Montrose Colorado FamilySearch Center

Montrose Family History Center serves Montrose and the surrounding area.

Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 1521 Hillcrest Drive, Montrose, CO
 * Located at the east side (back) of building
 * Location on Map

Phone: 970 249 4739 Open Hours: Tue: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm NOTE: By appointment only. Call 970-209-9768 reservations Wed: 10:00 am - 1.00 pm and 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm Thur: 10.00 am - 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 3rd Friday each month the FHC will be open for Spanish speaking patrons from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The FHC will be closed as follows:


 * During the Month of August and opening again on September 5th.
 * October 31st and November 21st and 22nd
 * December 21st through the1st week of January, 2013,opening again on January 9th and 10th, 2013

FAMILY HISTORY CLASSES for 2012

 * Class size is limited so call Brother Bowen @ 970-209-9768 for reservations.
 * All classes and workshops will be held at the Family History Center located in the back of the LDS church building on the South East corner of Hillcrest and Stratford, Montrose, CO
 * Classes and times may change so please check the FHC Wiki often for updates.

February Class Schedule

 * Class 1 - Feb 8 and 9 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * AncestralQuest “An upgrade for PAF
 * Instructors: Carol Otto and Barbara Moore


 * Class 2 - Feb 14 - 16 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Internet for Genealogists
 * Instructor: David Bowen


 * Work Shop "A" for the above classes Feb. 18 @10:00pm to noon


 * Class 3 - Mar 6 and 8 @ 100 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Organizing your research
 * Instructors: Kaye Shackelford and Joni Bowen


 * Class 4 - Mar 20 and 22 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Researching your ancestors
 * Instructors: Kaye Shackelford and Joni Bowen
 * Work Shop "B" for the above classes Mar 24 @10:00pm to noon

April Class Schedule
Class 5 - Apr 3 and 5 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Early American Handwriting
 * Instructor: Joni Bowen

Class 6 - Apr 10 and 12 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * How to use FamilySearch
 * Instructors: Carol Otto and Barbara Moore
 * Work Shop "C" for the class "How to use FamilySearch" Apr. 14 @ 10:00pm to noon

May Class Schedule
Class 7 - May 1 and 3 @1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * How to organize your existing documents and pictures
 * Instructor: - TBD

Class 8 - May 8 and 10 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Indexing– A way to give back
 * Instructors: Karen Deeds and Carol Otto

Work Shop D: for the above 2 classes May 12 @ 10:00pm to noon'''

June Class Schedule
Class 9 - Jun 5 and 7 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Backing up your data options
 * Instructor: David Bowen

Class 10 - Jun 12 and 14 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Focus on Native American Records
 * Instructor: TBD

Work Shop E for the above 2 classes Jun. 16 @10:00pm to noon

September Class Schedule
Class 11 - Sep 4 and 6 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


 * Helping PARENTs to jump start their own Family History
 * Instructor: Carol Otto

Class 12 - Sep 11 and 13 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 * Exploring sources for older record resources and documents
 * Instructor: TBD

Work Shop F: for the above 2 classes Sept. 15 @10:00pm to noon '''

October Class Schedule
'''Class 13 - Oct 9 and 11 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 * How to print special charts and Scrapbooks
 * Instructor: TBD

Class 14 - Oct 16 - 18 @ 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 * Protecting your data &amp; computers from viruses and other computer infections
 * Instructor: David Bowen

Work Shop G: for the above classes Oct. 20 @10:00pm to noon'''

Family History Consultants Training Meetings 2012

 * February 12th: Work shop so bring your questions and laptops


 * March 11th: Whats new and upcoming in FamilySearch and Family Tree


 * April 8th: Work Shop: so bring your questions and laptops


 * May 13th:


 * July: No training scheduled


 * August: No trainging scheduled


 * September 9th: Welcome back


 * October 14th:


 * November 11th:


 * December: No training scheduled

Databases and Software
PREMIUM WEBSITES includes the following:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives


 * Access Newspaper Archives


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


 * AncestralQuest


 * Ancestry. Com


 * FamilyInsight


 * Find My Past


 * Fold3.com  (previously known as Footnote.com)


 * The Genealogist


 * Genline Familyfinder


 * Godfrey Memorial Library


 * Heritage Quest Online


 * Historic Map Works Library Edition


 * Paper Trail


 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 computers with a printer
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * Scanner which patrons may use to digitize documents and pictures while honoring all copywrite laws set forth by the United States government.

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