Bakersfield California Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location: 5500 Fruitvale Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93308
 * Location Map

Open Hours (Come recieve one-on-one assitance and participate in classes offered):


 * Sundays:    2pm-5pm


 * Wednesday: 2pm-5pm, 6pm-8:30pm

E-mail:
 * CA_Bakersfield@familyhistorymail.org

Holiday Schedule:


 * April - closed week of Spring Break, same as school schedule. Closed 1st weekend of April for General Conference
 * August - closed for the month; Summer break -
 * October - closed 1st weekend of month for General Conference
 * November - closed week of Thanksgiving, same as school schedule
 * December - closed two weeks for Christmas, same as school schedule

Class Descriptions:
All classes/workshops are held at the Family History Center in the Fruitvale building Sundays at 3 PM (the center is open from 2-5 PM).

Family Indexing - Families are invited to come learn how to index images of historical documents. FamilySearch indexing is a volunteer transcription effort that makes valuable genealogical records freely searchable online. This is a great Sunday activity for the whole family. Computers are available for children 8 years old and up.

Beginning Family History Class - This class is designed to help you get started building your tree on FamilySearch. You'll learn how to search for and attach sources and prepare names for temple work. This is a two-part class (2 hrs. each class, 2 consecutive Sundays).

Consultant Training - If your calling includes "Family History..." this training is for you. On the 3rd Sunday of each month, we will provide training and tips on how to help you fulfill your calling. Focus will be finding who to work with, and how to help members get started.

Ancestory 101 - Come learn the basics of using Ancestory.com. Learn how to start a tree, search databases, and find and attach documents about your family. You'll also learn how to merge documents from Ancestory to Family Search. Taught by Nancy Lowell.

Staff Training Meetings:

 * 3rd Sunday of each month (unless otherwise noted in the upcoming events) - Temple and Family History Consultant Training

Collections
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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers available for family history research
 * Printer
 * Flatbed Scanner

Links

 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Online Genealogy Records by Location

Volunteer at the Center
For information about how to become a volunteer please email your request to: CA_Bakersfield@familyhistorymail.org