St Paul Minnesota Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 100 Silver Lake Road Northwest, New Brighton, MN
 * Use the north parking lot and the north entrance to the building and find the Center on the left of the hallway 
 * Link to map using Google Maps

Phone: 651-636-9058

E-mail: kquass@comcast.net  MN_StPaul@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday    11 am - 2 pm,
 * Tuesday     6pm - 9pm
 * Wednesday 6pm - 9 pm
 * Thursday    12pm - 3pm
 * Saturday    9 am - 3 pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed All holidays and between Christmas &amp; New Years

Class Schedule (subject to change prior to April 26th)
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 * 9:30 AM
 * 9:30 AM

Tips on using FamilySearch Family Tree
Live Presenter: Don Quass

This presentation will cover tips for editing existing information or relationships, adding new information or relationships and sourcing your changes.



Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family from My Couch
Presenter: Tammy Hepps

New to genealogy and short on time? Learn to make amazing discoveries using online resources! See research examples that demonstrate the breadth of material and suggest next steps for going deeper.



Using Tools for Creating a Valuable Family History Blog
Presenter: James Tanner

The presenter will share some of his suggestions for creating a valuable family history blog for communicating with your relatives around the world.


 * 10:45 AM
 * 10:45 AM

More Tips on using FamilySearch Family Tree
Live Presenter: Don Quass

This presentation will cover tips for managing your reserve list and adding photos and documents.



FamilySearch Family Tree – What's New, What's Next
Presenter: Ron Tanner

Discussion of the updates to Family Tree since the last Roots Tech and a roadmap of the next coming features.



Tweets, Links, Pins and Posts – Using Social Media
Presenter: Lisa Alzo

Learn to use social networking as a resource to break down genealogy brick walls.


 * 12:30 PM
 * 12:30 PM

Basic Online Resources for the Beginning Genealogist
Presenter: Liza Alzo

This presentation walks beginners through the exciting journey of genealogy, Learn what information is online, how to effectively search databases, and share information with others.



Finding Ancestors Outside the USA w/ New Technologies
Presenter: Daniel Horowitz Learn how My Heritage tools can hep you break down brick walls in your research of ancestors outside the USA by harnessing the power of an international family history network.



Genealogy in the Cloud
Presenter: Randy Hoffman

Learn to use this incredible technology to backup, collaborate on and share your family history.


 * 1:45 PM
 * 1:45 PM

New Discoveries
Presenters: Diane Loosle &amp; Carol Moss

These two 30' presentations will cover resolving descendency research challenges and some easy tricks for discovering what's missing and where potential ancestors can be found.



Getting the Most Out of Ancestry
Presenter: Christa Cowen

This presentation will cover the five major areas of the Ancestry.com website and show you favorite tools for advancing your family history research.



Facebook is Family History – Engaging People in Stories
Presenter: Devin Ashby

Why do Facebook and other sites continue to be so popular? Come learn why people get so excited.


 * 3:00 PM
 * 3:00 PM

From Tree to Temple
Presenter: Jim Greene

This class for LDS Church members will help you get started with your family history using FamilySearch.org.



Facilitating Helpful, Respectful Collaboration
Presenter: Luther Tychonievich

This presentation will share how careful research processes can be coupled with established cooperative practices to work past disagreements and maintain healthy collaboration.



Become an iPad Power User
Presenter: Lisa Louise Cooke

This presentation shares hacks for customizing your tablet's features and using Evernote tricks.


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Staff Training Meetings
In Feb. 2014;

on 2/13  Tips for Using FamilySearch Family Tree

Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 7:00 pm

on 2/22  More Tips on Using FamilySearch Family Tree

Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 1:30 pm

on 2/22  Overcoming Lost Records Using Technology

Presenter: Karen Clifford @ 3:00 pm

In Mar. 2014;

on 3/13   Tips for Using FamilySearch Family Tree

Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 7:00 pm

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
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Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal

Hardware and Equipment

 * We have ten computer connected to the internet (WiFi is available) and three microfilm readers.
 * We also have one printer - scanner

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
The MInnesota Historical Society has a facility near the capital on Kellog Street where visitors can access MN death records and newspapers.

Links
people.mnhs.org will provide online access to MN birth and death records.

Volunteer at the Center
We are looking for individuals who could help us keep the Center open on Saturday afternoon.