Portola California FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) Located at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 683 West Street, Portola, California
 * 2) Park on the right side of the building, and enter at the street-side front doors. Please ring the buzzer on the wall to the right of the door, and someone will let you in.

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Phone: (530) 832-4941

E-mail: CA_Portola@ldsmail.net

'Open Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00am - 4:00pm;                 

                     Tuesday 7:00pm-9:00pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed all major holidays; Closed December 23, 2013 - January 6, 2014;

May be closed any time during inclement weather, such as during snowstorms.

Upcoming Events
You are invited to attend a short family history class every Thursday in March. Classes are hands-on learning in the Portola Family History Center (683 West Street, Portola). You may want to bring your laptop computer or tablet, if you have one, to ensure availability and access, as our computers in the Center are limited. For more information, call Lynn McClure at (916) 247-4816.

Here are the dates and times. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, March 6, 2014 1:00 p.m. Beginning a Journey – How to Start Using FamilySearch.org

Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:00 p.m. Finding My Past – Searching for Your Ancestors on FamilySearch/Family Tree

Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:00 p.m. Quick and Easy–How to Attach Sources in FamilySearch/Family Tree

Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:00 p.m. Say Cheese–Scanning and Organizing Photos and Documents on Your Computer

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.
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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
 * Three computers with on-line access to free family history research, including the church's FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, Fold3, etc.
 * One black-and-white printer-scanner for free printing of family history/genealogy documents found during research; also for scanning of family heirloom pictures or documents.
 * One microfilm reader-only, and one microfilm reader-printer for viewing pre-ordered microfilms.



Center Services
During regular open hours, this facility has available staff persons who can assist visitors/patrons in doing their family history/genealogy research.

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