Duncan British Columbia Family History Centre

Everyone is welcome to use our services.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 1815 Tzouhalem Road (corner of Donnay Drive), Duncan, BC, Canada
 * 2) Enter through the doors closest to Donnay Drive, and the Family History Centre is immediately on your right. 
 * 3) (Link to map using Google or other map sites)

Phone: 250 748-9618

E-mail:  Director   loriaches@yahoo.ca

Open Hours:


 * Tuesdays       10:00 - 2:00pm      We may close at 1:00 if no patrons are present.
 * Wednesdays  6:30 - 8:00pm
 * Thursdays      10:00 - 2:00pm We may close at 1:00 if no patrons are present.
 * We can also help you by appointment. Email or call.

Holiday Schedule:

Call to check on closures at Christmas and in the summer. Usually still open by appointment.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: Online, you can order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog. They are sent to us and you can come in to view them on our readers. Ours is a smaller Centre, so we do not have film and fiche copy capability. Be sure to bring your digital camera because that works quite well.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal:subscription websites, including the following and more:
 * Ancestry.com
 * World Vital Records
 * Find My Past (includes 1911 British Census)
 * Access Newspaper Archives
 * Fold3 (formerly Footnote)
 * For details about these and the the others, go to:
 * https://familysearch.org/help/viewdocument?documentId=106761&amp;sliceId=SAL_Public&amp;userQuery=portal+what+premium+websites+available

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers with Internet
 * Bring your laptop and we can set you up on our wi-fi (you must use our computers for FHC Portal access)
 * Printer (copies 10 cents - please bring correct change)
 * Photocopier (not reliable! copies 15 cents - please bring correct change)
 * Microfilm and microfiche readers

Staff Research Specialties
All Family History Consultants are volunteers with different areas of expertise and levels of experience. We will do our best to get you going with what you want to do, and will often refer you to somebody who might know more.

Other patrons are often helpful too. We all learn from one another.

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