Loveland Colorado FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


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Address:


 * 3800 Mountain Lion Dr Loveland CO 80538 United States

Languages:


 * English

Phone:


 * 1-970-669-6498

E-mail:


 * CO_Loveland@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:9:00am-3:00pm
 * Wednesday:9:00am-3:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm
 * Saturday: 9:00am - Noon

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed for General Conference April 4th and Oct 3rd.
 * Closed August
 * Closed the week of Thanksgiving
 * Closed the last two weeks of December

Upcoming Events
Family History Consultants and High Priest Group Leader Training  Location: Stake Center Chapel Date: Sunday March 8th Time: 6:30 PM Invited to Attend: Stake High Council Family History Committee, Stake Family HIstory Center Directors, Family History Center Staff, High Priest Group Leaders and Assistants assigned to Family History, ward Family History Consultants.

Stake Family Discovery Day Location: Stake Center Date: Saturday April 25th Time: TBD AM -- TBD PM   Lunch provided Invited to Attend: Open to the public What is it:  A Family History Conference with classes on various family history topics. Classes: TBD Participants are asked to register via eventbrite.com for planning purposes.

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Consultant and Staff Training Meetings
There are two types of training classes:


 * 1) Orientation for newly called consultant and/or FHC staff
 * 2) Ongoing Consultant Training for consultants., including FamilySearch.org, and teaching skills.

Orientation

Orientation will provided to newly called family consultants as they are called. It is an introduction and is comprised of an orientation to the calling, to familysearch.org, to online training resources and where applicable the Family History Center.

Email the Family History Directors at janbuckeye@gmail.com to set up an appointment.

Ongoing Consultant Training

Ongoing Consultant Training classes will be held in the Family History Center on a regular basis. Usually they will be held the first and third Thrusday at 7:00 P.M. and the second and fourth of Saturday at 9:00 A.M. of every month. A detailed short term schedule is listed below.

Training is directed toward Family History Consultants, but anyone may attend. All classes are optional. We would like to know how many will attend. Therefore send an email to janbuckeye@gmail.com and indicate your interest in attending which class. Classes with no interest will be canceled. Classes are at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Short Term Schedule

Mar 19 ---  Beginners -- Family History Accounts (including helper numbers, Contact information,  Notifications, Preferences, and connecting to partner sites (ancestry.com))

Mar 28 ---  Beginners -- Navigating FamilySearch.org (including, navigating to historical records, to Help sections, to Memories sections and within Family Tree),   This is an overview of the locations of Familysearch.org rather and an explanation of how to use these sections.

Apr 2 ---   Beginners -- Using online help  (including, Getting Started, Help Center, Learning Center, and Wiki, Get live help, and tracking online cases)

Apr 11 --  Beginners -- Adding and editiing information (including birth places/dates, marriage places/dates and including relationships)

Apr 16 -- Beginners -- Attaching Sources (including using hints, and attaching sources from other web sites e.g Ancestry.com).

Apri 25 -- no training --- family discovery day.

Apr 30 -- Beginners -- Reserving Temple ordinances (including getting names ready for the temple, managing temple lists)

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch 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.

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Staff Research Specialties
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