Valencia California FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

24443 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California

This is not a mailing address.

Phone: 661-259-1347

Open Hours: 

  • Monday 9am - 5pm   • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am - 5pm &amp; 6pm - 9pm   • Saturday 9am - 1pm

Holiday Schedule:

  • Closed Memorial Day weekend    • Closed July 4th   • Closed the second &amp; third weeks of August   • Closed Labor Day weekend   • Closed Thanksgiving weekend   • Closed last two weeks of December   • Other sporadic closings through the year

Upcoming Events:
==== 2012 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY FAMILY HISTORY &amp; TECHNOLOGY FAIR Saturday, January 28, 2012 • 24443 McBean Parkway • Valencia, California Registration: 8:00-8:30 a.m. • Welcome and Introductions: 8:30-8:50 a.m. Schedule of Classes and Room Locations: ====

MORNING SESSIONS: Session 1: 9:00 -9:50 a.m. A: How to Start or Restart Family History    by SusAnn Clift B: To Pay or Not to Pay: Free Access to Commercial Sites at Family History Center Portals. by Bonnie Petrovich C: Preventing and Overcoming Brick Walls     by Luana Gilstrap D: How to Find Anyone on the Internet      by Kevin Large E: Getting Youth Involved in Family History by Kim Spendlove &amp; Dave Huffaker

Session 2: 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. A: Beginning Basic Research: How to Think Like a Database    by SusAnn Clift B: FamilySearch Catalog: What’s New for 2012     by Bonnie Petrovich C: Obituary &amp; Newspaper Searching      by Luana Gilstrap D: Facebook for Families*     by Cherie Starke E: High Priests &amp; Family History     by Dave Huffaker

Session 3: 11:00 -11:50 a.m. A: Where Did You Find That: Adding Sources    by Richard McBride B: FamilySearch.org: Record Search, by Kim Spendlove C: Getting More out of Ancestry.com*      by Kimberly Finley D: Digital Scrapbooking      by Janet Thompson &amp; Linda Metcalf E: Family History Resources for Mac Users*     by Kent Gardiner

Lunch: 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Delicious box lunches will be available for $5.50, on the day of the Fair. Many fast food restaurants are located nearby.

AFTERNOO SESSIONS: Session 4: 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. A: From Paper to Computer: Building an Electronic Family Tree    by Kimberly Finley B: New.FamilySearch.org: Cleaning up Mistakes &amp; Duplicates     by Kim Spendlove C: U.S. Church Records      by Luana Gilstrap D: Heirloom to Décor: Displaying and Preserving Your Family Treasures     by Amanda Niederhauser E: Family History Consultant Training     by Tom &amp; Linda Tippets

Session 5: 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. A: Census Records Research    by Kimberly Finley B: Using Family Insight to Synch with New FamilySearch     by Bonnie Petrovich C: Wiki, Forums, and Online Classes     by Tom Tippets D: Digital Images: Scanning, Modifying, Organizing &amp; More*     by Kent Gardiner E: FamilySearch Indexing: Getting Started and Beyond     by Linda Tippets

Class Schedule for 2012
'''Classes are free to the general public. '''

All dates shown are Thursday Instruction from 7:00pm to 8:00 pm

January 5th - Getting Started on Your Family History

January 19th - Scanning and Keeping Track of 1,000's of Pictures

February 2nd - New Family Search

February 16th - Use Your PC to Publish a Book on a Family Member

March 1st - Using Photoshop in Family History Work

March 15th - Submitting Names for Temple Work

April 5th - How to Find People on the Internet

April 19th - Subscriptions websites for free at the Family History Center

May 3rd - Newspaper Resources for Family History

June 7th - Navigate the LDS Church's FamilySearch.org website

June 21st - Using food to Teach Family History

July 5th - Fnding Mormon Pioneer Stories

August 2nd - Using Ancestry.com Effectively

August 16th - Digital Scrapbooking

September 6th - Making a Family History Card Game

September 20th - Finding and Using Census Information

October 4th - Scottish Research

October 18th - Video Record Interviewing a Family Member

November 1st - Making a Family History Blog

November 15th - Civil War Research

December 6th - Make Your Own Familly History Website

December 20th - Indexing

Collections

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Databases and Software

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