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WONDERING ABOUT YOUR HERITAGE? Helpful volunteers are ready to assist you in discovering your ancestors and their story.

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Research shows that ... Children who know a lot about their families:
 * Do better than other children when facing challenges.
 * Are more resilient and have higher self-esteem.
 * Have a stronger sense of control over their lives.
 * Believe that their family functions successfully.
 * Feel that they belong to something larger than themselves.

“The Stories That Bind Us”, Bruce Feiler, New York Times, 3/15/2013



FIND YOUR FAMILY It is easy to get started. Are you ready for your discovery? Login to FamilySearch.org
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PRESERVE MEMORIES Need help digitizing photos, slides, or home movies? Our services are free!

Preserving Memories Preserve memories for posterity by uploading photos, stories, documents and audio recordings to your family tree, which shares them with your relatives.


 * Organize them by topic.
 * Create a slideshow.
 * Share an album.
 * Discover memories others have shared about your family.

Digitizing Memories Our 8 scanners enable you to digitize: In the future, we hope to obtain equipment for digitizing audio and video.
 * Photos up to 11"x17"
 * Document feeder photo scanner scans 30 photos in 30 seconds!
 * Slides and Negatives (various sizes)
 * Home movies (8mm and Super 8)

Bring a flash drive.



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TEMPE ARIZONA FAMILY HISTORY CENTER 2707 S College Avenue, Tempe, Arizona

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Center Hours Wednesdays 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Saturdays 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Center Directors Steve & Shirley Bowles

(480) 907-4919

How to Volunteer Contact the center directors.

Center Resources
 * Volunteer Consultants
 * Family History Center Portal accessible on 14 workstations
 * 11x17 Color Fan Chart prints
 * Digitizing Capabilities (8 scanners)

Family History Center Portal The portal provides free access to premium services, such as:
 * Ancestry.com, Fold3, MyHeritage.com, Newspapers.com, etc.
 * View All

(Note: visiting these websites through their regular, public URLs will not provide access to the full versions that run in the family history center.)

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