Cardston Alberta FamilySearch Centre



Welcome to the Cardston FamilySearch Centre. Discover tips, tools and services to help you gather and connect your family from the past to the present. Explore your options, register for classes, schedule group events, get ideas for family home evening activities, and receive consultation.

Browse the offerings below and take one or more of our informative classes, get personal assistance, and find activities for your families, ward and stake youth groups.

Contact Information
Leadership


 * Centre Directors: Warren & Laureen Toth
 * Assistant Centre Director: Mianna Bevans

Location
 * 138 - 4th Ave West
 * Cardston, Alberta
 * T0K0K0
 * Located behind the Cardston High School on NorthEast side

Phone Numbers
 * [Tel:403-653-3288 403-653-3288] - Centre Desk
 * Warren Toth - [Tel:403-795-8596 403-795-8596]
 * Laureen Toth - [Tel:403-332-0435 403-332-0435]
 * Mianna Bevans - [Tel:403-634-3043 403-634-3043]

Email Address

[mailto:ab_cardston@familyhistorymail.org ab_cardston@familyhistorymail.org]



Lost and Found Policy

 * It is the responsibility of the owner to remove all personal items when they leave the centre.
 * Reasonable efforts will be made to find contact information on any lost item, particularly flash drives, research notebooks, and high value personal items. We will attempt to notify the owners to the best of our ability.
 * High value items such as phones, purses, wallets, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices will be turned over the the Cardston West Stake Leadership after 1 month.
 * Photographs, Research notebooks, USB drives, and prescription glasses will be kept for three (3) months.
 * At the end of our retention period, the items will be donated or thrown away.

Booking the FamilySearch Centre
Bookings may be made 7 days a week, and are available on a first-come first-serve basis. If you have a small group please book the small room so larger groups can still book if needed. If the large room is not being used when you arrive, you are welcome to use it.

NOTE: Monday nights can be booked by families for family home evening groups as long as none of the instructors are leaving their own family at home in order to participate.

 Instructions for Scheduling a Group Visit 
 * 1) Determine an accurate count of how many will be attending.
 * 2) Two groups are available to book for each evening, if the groups are small. If the group is large, you will need to book both rooms.
 * 3) Our large classroom has 12 computers, a projector and screen, and our smaller classroom has 9 computers and a projector and screen.
 * 4) Most Importantly: Make sure every member of your group has an active FamilySearch account for them to get the most benefit from their visit.
 * 5) To create a FamilySearch account as a church member or not Click this Link.
 * 6) Children 8 to 13 years old, require parental authorization to create a new user account.

Or Book Appointment by phone
Warren Toth - [Tel:403-795-8596 403-795-8596]

Laureen Toth - [Tel:403-332-0435 403-332-0435]

Mianna Bevans - [Tel:403-634-3043 403-634-3043]

FamilySearch Centre Classes
Classes will be on Tuesdays at 10am and will be about 1 1/2 hrs.

Sept 19 - FamilySearch Navigation Sept 26 - FamilySearch Editing/Adding Relationships and vital information

Oct 3 - Sources, hints, and tagging

Oct 10 - Searching for ancestors on FamilySearch and Partner Sites

Oct 17 - Duplicates and Merging

Oct 24 - Adding Memories: Photos, Stories, Documents, Audio

Class Registration click here
or call

Warren Toth - [Tel:403-795-8596 403-795-8596]

Laureen Toth - [Tel:403-332-0435 403-332-0435]

Mianna Bevans - [Tel:403-634-3043 403-634-3043]

Photo Scanner Bookings click here
Preparing for Your Scanning Visit
 * Please be on time for your visit. If you are 15 minutes late, your time slot may be assigned to another patron.
 * If you know you will be late, call the Centre at 403-653-3288 and let them know when you expect to arrive
 * Sort your photos by size facing the same direction for high-speed photo scan auto feed feature.
 * Sorting your photos into meaningful categories and into piles of 30-36 photos, will aid in more efficient use of your scanning time.
 * Clean the front and back of your photos by wiping with a clean micro-fiber cloth to remove dust and dirt.
 * Remove any tape, stickers, or sticky spots on the front or back. If they can’t be removed, you will need to use the cover sheet.
 * Bring a USB drive for your scanned files. We recommend a 16 GB to a maximum of 128 GB. A version 3.0 USB is preferred for much faster transfer speeds.
 * Our staff will train you on using our equipment and will be available for help and assistance during your visit.

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This centre has access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. These sites are:
 * Ancestry.com
 * Ancestry - Institution Version
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil War
 * ArkivDigital (Swedish)
 * British Newspaper Archive
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers
 * FamNet
 * Find-My-Past
 * Fold3 (formerly Footnote)
 * Geneanet
 * Kinpoint - Premium
 * My Heritage - Library Edition
 * Newspapers.com
 * Paper Trail
 * Puzzilla - Premium Services

Hardware and Equipment

 * 21 networked computers with printer access
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 microfilm reader
 * Copy Machine
 * Document Scanners
 * Book Scanner

Please use a flashdrive to save your personal information while working on computers at the FSC. Computers are wiped clean regularly of any personal information left on them, and your information will be lost.' ' ''