Ojai California Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:


 * 411 San Antonio St Ojai CA 93023 United States


 * Language: English, Spanish (please call ahead)

Phone:


 * 1-805-640-8351

E-mail:


 * CA_Ojai@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

Tuesday 7:00PM-9:00 PM

Tuesday 10:00-2:00 PM

Wednesday 6:30-8:00 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

4th Saturday each month 9:00-noon

By appointment by using the contact information below.


 * CA_Ojai@familyhistorymail.org or 818-585-5305 text message preferred

Holiday Schedule:

Library will be closed July 4. Christmas break is always two weeks, beginning one week before Christmas.

Calendar and Events
Weekly classes, Thursdays at 11:00 AM at the family history center

4 November 2021

Overview of Family Search

11 November 2021

Begin with finding records at home and from the family

18 November 2021

Methodology - to increase speed, accuracy and breakdown brick walls.

25 November 2021- Thanksgiving, no class

2 December 2021

Records - What different records tell you and where to find them.

9 December 2021

Interviewing relatives (including yourself)

Christmas break

6 January 2022

Organizing records- color coded system introduced.

Collections
Books: Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude Volumes I-IV: International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers Call number: 979 D36p


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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. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.) Due to technical difficulties, FHC Portal is temporarily down. We are working diligently to restore it.

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
Ojai Museum of History and Art

Links
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Volunteer at the Center
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