El Dorado California Family History Center



 "Come on in and visit our newly renovated center and get FREE one-on-one help from our friendly staff, take advantage of our FREE public classes, organize and save all your photographs and documents using our Kodak Photo Scanner, or use one of our computers with FREE access to a variety of premium genealogical websites like Ancestry.com, My Heritage and Fold 3."

Location and Hours:
Location Map: Location Map

Address: 3275 Cedar Ravine, Placerville CA 95667 United States

Phone: 1-530-621-1378

E-mail: ca_eldorado@ldsmail.net

Family History Center Website: eldoradofamilyhistorycenter.org

Winter Hours:


 * Tuesday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Wednesday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Thursday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Friday and Saturday by appointment only

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years

and all major holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Director: Kori Pilkington

Assistant Director: Teresa Power

Secretary: Tami Casper

 

Tuesday, March 5th – 1 pm to 2 pm – “Photos to Fabric” by Kori Pilkington
Learn how to transfer photos to fabric using a home inkjet printer and the FamilySearch Memories App on your smart phone.

Tuesday, March 12th – 11 am to Noon – “Web Indexing” by Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Wednesday, March 13th – 10 to 11 am – “Searching Ancestry and FamilySearch Collections” by Debbie Hutchings
When you know what you want but can’t find it, maybe being more specific will help. Learn how to search collections! There are hundreds of them! Learn how to narrow down that search to where and when you want to find that missing piece.

Tuesday, March 26th – 6 to 7 pm – “AniMap Software” by Alton Sissell
Have you ever had a difficult time finding an old town that has long-since disappeared off the map? Or, you have a known location that is not in the same county that it was 100 or 200 years ago? AniMap has solutions to these problems. This Software will display over 2,300 maps to show the changing county boundaries for each of the 48 adjacent United States for every year since colonial times – 1776 to present.

Thursday, March 28th – 2 to 3 pm – “Photo Scanning” by Teresa Power
Don’t let a wildfire steal your precious memories. Come and learn how to preserve photos and documents forever by using our flatbed scanner and batch scanner.

Thursday, March 28th – 6 to 7pm – “Finding your Native American Ancestors” by Cassandra Heyward
Come and learn where to begin your research for your Native American Ancestors from an 8th generation descendant and registered member of the Cherokee Nation.

Tuesday, April 9th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, May 14th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, June 11th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, July 9th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, August 13th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, September 10th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, October 8th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, November 12th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

Tuesday, December 10th - 11 am to Noon - "Web Indexing" with Mary McIver
This is a beginner/refresher class that provides an overview of the web indexing program on FamilySearch. Learn to navigate this great new program. Instruction will be given on selecting and managing batches, data entry methods, project instructions, field helps and submitting batches.

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.
 * Ancestry
 * Find my Past
 * American Ancestors
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archives
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil War
 * Fold 3
 * Kinpoint
 * My Heritage
 * Newspaper Archives
 * Paper Trail
 * Proquest Obituaries
 * World Vital Records
 * Arkiv-Digital online

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computers with access to the free premium websites
 * Free wifi and laptop stations
 * Kodak Photo Scanner

Staff Research Specialties
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Volunteer at the Center
''We welcome volunteers with experience in genealogical research. Our volunteers generally work a three hour shift once a week.''

Our shift schedule is as follows: We also welcome volunteers to teach classes on various genealogical research subjects. Please note: we do not charge for our classes or pay our staff or instructors. We are a non profit community center run by community volunteers.
 * Tuesdays 11am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm
 * Wednesdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm
 * Thursdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm

If you are interested in volunteering at our center please contact our Director Kori Pilkington at kori.pilkington@gmail.com