Highlands Ranch Colorado FamilySearch Center

Updated 3 September 2023

'The Highlands Ranch Colorado FamilySearch Center has open, walk-in hours. See below for days and times.'

We are located at 9800 Foothills Canyon Blvd #B, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

The center is also available by appointment for individuals, families, and groups. We can also accommodate larger groups for activities and classes.

Masks are not required, but patrons are free to wear them.

Center Open (Walk-In) Hours in September and October 2023
Every Sunday afternoon 2:30 to 4:30 PM except the first Sunday of each month.

Every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 PM except the first Tuesday of each month except as noted below.

Specific dates, times, and locations within the building follow:
 * September
 * Sun 10 Sept, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SE corner (Relief Society Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn right
 * Tue 12 Sept, 6:30 to 8:30 PM – Closed; Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society Meeting - see details below
 * Sun 17 Sept, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SE corner (Relief Society Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn right
 * Tue 19 Sept, 6:30 to 8:30 PM – Building NE corner (HC Room) - enter through main entrance on East (greenbelt) side and head up the hall to the right
 * Sun 24 Sept, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SW corner (Primary Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn left
 * Tue 26 Sept, 6:30 to 8:30 PM – Building NE corner (HC Room) - enter through main entrance on East (greenbelt) side and head up the hall to the right

If none of these times will work for you, please call for an appointment. Appointments can be made for daytime or evening hours on weekdays. We can also assist you virtually by phone and by using web based applications.
 * October
 * Sun 8 Oct, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SE corner (Relief Society Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn right
 * Tue 10 Oct, 6:30 to 8:30 PM – Building NE corner (HC Room) - enter through main entrance on East (greenbelt) side and head up the hall to the right
 * Sun 15 Oct, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SE corner (Relief Society Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn right
 * Tue 17 Oct, 6:30 to 8:30 PM – Building NE corner (HC Room) - enter through main entrance on East (greenbelt) side and head up the hall to the right
 * Sun 22 Oct, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SE corner (Relief Society Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn right
 * Tue 24 Oct, 6:30 to 8:30 PM – Building NE corner (HC Room) - enter through main entrance on East (greenbelt) side and head up the hall to the right
 * Sun 29 Oct, 2:30 to 4:30 PM – Building SW corner (Primary Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn left
 * Tue 31 Oct, 6:30 to 8:30 PM - Closed for Halloween

'NOTE: We encourage all patrons to bring their own laptop computer in case the two on-site computers are in use by others. If you have a newer laptop with no RJ45 ethernet port and you want to connect to the local router (faster response time than building wireless), you will need to bring a USB-C to Ethernet adapter or a USB 3.0 to ethernet (RJ45) adapter. We have LAN (ethernet) cables you can connect to your adapter as well as two USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters.'

Upcoming Events


 * Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society Meeting 7:00 PM 12 September (see link below)
 * Building SW corner (Primary Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn left
 * Highlands Ranch Senior Genealogy Club Meeting 9:00 AM on 15 September and 20 October
 * Building SE corner (Relief Society Room) - enter through main double door at the south or rear end of the building and turn right

Need to Schedule an Event?*
 * If you would like to schedule a group event, please send your request to co_highlandsranch@familyhistorymail.org We can accommodate groups of up to fifty persons for instructional purposes or up to twenty-five persons where each will bring and use their own laptop computer
 * If you would like a class on a particular topic, please email us

Center Resources

 * We have two center computers available for family history use and for free access to the premium websites listed below. We encourage all patrons to bring their own laptop computer in case the two on-site computers are in use by others.

Premium Websites (no-charge use at the center) (updated 9 July 2022)


 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers
 * This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900.
 * Alexander Street
 * Social and Cultural History - Personal accounts of well-known historical figures
 * The American Civil War—Letters and Diaries
 * The American Civil War—Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * American Ancestors
 * A portal to a leading resource for the highest-quality, comprehensive family history services.
 * Ancestry Institution (Ancestry.com)
 * Access to thousands of collections of records from around the world
 * ArkivDigital
 * ArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online!
 * FamNet
 * The online family history network for those who have New Zealand roots.
 * Findmypast
 * Findmypast makes it easy to research your United Kingdom ancestry and create your family tree.
 * Fold3
 * Search or browse millions of military records and stories.
 * Geneanet
 * With 3 billion referenced individuals and 600,000 trees online, Geneanet is the first site dedicated to genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany.
 * Irish Ancestors
 * Irish Ancestors aims to be the one-stop starting point for all Irish ancestral research.
 * MyHeritage Library Edition
 * Research family history, build a family tree, and add photos, historical records, and more.
 * NewspaperArchive
 * The largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present.
 * Puzzilla
 * Find new research opportunities on descendant lines in Family Tree.

Databases and Software


 * 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. See list above.

Hardware and Equipment


 * Two desktop computers with second monitors on mobile carts - both have access to premium sites
 * Laser Printer (size 8.5 x 11 or smaller only)

Resources in the Local Area
Links

Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society

Volunteer at the Center
We can use your help! Please contact Kevin Cope at co_highlandsranch@familyhistorymail.org

Center General & Contact Information

 * Language: English


 * Address: 9800 Foothills Canyon Blvd #B, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 USA
 * Please note change of location within the building. The FamilySearch Center (FSC) is no longer located at the Northwest corner, and is now 'mobile.' Depending on the date and time, the FSC will be operating in a number of different rooms within the Church building. See above for details.


 * Phone: 720-767-4477 (personal cell phone of Kevin Cope, center director) - please leave a message if not picked up
 * E-mail: co_highlandsranch@familyhistorymail.org