Caldwell Idaho Family History Center

The Caldwell Idaho Family History Center serves the areas of Caldwell and Middleton Idaho.



Center Location and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 3015 S Kimball Ave Caldwell Idaho 83605 United States
 * Enter on the South side of the Caldwell Stake Kimball building.

Contact
Phone: 208-454-2518

E-mail: ID_Caldwell@ldsmail.net

Open by Appointment Only. If you have a family or small group that wants to visit the center, please call Bob Christensen at 208-454-2518 for an appointment.
''' Covid Safety Protocols Apply. '''

March 2nd - 1st Tuesday - 7pm - “Basic Research using FamilySearch & Partner Sights”
Family History Center - Caldwell ID is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/4851902569?pwd=Ym14N0NnbmQvNTFBSUt0czNvMWVhUT09

Meeting ID: 485 190 2569

Passcode: EF1v2B

Closures:
New Year's Day - January 1

Independence Day - July 4

Halloween - October 31

Thanksgiving - 4th Thursday in November

Christmas - December 25

2021 -- Available Classes:

 * FamilySearch, Family Tree
 * FamilyTree Quick Start
 * FamilyTree, Preparing Names for the Temple
 * FamilyTree, Adding memories (photos, audio and stories)
 * Basic Indexing

Call R. Christensen to arrange to take a particular class - 208-454-2518

Training for New Ward Temple and Family History Consultants
Call R. Christensen to arrange for pertinent training - 208-454-2518

Research Specialties Available:

 * Assistance with United States and general research is available, as well as the following:
 * England, Ireland Scotland
 * Finnish
 * French Canada research
 * French language research
 * German Language research
 * Germans from Russia
 * Japanese
 * Kpelle
 * Norway
 * Spanish language research
 * Wales

Online help with Family History Callings:
For help with your family history calling go to: https://www.familysearch.org; click "Help", then "Helper Resources". Explore the "Calling Information."

Center Resources

 * 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.
 * 'The Compendium of American Genealogy (a 7-volumue set)—First Families of America.' donated by the Caldwell Public Library
 * Trained staff will help you with your research challenges.

Hardware and Equipment:

 * 16 networked computer workstations with printer access
 * 1 microfilm reader
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 Scanner/printer/copier
 * 1 microfilm/fiche reader, scanner, copier

Resources in the Local Area
Learning to navigate thru FamilyTree/FamilySearch.

Handouts:

 * Outline for class: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/d/dc/Navigating_FamilySearch_%C3%A2_for_Beginners.docx


 * Family Tree Quick Start Guide (Caldwell FHC) https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/f/f4/Quick_Start_Guide_2021.pdf
 * FamilySearch - Tree Overview (BYU Family History Library Document) https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/1/18/FamilySearch-Tree-Overview-Handout.Oct-2018-BYU.docx

Beginning my family History Journey
Handouts:


 * OUTLINE FOR BEGINNING MY FAMILY HISTORY JOURNEY https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/e/e1/Beginning_FH_Journey_Jan_2021.docx
 * IDEAS TO GET FAMILIES STARTED ON TURNING THEIR HEARTS TO THEIR ANCESTORS https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/c/c9/Turning_Hearts_List.pdf
 * QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWING FAMILY MEMBERS https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/4/4a/Interview_Questions.pdf

Books available at the Caldwell Family History Center
familysearch.org catalog

Volunteer at the Center

 * Volunteers are asked to serve a three hour shift per week.
 * Sharpen your skills by taking advantage of staff training.
 * Struggling with your Temple and Family History Consultant Calling? Serving at the center will give you the experience of working with others.
 * Experienced family historians needed to serve--We need your knowledge and skills.