Pueblo Colorado FamilySearch Center



The Pueblo Colorado Family History Center has been very popular with local family history researchers since opening it's doors in the spring of 1983. It is available to serve members of the community free of charge. The Center is open to the public and all are encouraged to visit and let us help you find your family history!

Location:

 * 4720 Surfwood Ln, Pueblo, Colorado 81005 United States
 * Link to map using Google Maps
 * We are located in the building on the northwest corner and have ADA-compatible access. (see center image on right). Entrance is at the northwest door. Push Door bell and we will answer and open the door. The Center is half way down the hall on the left. Ample free parking is available.
 * Please note that this is not a Family History Center mailing address.

Center Contact Info:

 * Phone at FHC: 1-719-564-0793
 * Email:CO_Pueblo@ldsmail.net
 * Pueblo Colorado FHC Directors: 719-404-1832

Open Hours:

 * Tuesday: 9:00am-9:00pm
 * Wednesday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
 * Thursday: 9:00am-9:00pm
 * Friday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
 * Saturday: 1:00pm-5:00pm

For a reservation appointment, please contact the director in advance at (1-719-404-1832.)

2015 Closures Scheduled:
We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours:
 * July 4th
 * November 26-29th
 * December 19th - Jan 1st

Classes Offered at the Library: [[Image:Class Schedule.jpg|right|226px|Class Schedule.jpg]]
We have classes scheduled and shown below. There are currently 5 very nice 23" monitor Computers in the library so if you bring your laptop to the classes that need computers, you will help ensure that everyone will have a computer to work on. Thank you...(p.s. because of the increased demand for library usage we currently have more computers ordered.)

Monday Classes - Walk-In

 * 10:00 - 11:30 am  Jan 5: Find details behind family stories Jan 12: Some Good Websites Jan 19: Clues in Census Records  Jan 26: Using Research Logs


 * 1:00 - 2:30 pm Jan 5:Back to the Basics Jan 12: Genealogy Real Estate Jan 19: Tips for Successful Searches Jan 26: What to do with Duplicate Records 

Wednesday Classes - Walk-In

 * 11:30am - 1:00pm Jan 7: I'm Stuck Now What? Jan 14: Beginning Research Technology Jan 21: My Heritage Jan 28: Find Life Events in a Time Line


 * 5:00 - 6:30 pm Jan 7: World War 1 and 2 Draft Registration Jan 14: How to Fix Problems in FamilySearch Jan 21: How to fix duplicate people in FamilySearch Jan 28: Completing the Puzzle

Wednesday FAMILY HISTORY CONSULTANT

 * 7:00 - 8:30 pm Jan 7:Using the new equipment to digitize older media Jan 14: Publishing your Family History Jan 21: Searching Historical Records Jan 28: Working with Native American History

Printable Training Class Schedule

Check back often as we add more classes to the Schedule

LDS Members Free Access to Partner Websites
Register for LDS Member Access to Ancestry.com, findmypast and MyHeritage.:

Future Classes: Missippi Quilt- "Mississippi to Pueblo...a Heart Touching Story" Ancestry.com - Ready Set Go Using Roots Magic-to-Go Roots Magic - Advanced Roots Magic Basic Keys Family Search Central How to Refine Google Genealogy Searches Boy Scout Merit Badge Tips and Techniques on Finding Your Ancestors in FamilySearch Finding Your Ancestors Using Advanced Google Searches Affiliate Internet Websites and Other Advanced Sites 

Mississippi Quilt-"Mississippi to Pueblo...a Heart Touching Story"

The Mormon monument located in Pueblo, Colorado was to be moved from its original location at Santa Fe Drive and Highway 50 to the present location of Loctus and Stanton Streets.

A Plaque on the monument states in part "A detachment of United States soldiers of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War spent the winter of 1846-1847 near this site. With their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi they formed a settlement of 275 persons. They erected a Church and rows of dwellings of cottonwood logs. Here were born the first white children in Colorado. Erected by the State Historical Society of Colorado and by Colorado members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and citizens of Pueblo 1946".

This quilted wall hanging was commissioned to commemorate the departure of the Mississippi Saints who left Monroe County April 8, 1846 to join the Saints journeying westward. Sister Bqarbara Clayton of Corinth Ward, a quilt designer, offered tremendous help by creating the plan, completing the center design and assembling all the squares.

Each of the 11 united within the Stake boundaries participated by providing one completed square representing something about their town or the South in general. Boonville's quilt block honors the first missionaries who came to Mississippi. Columbus was the town where the first Memorial Day was held. Corinth claims to be the gateway to the West as shown by the train crossing the country. Historical sights and attractions are shared with us from Florence I, Florence II and Hamilton all remind us of loving one another and the love Heavenly Father has for each one of us. New Albany, with the cotton boll, Russellville, with the magnolia and West Point with an antebellum girl, bring to life our rich Southern heritage. Tupelo outline the state and shows where our Stake is located. Five of the units agreed to do an extra block. These are at the top of the wall hanging. The left corner commemorated the organization of the Tupelo Mississippi Stake. The right corner encourages us to attend the Atlanta Temple, in whose district we live. The other three squares show events that the Mississippi Saints had before finally arriving in the Salt Lake Valley.

This quilt project was begun in 1995. By February 1996 the squares were completed. February and March were spent assembling and quilting. At Stake Conference in April 1996, the wall hanging was first displayed and it was displayed at the dedicaqtion of the Mormon Springs Monument in May 1996. A second identical wall hanging was presented to the Pueblo Colorado Stake marking the 150th anniversary of the settlement of Pueblo by the Southern Saints from Monroe County Mississippi.

May this quilt hang as a reminder of our pioneer ancestors and their sacrifices for us. May it remind us of our many blessings and may we appreciate the talents we are give as we see those were shared. We express thanks for all those who helped in any way." An accompanying

Hardware and Equipment:[[Image:Pueblo Colorado - Family History Center Equipment.jpg|right|243px|Pueblo Colorado - Family History Center Equipment.jpg]]

 * 5 Large Screen Patron Computers (recent models)
 * 5 Microfilm readers in dark room for reading ease
 * 1 Digital camera for copying microfilm microfiche
 * 2 Microfiche readers
 * 1 Multi-use printer (color scanner and b/w printer)
 * 1 Printer (black and white)
 * 1 Projector and screen
 * WiFi High Speed Internet access through out building
 * Conference tables for personal computer setup
 * Wall Chalkboard for group analysis of ideas
 * Reader to digitize negatives, slides, and 35mm
 * VHS to DVD for Family Video's

Premium Online Websites at FHC:
The library provides free use of several family history research websites that normally require a subscription fee for access. Visit the library to see a listing of the available sites. Shown below are many popular ones.


 * Ancestry.com,
 * Footnote.com,
 * My Heritage
 * Find My Past,
 * Godfrey Memorial Library,
 * Heritage Quest Online,
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive,
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War,
 * The Genealogist,
 * Historical Map Works Library Edition,
 * World Vital Records, and much more.
 * A collection of over 900 books containing biographies, research materials, indexes &amp; databases.
 * A collection of over 3,700 rolls of Microfilm - indexed by State and Country or Numeric.
 * Microfiche

We have 18 Family History Library Consultants to assist you. These volunteers donate their time and many specialize in different areas of research.

Libraries - local:
Pueblo City-County Library District, 100 E Abriendo Ave Pueblo, CO 81004 Telephone 719-562-5600 Website: Pueblo Library

Pueblo County Historical Society, 201 West "B" Street Pueblo, CO 81003 Telephone 719-543-6772 Website: Pueblo History

The Pueblo Colorado Family History Center is a branch library of the Genealogical Library located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The main library was founded in 1894 to gather genealogical records and assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their family history and genealogical research. The main Library is the largest library of its kind in the world and is visited by an estimated 1,900 or more individual patrons and groups each day. Our Pueblo, Colorado branch library is much more modest.

Expert Research Consultants:[[Image:Enter - We Can Help.png|right|212px|Enter - We Can Help.png]]
CLICK HERE to view the schedule of special interest trainers that are available for private coaching in various areas of family history such as researching Scandanavian, Welch, Italian, British Isles, United States or Spanish records or even how to find your family on Microfiche, Microfilm or digitized US Census Records. Maybe you would just like help with the basics on working with computers and family history programs such as FamilySearch, Ancestry.com or Roots Magic. What about just getting started... we can help.

==== Microfilm - Order Direct: ====

CLICK HERE: to Check out our Microfilm Collection and Film Ordering in the Pueblo Family History Center. We have a collection of roughly 3,700 often requested films from Europe and the United States.

Staff Training Meetings:
1st Friday of each month @ 10:00 am. All Staff, Volunteers, Family History Consultants, Family History Teachers and High Priest Group Leaders are invited.

Links and Outside Resources:

 * Relative Finder - Check here to discover how you are related the Famous and Infamous locally and around the world. It's a Small World!

Volunteer at the Center:

 * Do you want to learn more about doing family history? We will teach you how to help yourself while we teach you to help others. We encourage you to do your own research when not assisting patrons.
 * Would you like to serve a full or part time mission but need to stay close to home? Come join us at the FHC where you can meet many new people and help them find their ancestors. Contact Bruce @ the library.
 * Do you have special computer, language or research skills? We have a place for you to keep those skills honed and practiced, Use 'em or lose 'em.