Manassa Colorado FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:


 * 716 Broadway St La Jara CO 81140 United States
 * The Center is located in the northwest wing of the red brick building
 * The parking lot for the Center is accessible from County Road W, proceed to the intersection of Broadway St, and County Road W, and turn left (east) onto County Rd W, the parking lot is on your left
 * The building can be seen from 285
 * The Center is 11 miles from the Old Manassa Cemetery (south of Manassa)


 * Languages:English and Spanish

E-mail:


 * mco.familyhistorycenter@gmail.com

Open Hours: (Starting Sept 3rd)
 * Sunday: 9:00am-11:00am
 * Tuesday: Noon-2:00pm
 * Wednesdays: 10:00am-6:00pm
 * Friday: 10:00am-1:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the first Sunday in April

Closed the first Sunday in October

Closed Thanksgiving week

Closed 3rd week in December through the 1st week in January.

Upcoming Events
September 23rd: Indexing Relay  8:00am to 8:00pm  The Manassa Colorado Stake is dedicating this day to indexing, please join us and index for an hour, lets see how much help we can do in 12 hours.

Online appointments

If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, email us @ MCO.FamilyHistoryCenter@gmail.com..

Classes:
September 8 - October 27 -- Youth Family History Class: Introduction to FamilySearch.org, research and family building.

Dates to be determined by interest in the class.

'''Family History A-Z. 4 - 6 weeks''' This class will help you go from only having a name for an ancestor to verifying important dates, and family relationships. Completing necessary information for Religious or Scholastic purposes.

'''Intro to Family History. 8 weeks''' This class is for the beginner, or the old pro that has been away for a while. We will cover topics from "Personal History", Adding and preserving memories, to Finding sources and merging duplicate profiles.

To sign up for one of these classes please email mco.familyhistorycenter@gmail.com put CLASS in the subject line and let us know a little about what you would like to learn.

Workshops:
Preserving Photos - What is dpi? How do I scan my photos, and where should I save them? Adding memories to my ancestor's profiles.

Keeping my personal history - Why is it important? What should I write about?

Doing Descendancy work: So you're work is all done is it... The direct line is taken care of but how about your kinfolk, are their families complete? Come and find out how to help your cousins.

Staff Training Meetings
None upcoming

Collections
San Luis Valley Obituaries Collection

Northern New Mexico and Conejos County Vital Records: some dating back to 1750.

Digital Collection of early Conejos County Newspapers (1880-1960) (limited)

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Volunteer at the Center
To find out about volunteering at the Center, please email us at mco.familyhistorycenter@gmail.com and put VOLUNTEER in the subject and we will contact you about current opportunities.