Stone Oak Texas Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:  Location Map

Address: 645 Knights Cross Dr San Antonio, TX 78258

Language: English

Phone:

E-mail:  TX_StoneOak@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

(By appointment.)


 * Schedule a remote (Zoom) appointment through https://calendly.com/fhc_stoneoak_tx, or
 * Send an email to tx_stoneoak@familyhistorymail.org to request an appointment time and date at the physical center.
 * Confirmation by return email within 48 hours
 * We're looking forward to seeing you in the Center
 * Virtual appointments are also available to ask questions about doing family history or how to use some of the newer phone apps. Request by email at tx_stoneaok@familyhistorymail.org.

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the week of Thanksgiving. Closed 2 weeks for Christmas and New Years.

Upcoming Events

 * Texas Connect Extra!  This virtual meeting will happen on May 21, 2022 from 10 AM to 11 AM CDT.  It will focus on Portal of Texas with the presentation being made by Dr Ana Krahmer, the current director of the Texas Digital Newspaper Unit.


 * How exciting, the 1950 U.S. Census was released in April.

We can all help to index this information.

See FamilySearch for more details.

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Class Schedule
* 17Feb2022, 7:00 PM One-on-one Instruction via Video Conferencing.

This training is an introduction to one-on-one instruction through Zoom.

* 24Feb2022, 7:00 PM Create or Recover FamilySearch Accnt.

Do you want to create an account on FamilySearch or do you need to recover your log in credintials? In this how-to class you will work one-on-one with a consultant to either create a FamilySearch account or to recover your lost username or password.


 * 24 March 2022, 7:00 PM via Zoom Stake T&FH training.
 * 28 April 2022, 7:00 PM "Accessing and Indexing the 1950 Census" via Zoom Stake T&FH training

Staff Training Meetings:

 * 4th Thursday of Jan, Mar, July, and Sep, and 3rd Thursday of Nov. These are Zoom meetings. Check with your ward T&FH leader for an invite link.

Databases and Software

 * 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

 * computers, printer

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.