American Falls Idaho Family History Center

Welcome to the American Falls Idaho Family History Center website.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 111 Church Place American Falls Idaho 83211 United States Use the northeast entrance by the large parking lot and go to Room 4.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * Gary and Linda Wiese at 208-226-7854

E-mail:

glwiese@gmail.com and wiese.linda1@gmail.com


 * ID_AmericanFalls@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 *  9:30 am - 1:30 pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays
 * Groups, couples, and families may schedule any time during the evenings or afternoons. Call 208-226-7854.

Calendar and Events

February 4 – Immigration-Crossing the Pond

This presentation will give you research strategies on how, what records are available, and where to find those records. Locate where your ancestors came from, how they traveled to America, where they settled, and how to locate Naturalization Records. 

February 11 – Google and Internet Research

Understanding Google: Think of the Internet as a Library. A Browser is the vehicle that gets you to the Library and Google is your personal assistant at the Library that retrieves the information you want. The Internet is a source rich with Family History content, and much of that content is not on FamilySearch or Ancestry.

February 18 – Using GenWeb

The US GenWeb Project consists of volunteers working together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone.

February 25 – Google Books

Google Books is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. If a book is out of copyright and in the public domain, the book is fully available to read or download.

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Go to https://familysearch.org/ to register for an account if you don’t already have one. Anyone 12 years old or older can register and have free access to Family Search Family Tree. If you have fewer than 4 generations in Family Tree, you will need to bring additional information. Try to have available information on parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.

Temple and family history is about connecting with past, present, and future generations. The more people discover about their family’s story, the more they learn about themselves. This gathering leads to creating eternal connections through sacred temple ordinances.


 * 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computers are available for patron use along with a printer that includes a scanner. Patrons can scan items directly into the gallery on Family Search.

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