Fresno California East Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
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Address:


 * 1880 Gettysburg Ave Clovis CA 93611 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-559-291-2448

E-mail:


 * CA_FresnoEast@ldsmail.net

Center Director


 * William Holden (559) 292-1658

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday10:00am-3:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday10:00am-3:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday10:00am-3:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed December 16th through January 1st:

Staff Training Meetings
Fresno East Family History Staff training will be held on Jan. 7, 2015 at 10 a.m. and repeated 7 p.m. Please attend one of these sessions that fits your schedule. Topics to be discussed are using Family Tree, Ancestry.com and Puzzilla.org.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
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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.)

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
American Historical Society of Germans From Russia:

Their purpose is purely historical by doing genealogical research of our German from Russia forefathers, as well as reuniting with living relatives, recording and preserving historical facts.

Genealogy Research Library and Museum

Central California Chapter, 3233 N. West Ave, Fresno, CA 93705-3402

Phone: 559-229-8287

www.ahsgr.org

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The Heritage Center ~San Joaquin Valley Heritage and Genealogical Center~Central Branch- 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA. 559-600-6230, www.fresnolibrary.org

Hours:

Mon-Thurs            10am to 7 pm

Friday&amp;Sat            10am to 5 pm

Sun                        12 noon to 5pm

Resources:


 * California vital record indexes, cenuses &amp;Great Registers


 * City Directories and Telephone Books for Fresno &amp; More


 * Orbituary File


 * Yearbooks from local area schools and colleges


 * online resources including ancestry library edition


 * newspapers: local and California daating back to the 1850's


 * Maps: Fresno, San Joaquin Valley and parts of California


 * Postcard and Photograph collection


 * William Saroyan Collection


 * Oral Histories

For a more complete list of Resources, go to: www.fresnolibrary.org/heritage

Links
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