Madera California Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 2112 Sunset Avenue, Madera, California
 * Family History Center entrance is at the northeast door. If the doors are locked please ring the door bell located on the brick wall to the left.
 * Map to Madera California Family History Center

Phone: 559-661-7700

Open Hours:


 * Daytime: Wednesday 10am-1pm
 * Evening: Wednesday (English) and Thursday (Spanish) 7-8:30pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed the week of Thanksgiving, the week of Christmas, and the week of New Years.

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Upcoming Events
Class Schedule: FamilySearch training course, each Sunday, 12:15pm-1pm, Family History Center.

Family Tree classes will be held weekly during the center's scheduled open hours.

Staff Training: monthly

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to receive any of the films available through the Family History Library Catalog.

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; including:
 * http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/
 * http://www.newspaperarchive.com
 * http://alexanderstreet.com/
 * http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/cwdb/
 * http://solomon.cwld.alexanderstreet.com/
 * http://cpho.alexanderstreet.com/
 * http://www.ancestry.com/
 * http://www.arkivdigital.net
 * http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
 * http://www.fold3.com/
 * http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
 * http://www.heritagequestonline.com/
 * http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/
 * http://www.origins.net/
 * http://www.genealogytoday.com/
 * https://www.worldvitalrecords.com/

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers, Microfilm reader, Printer, Scanner, Photo-copier

Center Services

 * Training available for: "FamilySearch Family Tree", "Using Family Search to find records", "FamilySearch Indexing and Arbitrating".

Resources in the Local Area
Madera County Historical Society

Madera County Library

Links
Family Search

Family Search Centers

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

BYU Family History Library