Ottawa Ontario Family History Centre

The Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre has been serving the Ottawa valley community since 1984. Visit our website for more details about our collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3K1
 * 2) Free parking is available, please use the back door to access the centre.
 * 3) Link to the centre's website:  Ottawa Ontario Stake Family History Centre

Phone: 613-224-2231

E-mail: [mailto:ON_Ottawa@ldsmail.net ON_Ottawa@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:

Tuesdays to Thursdays: 9:30am to 3:30pm Friday: 6:30pm to 9:30pm Saturday: Second &amp; fourth Saturdays of the month - 9:30am to 12:30pm

Upcoming Events
1. Participant in the 3rd annual One World - One Family Family History Conference, August 25th, 2012, Kitchener, Ontario:

http://www.oneworldonefamily-theevent.com/

Now view our presentation and handouts for Digital Recordkeeping in Genealogyat http://www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca/files/digital-handout.pdf

http://www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca/

2. Participant in the 18th annual British Isles Family History Conference, September 14th to 16th, 2012, Ottawa, Ontario. Look for us in the conference marketplace and see us present What's New at FamilySearch.org? on September 15th. The theme for this year is Scotland: http://www.bifhsgo.ca/

Hear a presenter's interview of Shirley-Ann Pyefinch, by John Reid:

http://www.bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=62

3. Presenting a local workshop at the City of Ottawa Public Library on Maximising LDS Genealogy Resources, Carlingwood Branch, Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm.

City of Ottawa Public Library: http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/

Link to the genealogy programs: http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/main/program?branch=255&amp;type=All&amp;audience=All&amp;keyword=genealogy

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: Patrons attending this family history centre may order microfims and microfiche available through the Family History Library Catalog online ordering at https://familysearch.org/film . Before placing online order remember to check if there is a digital copy of the record available on FamilySearch.org website or if a copy may already be at the family history centre as part of our collection.  Use the search engine on our local website to see what we have in our local collection at www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca.
 * Civil indexes and registrations, parish records, census records, emigratioin records, war death records, books, CDs, periodicals, and cartographic materials. For more details about our collection please refer to our website.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal: This centre has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * Complete Pedigree Resource File collection (discs 1 to 149)

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers, printers, photocopiers, microfilm and microfiche readers and a microfilm/microfiche scanner/copier.

Centre Services
Self-serve reference library where family history consultants can assist you in your research endeavours. Come and discover the resources of the Family History Centre Services Online Portal featuring:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives
 * Ancestry
 * FamilyHistoryLink
 * FindMyPast.co.uk
 * Footnote.com
 * The Genealogist
 * Genline.com
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * World Vital Records
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images and Photographs

Staff Research Specialties
British Isles, Portugal, Germany, Canada; Eastern Provinces, Quebec and Ontario.

Resources and Links in the Local Area
Local Genealogy Blogs : 

Anglo-Celtic Connections: http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/

Local Societies and Archives : 

British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa: http://www.bifhsgo.ca/

City of Ottawa Archives: http://www.ottawa.ca/rec_culture/museum_heritage/archives/resource_library_en.html

Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/

Ontario Genealogical Society: http://www.ogs.on.ca/

Ottawa Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa: http://www.jgso.org/

Ukrainian Genealogy Group - National Capital Region - Canada: http://ukrainiangenealogygroup-ncr.org/

Société de généalogie de l'Outaouais: http://genealogieoutaouais.com/

Volunteer at the Centre
If you are interested in being a volunteer at this centre please contact the Director of the centre we would like to meet you!

Volunteer to participate in helping to save the records from our past at familysearch indexing, it can be done in the comfort of your home, one person can make a differnce! FamilySearch Indexing Link: https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing