Fresno California East Family History Center/About Us

Collections[edit | edit source] FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. Databases and Software[edit | edit source] 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[edit | edit source] Our Family History Center has 18 separate computer stations; one microfilm copier; two microfilm readers; one microfiche reader, and a copy/scanning machine. Thanks to the efforts of Dennis McCauley and Bill Holden, we have one of the best family history centers in the Fresno Region. The Stake has recently increased the capacity of our internet bandwidth so our computers are able to connect much quicker to family history websites than in the past.

Due to the large number of individual computer stations, our Center offers an excellent facility to bring groups of ten to fifteen individuals at a time for family history training. We would request that if your Priesthood Quorum, or mutual class, or other organization bring in a group for training purposes, that you call Brother Steve Mecham, the Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center, at (559) 291-7363, so that we can schedule adequate staff to assist patrons on a one-to-one basis.

For youth groups, we request that the youth have their LDS accounts set up before coming to the Family History Center so that time may be more fully devoted to helping them find names to take to the temple rather than setting up their accounts. Both LDS.org and familysearch.org use the same username and password, so only one account is needed.