Laguna Niguel California Family History Center

The Laguna Niguel Family History Center serves Laguna Niguel, surrounding cities and areas of South Orange County. The Family History Center is free and open to the public.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 22851 Aliso Creek Rd, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 United States


 * Language: English

Phone: (949) 580-1905


 * Please call ahead to verify a volunteer is available to help you.

E-mail:


 * CA_LagunaNiguel@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 9:00 am - Noon and 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 * Wednesday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 * Thursday: 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Holiday Schedule:

We will be closed from 21 December 2015 through 2 January 2016.

Upcoming Events
Please see the class schedule below.

Class Schedule
Sunday, October 4, 2015, 7 pm

An Introduction to Kinpoint.com

''Interested in kickstarting your family history but don’t have much time to spend? Kinpoint.com can help. Kinpoint makes it easy to see ordinances that are ready or need more information to complete. We’ll review the website and demonstrate what it can do for you. And there’ll be refreshments.''

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 7 pm

FamilySearch Indexing Social October 21, 2015, 7 pm

''Come join us for a fun, social evening indexing local historical records (e.g., Chicago Death Certificates) to make them available for online searching. Never done indexing before? We’ll give you a quick introduction. Bring your laptop if you have one! Refreshments (pizza &amp; soft drinks) will be provided.''

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7 pm

U.S. Wills &amp; Probate Records on Ancestry.com

''Ancestry recently launched a new record collection: Wills and Probate Records from every state in the US. These take patience to search, but “can reveal not just names, date and family relationships, but stories.” We’ll show you how! Bring your laptop if you have one. You guessed it, refreshments.''

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. This includes the following:
 * Ancestry.com
 * Fold 3.com
 * HeritageQuest.com
 * WorldVitalRecords.com
 * FindMyPast.co.uk
 * ThePaperTrail.org (A guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents)
 * HistoricMapWorks.com
 * American Civil War Collection
 * AccessNewspaperArchive.com
 * Godfrey.org
 * TheGenealogist.co.uk
 * 19th Century British Newspapers Archive
 * ArkivDigital (Swedish records=36 million documents)

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 Computers with Internet access
 * 2 Microfilm Readers
 * 1 Microfiche Reader
 * 1 Digital Imaging System
 * Microfilm and Microfiche Scanner
 * Flatbed Scanner

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Volunteer at the Center
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