Twin Falls Idaho Family History Center

= Twin Falls Family History Center = '''The Twin Falls Family History Center covers the Twin Falls and the western Magic Valley. Visitors Welcome.'''
 * We have Spanish-speaking consultants on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, from 9:00 to 1:00. Tenemos consultores de habla española el martes, miércoles, sábado, 9:00-1:00.





Location

 * 399 Maurice Street North Twin Falls Idaho 83301 United States
 * One block south of the Twin Falls High School.
 * Handicapped parking and access.

Contacts

 * Facebook
 * [tel:12087338073 1-208-733-8073]
 * [mailto:ID_TwinFalls@ldsmail.net ID_TwinFalls@ldsmail.net]

Hours

 * Tuesday:9:00am-9:00pm
 * Wednesday:9:00am-9:00pm
 * Thursday:9:00am-9:00pm
 * Saturday:10:00am-3:00pm

Closed all major holidays

Events Calendar and Announcements
We will be having a picnic for our consultants and their families on Thursday, June 30th, at 7:00 PM, at the pavilion behind the Family History Center.

Thursday June 23
7:00 p.m. Scanning Tips: Slides, Photos, Documents

Tuesday June 28
9:30 a.m. Starting Family Tree Next Steps: Correcting Relationships

4:00 p.m. Family Fun activities from 4 to 6 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Consultant Roundtable (all family history consultants are invited)

Wednesday June 29
5:00 p.m. Indexing Basics - An Easy way to Teach Your Group (Quick Start Video)

Thursday June 30
7:00 p.m. Staff picnic at the pavilion next to the family history center.

Consultant Training Schedule
Below is the 8-week Consultant Traning Schedule. This will be repeated and can be joined at any time.


 * What's My Calling as a Family History Consultant?


 * Introduction to FamilySearch


 * Finding Sources for Birth, Marriage, & Death


 * Correcting and editing Vital Information in FamilySearch Family Tree


 * Merging Duplicates in FamilySearch Family Tree


 * Exploring Our Temple Opportunities and Church Policy


 * Adding Memories to Family Tree

Also, please watch this webinar, it is wonderful.

Genealogy Serendipity - Listening For Our Ancestors

Consultant Training and Roundtable
Consultant training and Roundtable are for all Ward and Stake Family History Consultants, as well as those who work at the Family History Center.

Center Resource Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * The Twin Falls Family History Center has a book collection of over 2,000 books. The center also has a collection of about 1,000 microfilms on indefinite loan, and have notebooks with listings of them. They also have a large microfiche collection.
 * The center has cemetery and many obituary records for Twin Falls and some surrounding communities. Volunteers can do obituary look-ups.
 * The center had a large number of city directories and phone books for Twin Falls and other regional towns. These were digitized in 2014 and can now be viewed at familysearch.org. See the Family History Library Catalog and look under the city or town - Directories. The center no longer has the actual city directory books.

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.
 * A number of the most popular personal pedigree programs have been installed on our computers.
 * The complete Pedigree Resource File is available in FamilySearch.org, under the Search tab, then Genealogies. This includes the notes.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 20+ computer stations.
 * Digital microfilm/fiche reader, plus conventional readers.
 * Separate classroom/training and research areas.
 * Completely handicapped accessible.

Staff Research Specialties

 * BSA - Genealogy merit badge - Bonnie Harman - Thursday evening
 * English (England) Research Specialist - Jeanette Gailey - Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
 * New England - David Putnam Jr. - Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
 * Scandinavian Research Specialist - Brian Halling- Thursday Evenings
 * Scandinavian Research Specialist - Ross Gedeborg - contact him at home [tel:2089690034 208-969-0034] or by email at [mailto:ross@gedeb.org ross@gedeb.org]

Resources in the Local Area
Twin Falls Public Library

201 4th Ave. East

Twin Falls, ID 83301

[tel:2087332964 208-733-2964]

They have the ancestry.com library program, it's free to use at the library.

They have a local history room on the main floor, with a good collection of books relating to the Twin Falls area.

The Twin Falls newspaper, now called the Times News, has good search features. The Twin Falls newspapers have all been digitized from the beginning.

Volunteer at the Center
There are many opportunities to serve at the Twin Falls Family History Center. The only requirement is a desire to serve, no experience with family history is necessary. Volunteering is a great way to learn. If you are interested in helping out please contact the director of the Twin Falls Family History Center, David Putnam, at [tel:2087338073 208.733.8073]. We look forward to serving with you.