Ottawa Ontario FamilySearch Centre

The Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre has been serving the Ottawa valley community since 1984. Visit our website for more details about our collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca

Location &amp; Map:

 * 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3K1
 * Free parking is available, please use the back door to access the centre.


 * Link to the centre's website:  Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre

Phone: +1-613-224-2231

E-mail: [mailto:ON_Ottawa@ldsmail.net ON_Ottawa@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours :


 * Tuesdays to Thursdays:9:30am to 3:30pm
 * Friday:6:30pm to 9:30pm
 * Saturday: Second &amp; fourth Saturdays of the month - 9:30am to ::12:30pm  

Events in 2014
1. Presenting a workshop at Ottawa OGS Conference - Family History Conference, Geneorama -'FamilySearch.org a Place for You and Me''. March 21-22, 2014. For details see their website at http://www.ogs.on.ca/kingston/. '''

2. Presenting a workshop at the Leeds and Grenville OGS Group Monthly Meeting - FamilySearch.org,  on 12 May 2014 at 7pm in Brockville, Ontario. For details see their website at http://www.leedsandgrenvillegenealogy.com/.

3. Presenting a workshop at and hosting the Voices from the Dust Family History Conference - Military Records and Other Resources Available at FamilySearch, Saturday, on May 17th, 2014 from 1 to 5 pm,  at 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.For details about the conference please see our website at ottawastakefhc.on.ca

4. Prsenting at workshop at the Cumberland Public Library - Discovering Your Ancestors with FamilySearch. Tuesday, on 27 May, 2014, at 6:30pm at Cumberland Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, Meeting Room 1, 1599 Tenthline Rd, Cumberland, Ontario. Please register in advance through the Ottawa Public Library website athttp://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/interest/genealogy.

5. Presenting a workshop for the Arnprior Archives - Patrick's Family History Group, on 30 June, 2014 at the Arnprior Public Library. For details see their website at: http://www.adarchives.org/index.html.

6. Presenting two workshops at the Brampton Stake Family History Conferece - One World One Family - Discovering Your Ancestors in the Great Wars; andIrish Resources Available on LDS Websites, on Saturday, on August 23, 2014 from 9am to 5pm. For registration information: http://www.oneworldonefamily-theevent.com/.

Centre Resources
Collections


 * FamilySearch Catalog: Patrons attending this family history centre may order microfims and microfiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog online ordering at https://familysearch.org/film . Before placing online order remember to check if there is a digital copy of the record available on FamilySearch.org website or if a copy may already be at the family history centre as part of our collection.  Use the search engine on our local website to see what we have in our local collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca.
 * Civil indexes and registrations, parish records, census records, emigratioin records, war death records, books, CDs, periodicals, and cartographic materials. For more details about our collection please refer to our website.

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.


 * Complete Pedigree Resource File collection (discs 1 to 149)

Hardware and Equipment


 * Computers, printers, photocopiers, microfilm and microfiche readers and a microfilm/microfiche scanner/copier.

Centre Services
Self-serve reference library where family history consultants can assist you in your research endeavours. Come and discover the resources of the Family History Centre Services Online Portal featuring:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives


 * Ancestry


 * FamilyHistoryLink


 * FindMyPast.co.uk


 * Footnote.com


 * The Genealogist


 * Genline.com


 * Godfrey Memorial Library


 * Heritage Quest Online


 * Historic Map Works Library Edition


 * World Vital Records


 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images and Photographs

Staff Research Specialties
British Isles, Portugal, Germany, Canada; Eastern Provinces, Quebec and Ontario.

Resources and Links in the Local Area

Local Genealogy Blogs:
Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/

Local Societies and Archives:
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa: http://www.bifhsgo.ca/

City of Ottawa Archives: http://www.ottawa.ca/rec_culture/museum_heritage/archives/resource_library_en.html

Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/

Ontario Genealogical Society: http://www.ogs.on.ca/

Ottawa Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa: http://www.jgso.org/

Ukrainian Genealogy Group - National Capital Region - Canada: http://ukrainiangenealogygroup-ncr.org/

Société de généalogie de l'Outaouais: http://genealogieoutaouais.com/

Volunteer at the Centre
If you are interested in being a volunteer at this centre please contact the Director of the centre we would like to meet you!

Volunteering for FamilySearch Indexing
Volunteer to participate in helping to save the records from our past at familysearch indexing, it can be done in the comfort of your home, one person can make a differnce! FamilySearch Indexing Link: https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing