Raymond Alberta FamilySearch Centre

Raymond Alberta Family History Centre serves the Town of Raymond and the surrounding area. It is available free of charge to everyone, and our experienced staff are there to help patrons research their ancestors.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * 46 W 200 N Raymond, Alberta T0K 2S0 Canada
 * The entrance to the centre is on 50 W round the corner from 200 N. There is limited parking at the back of the centre.


 * Location on Map

Phone: (403) 752 4142

E-mail: [mailto:AB_Raymond@ldsmail.net AB_Raymond@ldsmail.net] (Nestor Martinez Centre Director)

Open Hours:


 * Monday: 9am to 1 pm
 * Tuesday: 10am to 12 Noon Indexing Training and Support
 * Tuesday: 1pm to 5 pm
 * Wednesday: 10am to 1 pm and 6pm to 9 pm
 * Thursday: 1pm to 9pm
 * Friday: 9am to 1 pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Statutory Holidays

Closed From 29 June 2015 to 5 July 2015 inclusive reopens on July 6, 2015.

Closed 17 July 2015 for Cleaning

'''Closed: 21 December 2015 to the 4 January 2016 for Christmas and New Year. The Centre reopens on January 4 2016'''

Class Schedule: General Research Training is held the first Tuesday each month at the Family History Centre Starting at 7:00 pm 5 Jan 2016 How to get started in Family History Dick RobertsonfckLR2 Feb 2016 Organizing Your Family History and Making A gedcom Shirley Cooper fckLR1 Mar 2016 Using the Internet for Family History Mabel Peters fckLR5 Apr 2016 Proper Sourcing Nestor Martinez fckLR3 May 2016 Reading Old Scripts Faye Geddes fckLR7 June 2016 Research in Switzerland David Tyler fckLR5 July 2016 Advanced Research in England Celia Tyler fckLR2 Aug 2016 Family Tree - an update Nestor Martinez fckLR6 Sept 2016 Ancestry.com - an update Kelly JensenfckLR 4 Oct 2016 Findmypast - an update Celia Tyler fckLR Nov 2016 MyHeritage - an update Sydna AscionefckLR 6 Dec 2016 Finding Your Family in London Dave Tyler '''The Second Tuesday of the month is used for Family History Consultant Training. This Class starts at 7:00 pm.''' The Trainer for Family History Consultants is Faye Geddes. Tuesday morning s from 10:00 am to Noon (12:00pm) is reserved for Indexing. Please contact the Stake Indexing Director: Sister Nina Hamon for further information.

Centre Resources
We currently hold over 3,000 microfilms, a further 3,000 microfiches and an extensive library of books covering many areas of the world.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This centre has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * (List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)

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

 * We have 17 computers with Internet access, 6 microfilm readers, I microfiche reader, as well as a microfilm and a flatbed scanner, a photocopier, and three printers.

Staff Research Specialties
In addition to the United States and Canada, we have staff members with specialist knowledge of research in England and Wales, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, The Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and The Ukraine, including the ability to read records in the relevant languages.

Resources in the Local Area
(This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)

Links
Town of Raymond Alberta: Link

Where is Raymond: Link

Volunteer at the Centre
We are currently looking for someone with experience in Japanese research.