American Falls Idaho Family History Center

Welcome to the American Falls Idaho Family History Center website.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 111 Church Place American Falls Idaho 83211 United States Use the northeast entrance by the large parking lot and go to Room 4.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-208-226-2278 or call Gary and Linda Wiese at 208-226-7854

E-mail:


 * ID_AmericanFalls@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 *  9:30am-1:30pm Tuesday and Wednesday
 * Groups, couples, and families may schedule any time during the evenings or afternoons. Call 208-226-7854.

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events
Family History Classes Available in March

Family History classes at the American Falls Stake Family History Center are held from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and are available each Tuesday during March. The classes and handouts are free. Pre-registration is available if you would like to call 208-226-7854 or call this number if you have questions. You do not to preregister.

Go to https://familysearch.org/ to register for an account if you don’t already have one. Anyone 13 years old or older can register and have free access to FamilySearch Family Tree. If you have fewer than 4 generations in Family Tree, you will need to bring additional information. Try to have available information on parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.

March 5 – Tools for Finding Names for Temple Ordinances: Finding Temple Opportunities using Virtual Pedigree and Puzzilla

March 12 – Tools for Finding Names for Temple Ordinances: Finding names using Landscape, Portrait, Fan Chart, and Descendancy views

March 19 - Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances

March 26 – Standardizing and Correcting Your Pedigree Records
 * 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computers are available for patron use along with a printer that includes a scanner. Patrons can scan items directly into the gallery on FamilySearch.

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