Includes: All day beverages and snacks, freebie table, door prizes and more!

Course descriptions and times can be found online at:

http://www.slocgs.org

Roots tech

 * Family History and Technology Conference

March 21-23, 2013 Salt Lake City, UT

RootsTech, hosted byFamilySearch, is a conference designed to help you learn and use the latest

technology to get started or to accelerate your efforts to find, organize, preserve, and share

your family's connections and history.

For more information and to register, go to:

       https://www.rootstech.org


 * National Genealogical Society 2013 Family History Conference

'Building New Bridges'

Las Vegas Convention Center

Las Vegas, Nevada ~ 8-11 May 2013

Presented by: National Genealogical Society

Phone Number: 703-525-0050 or 800-473-0060

Fax: 703-525-0052

E-mail: conference@ngsgenealogy.org

Regristration:  http://www.ngsgenealogy.org

Local Host Societies: Centennial Las Vegas Genealogy Society

Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society

Jewish Genealogy Society of Souther Nevada

Las Vegas FamilySearch Library

Nevada African American Genealogy Society

Nevada State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

~ This year the NGS 2013 Family History Conference brings together genealogists and family

historians, experienced researchers, and those new to research, professionals and non-professionals

who share a common desire to learn how to share information about their ancestors. The conference

will include programs for all skill levels and will feature tracks on DNA, ethnic research, the law,

migration, methodology, migration, the West, women, and more. Lectures, meal events, and social

events all provide opportunities to learn from and network with other geneaologists.

 


 * The Family History Center will be hosting a Family History Booth during Colony Days

Saturday, October 19th in Atascadero

More info to follow! :D

 

Class Schedule:

 * Introduction to Indexing classes are held every Wednesday

of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

2013
    All inservice meetings will be held in the Relief Society Room

Sunday, MARCH 17          7:00 p.m.

Sunday, MAY 19               7:00 p.m.

Sunday, SEPTEMBER 15    7:00 p.m.

Sunday, NOVEMBER 17     7:00 p.m.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * The Atascadero Family History Center has a small collection of various resource books and private collections that are available for viewing in the center.

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, included are the following:


 * The 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press ~ The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com (Family History Library Edition ~ includes International databases)
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3 (Formerly Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Origins.net
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records
 * You may also access the Family History Center portal for other related family history research option, http://www.fhc.familysearch.org from your home computer, however, you will not be able to access the free premiums.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The center has 9 computers, 5 microfilm readers, 1 microfiche reader, 1 scanner, 1 copy/printer machine, and 1 printer.

Resources in the Local Area

 * San Luis Obispo Family History Center, 651 Foot Hill Blvd.San Luis Obispo, CA, Phone Number: 805-543-6328


 * San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society Library, 1288 Morro Street, San Luis Obsipo, CA, Phone Number: 805-528-6622     http://www.slocgs.org
 * Heritage Shared    http://www.heritageshared.org/
 * History in San Luis Obispo County    http://www.historyinslocounty.org/Bibliography.htm
 * South County Historical Society, San Luis Obispo County     http://www.southcountyhistory.org/
 * Special Collections &amp; University Archives Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University                     http://lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/


 * Vital Records for the San Luis Obispo County, California Office of the Clerk-Record http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/clerk/Copies_of_Clerk_Records/Vital_Records.htm

Links

 * California Family History Centers https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:California_Family_History_Centers
 * San Luis Obispo County, California https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/San_Luis_Obispo_County,_California
 * California    https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/California


 * San Luis Obispo Family History Center https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/San_Luis_Obispo_California_Family_History_Center
 * Santa Maria Family History Center https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Santa_Maria_California_Family_History_Center

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