Abbotsford British Columbia Family History Centre

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Centre Contacts and Hours
Location and Map:


 * 30635 Blueridge Dr.; Abbotsford BC V2T 5W3 Canada


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Phone: 1-604-852-8043

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

Open Hours: 


 * Mon. 10am-1pm
 * Tue. 6-9pm
 * Wed. 10am-1pm
 * Thur. 6-9pm
 * Fri. 10am-1pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * Statutory holidays and weather related disruptions

Calendar and Events
Below are some of the classes that the committee is looking at for the scheduled Abbotsford family history day on May 14, 2016.

We really would like your suggestions, ideas, etc. to complete our schedule and to make next year’s history day as successful as this years.

PROPOSED TOPICS FOR CLASSES AT 2016 ABBOTSFORD STAKE FAMILY HISTORY DAY

Answering Patron’s questions about Familysearch, family tree British Columbia vital records England little used resources (including wills) Familysearch, family tree Finding your aboriginal ancestry Finding your United Empire Loyalist Getting more information for records Irish research for beginners Irish research II Researching women Researching you seafaring ancestors Right forest, wrong tree Scottish research Social media and family history Western Canada, land records, including homesteading and other types of sales and ownership, includes basic migration/immigration patterns.

Other suggestions the committee is considering are: Genealogy programs such as Legacy, Rootsmagic, Ancestral Quest Find my past, My Heritage, Ancestry.com, Fold 3 Indexing Finding your ancestors on the internet

'''PLEASE EMAIL YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO THE BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS BY DECEMBER 31, 2015. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT'''

abbotsfordfhc@gmail.com

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This centre has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
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Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre 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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Resources in the Local Area
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Links
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Volunteer at the Centre
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