Twin Falls Idaho FamilySearch Center

Twin Falls Family History Center
'''The Twin Falls Family History Center covers the Twin Falls and the western Magic Valley. Visitors are always welcome.'''


 * We have Spanish-speaking consultants on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, and Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
 * Tenemos consultores de habla española el martes y miércoles de 10:00 de la mañana - 1:00 de la tarde, y sábado de 10:00 de la mañana - 3:00 de la tarde.



Location

 * 399 Maurice Street North, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 United States
 * One block south of the Twin Falls High School.
 * Handicapped parking and access.

Contacts

 * Facebook
 * [tel:12087338073 1(208)733-8073]
 * [mailto:ID_TwinFalls@familyhistorymail.org ID_TwinFalls@familyhistorymail.org]

Hours

 * Tuesday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm - groups with reservations may stay until 9:00 pm.
 * Wednesday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm - groups with reservations may stay until 9:00 pm.
 * Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm - groups with reservations may stay until 9:00 pm.
 * Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

*Closed all major holidays

Events Calendar and Announcements
Family History Classes

Classes are offered free of charge without a reservation for anyone who is interested. The

Thursday night classes are a four-week basic training course for ward and stake family history

consultants. The course will be repeated monthly. To reserve a seat for the course, please call

the center at (208)733-8073 or email Mary Edgar at mledgar49@gmail.com. Requesting to reserve

times for when the center is not normally open is permissible, except Monday evenings.

DUE TO THE VIRUS SITUATION THE TWIN FALLS FAMILY HISTORY CENTER AND THE BURLEY FAMILY HISTORY CENTER

ARE NOW TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS OF MARCH 14, 2020.


 * Tuesday, Mar. 3, 11:00 am - What is the "Show all Changes" history in FamilySearch and its Value? | Mary Edgar
 * Wednesday, Mar. 4, 11:00 am - How to find a Town, City, or County Historical Society and how to write to them | David Putnam Jr.
 * Thursday, Mar. 5, 11:00 am - A first class on using FamilySearch | Staff
 * Thursday, Mar. 5, 6:30 pm - Basic Training for Consultants, Part 1 | Mary Edgar
 * Saturday, Mar. 7, 11:00 am - Using Art to Enhance Family History | Larry Wilde
 * Tuesday, Mar. 10, 7:00 pm - Adding Photos and Stories to FamilySearch | Jim Branvold
 * Thursday, Mar. 12, 6:30 pm - Basic Training for Consultants, Part 2 | Mary Edgar
 * Wednesday, Mar. 18, 6:00 pm - Learn how to do Indexing | Vic Smith
 * Thursday, Mar. 19, 6:30 pm - Basic Training for Consultants, Part 3 | Mary Edgar
 * Tuesday, Mar. 24, 6:00 pm - Finding and Using Death and Cemetery Records | Carl Edgar
 * Tuesday, Mar. 24, 7:00 pm - Tips from RootsTech; All consultants invited | Panel
 * Wednesday, Mar. 25, 11:00 am - Were Books Written on your Family? | Staff
 * Wednesday, Mar. 25, 6:30 pm - Basic Training for Consultants, Part 4 | Mary Edgar
 * Thursday, Mar. 26, 5:30 pm - Finding Passenger Lists of Ancestors | John Cox
 * Saturday, Mar. 28, 11:00 am - Using Fold-3 for Finding Military Info. | Larry Wilde
 * Tuesday, Mar. 31, 11:00 am - Creating a Digital System for Keeping Your Family History Records | Mary Edgar

Dates and times when the center is reserved by groups:


 * Wednesday, Mar. 4, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Correlation | Reserved by 23 people
 * Wednesday, Apr. 15, 7:00 pm to closing - Undetermined | Reserved by 10 people
 * Wednesday, Jul. 15, 6:00 to 8:00 pm - Helping People To Learn About Finding Names | Reserved by the entire Twin Falls South Stake 2nd Ward

Center Resource Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog:
 * The Twin Falls Family History Center has a book collection of over 2,000 books. The center also has a collection of about 1,000 microfilms on indefinite loan, and have notebooks with listings of the films and fiche. They also have a large microfiche collection.
 * The center has many cemetery and obituary records for Twin Falls and some surrounding communities. Volunteers can do obituary look-ups.
 * The center had a large number of city directories and phone books for Twin Falls and other regional towns. These were digitized in 2014 and some more recently and can now be viewed at familysearch.org. See the Family History Library Catalog and look under the city or town - Directories. The center no longer has the actual city directory books.

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.
 * A number of the most popular personal pedigree programs have been installed on our computers.
 * The complete Pedigree Resource File is available in FamilySearch.org, under the Search tab, then Genealogies. This includes the notes.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 22+ computer stations.
 * Digital microfilm/fiche reader, plus conventional readers.
 * There is one large computer classroom with eighteen computers. There is a separate classroom/training room with six computer terminals and desks where you can plug in laptops, tablets, etc.
 * Completely handicapped accessible.

Staff Research Specialties

 * English (England) Research Specialist - Mary Edgar - Tuesdays, 9 am - 1:00 pm.
 * German - Larry Kohntopp - Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
 * New England - David Putnam Jr. - Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 am to 1:00 pm, and Saturdays 10 am to 3:00 pm.
 * Scandinavian - Ross Gedeborg - contact him at home [tel:2089690034 (208)969-0034] or by email at [mailto:ross@gedeb.org ross@gedeb.org]
 * Spanish - David Putnam Jr. - Tuesday and Wednesdays 10 am - 1:00 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 3:00 pm.
 * DNA research - John Cox - Thursdays 5 pm - 8 pm.

Resources in the Local Area

Twin Falls Public Library

201 4th Ave. East

Twin Falls, ID 83301

[tel:2087332964 (208)733-2964]


 * They have the ancestry.com library program, and it's free to use at the library. They have a local history room on the main floor, with a good collection of books relating to the Twin Falls area.

Twin Falls Time News

132 Fairfield Street West

Twin Falls, ID 83303

[tel:(208)733-0931 (208)733-0931]


 * The Twin Falls newspaper, now called the Times News, has good search features. The Twin Falls newspapers have all been digitized from the beginning.

Volunteer at the Center
There are many opportunities to serve at the Twin Falls Family History Center. The only requirement is a desire to serve, no experience with family history is necessary. Volunteering is a great way to learn. If you are interested in helping out please contact the Twin Falls Family History Center, at [tel:2087338073 (208)733-8073]. We look forward to serving with you.