St Paul Minnesota Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 100 Silver Lake Road NW in New Brighton, MN 55112
 * 2) Use the north parking lot and the north entrance to the building and find the Center on the left of the hallway 
 * 3) (Link to map using Google or other map sites)

Phone: 651-636-9058

E-mail: kquass@comcast.net

Open Hours: Monday 11 am to 2 pm, Tuesday/Wednesday 6 to 9 pm, Thursday noon to 3 pm, Saturday 9 am to 3 pm

Holiday Schedule: All holidays and between Christmas &amp; New Years

Class Schedule (subject to change prior to April 26th)
Beginner Track Tips on using FamilySearch Family Tree                                                                               Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 9:30 am This presentation will cover tips for editing existing information or relationships, adding new information or relationships and sourcing your changes.

Tips on using FamilySearch Family Tree                                                                             Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 10:45 am

This presentation will cover tips for managing your reserve list and adding photos and documents.

Basic Online Resources for the Beginning Genealogist                                                             Presenter: Liza Alzo @ 12:30 pm This presentation walks beginners through the exciting journey of genealogy, Learn what information is online, how to effectively search databases, and share information with others.

New Discoveries                                                                                                Presenters: Diane Loosle &amp; Carol Moss @ 1:45 pm These two 30' presentations will cover resolving descendency research challenges and some easy tricks for discovering what's missing and where potential ancestors can be found.

From Tree to Temple                                                                                                                     Presenter: Jim Greene @ 3:00 pm This class for LDS Church members will help you get started with your family history using FamilySearch.org.

Intermediate Track Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family from My Couch                                                       Presenter: Tammy Hepps @ 9:30 am New to genealogy and short on time? Learn to make amazing discoveries using online resources! See research examples that demonstrate the breadth of material and suggest next steps for going deeper.

FamilySearch Family Tree – What's New, What's Next                                                              Presenter: Ron Tanner @ 10:45 am Discussion of the updates to Family Tree since the last Roots Tech and a roadmap of the next coming features.

For LDS Youth Leaders                                                     Presenters: Youth Committee Members and John Bytheway @ 12:30 pm These two 30' presentations will help youth leaders understand the challenges, successes and blessings connected to creating meaningful opportunities for youth to serve in family history.

Getting the Most Our of Ancestry                                                                                             Presenter: Christa Cowen @ 1:45 pm This presentation will cover the five major areas of the Ancestry.com website and show you favorite tools for advancing your family history research.

Facilitating Helpful, Respectful Collaboration                                                                Presenter: Luther Tychonievich @ 3:00 pm This presentation will share how careful research processes can be coupled with established cooperative practices to work past disagreements and maintain healthy collaboration.

Technology Track Using Tools for Creating a Valuable Family History Blog                                                          Presenter: James Tanner @ 9:30 am The presenter will share some of his suggestions for creating a valuable family history blog for communicating with your relatives around the world.

Tweets, Links, Pins and Posts – Using Social Media                                                                  Presenter: Lisa Alzo @ 10:45 am Learn to use social networking as a resource to break down genealogy brick walls.

Genealogy in the Cloud                                                                                                        Presenter: Randy Hoffman @ 12:30 pm Learn to use this incredible technology to backup, collaborate on and share your family history.

 Facebook is Family History – Engaging People in Stories                                                        Presenter: Devin Ashby @ 1:45 pm

Why do Facebook and other sites continue to be so popular? Come learn why people get so excited.

Become an iPad Power User                                                                                             Presenter: Lisa Louise Cooke @ 3:00 pm This presentation shares hacks for customizing your tablet's features and using Evernote tricks.

Staff Training Meetings
In Feb. 2014; on 2/13  Tips for Using FamilySearch Family Tree                                                   Presenter: Don Quass @ 7:00 pm

on 2/22 More Tips on Using FamilySearch Family Tree                                          Presenter: Don Quass @ 1:30 pm

on 2/22 Overcoming Lost Records Using Technology                                         Presenter: Karen Clifford @ 3:00 pm

In Mar. 2014; on 3/13   Tips for Using FamilySearch Family Tree                                                  Presenter: Don Quass @ 7:00 pm

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library 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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