Chandler Arizona West Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

Address: 1950 W. Galveston St. Chandler, AZ 85224 Located on the east side of the Galveston Stake Center.


 * Location on Map

Phone: 480-857-8640

E-mail: [mailto:chandlerwestfhc@gmail.com chandlerwestfhc@gmail.com]

Open Hours:''' Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday''' 7pm to 9pm.


 * Saturdays from 10am to 2pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed all 3 day weekends on Saturdays. Weekends of General Conference. Major Holidays and the week of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

January 2014 Classes

Tuesday January 14: Starting from scratch, What are the beginning steps to Family History

Tuesday January 21: 1850:  Why this is the year you start looking for clues

Tuesday January 28: Using FamilySearch and Ancestry.com: An Introduction

Staff Training Meetings:
See above for all training meetings.

Center Resources
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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.These include Ancestory.com, Flag3, World Vital Statistics, and many others
 * Animap on select computers.

Hardware and Equipment and Facilities

 * 10 well maintain computers, 3 with 22” screens.
 * 6 laptop stations by computers
 * 3 Wi-Fi for available for 4 additional computers
 * Multiple classrooms for improved training opportunities

Staff Research Specialties
Our Family History Center specializes in helping those who are new to Family History or just need some helping getting to the next step in their own research.

Our specialties include:

Being able to help train othes on computer programs such as


 * 1) Ancestral Quest
 * 2) PAF
 * 3) Roots Magic
 * 4) Family Search
 * 5) Ancestry.com
 * 6) World Vital Statistics
 * 7) Animap and others
 * 8) Training on how to use and submit information to the Wiki at FamilySearch.org

We also can provide training for groups from 4 for 40 on these above topics and others important to your groups interest and needs. If you are interested please email us at: chandlerwestfhc@gmail.com

Resources in the Local Area
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We encourage individuals who enjoy Genealogy and are comfortable with its technologies to volunteer at the center. We are looking for dependable individuals who enjoy helping others find their ancestors. If interested please come by our center to learn more.