El Dorado California Family History Center



 "Come on in and visit our newly renovated center and get FREE one-on-one help from our friendly staff, take advantage of our FREE public classes, organize and save all your photographs and documents using our Kodak Photo Scanner, spend time searching through our vast genealogical library, view any of our 4,422 microfilms, or use one of our computers with FREE access to a variety of premium genealogical websites like Ancestry.com, My Heritage and Fold 3."

Location and Hours:
Location Map: Location Map

Address: 3275 Cedar Ravine, Placerville CA 95667 United States

Phone: 1-530-621-1378

E-mail: ca_eldorado@ldsmail.net

Family History Center Website: Eldorado Family History Library

Winter Hours:


 * Tuesday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Wednesday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Thursday:11:00am-8:00pm
 * Friday and Saturday by appointment only

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.

Director: Kori Pilkington

Assistant Director: Teresa Power

 

Sign up for classes here: SignUpGenius or go to eldoradofamilyhistorylibrary.org for more information
August Classes:
 * "Bringing a Family Story to Life" presented by Lynne Gough author of "Asa and the Holstein Queen" Tuesday, August 22nd 10 to 10:55 am


 * "Roots Magic" presented by Lynn Brown Friday, August 25th 11 am to 4 pm
 * Fold 3 Military Record and so much more... presented by Kori Pilkington Tuesday, August 29th 10 to 10:55 am
 * Indexing Help Every Thursday 2-3 pm

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * We currently have over 4,000 microfilms and thousands of microfiche and a large library of books to help you with your research.



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.
 * Ancestry
 * Find my Past
 * American Ancestors
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archives
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil War
 * Fold 3
 * Kinpoint
 * My Heritage
 * Newspaper Archives
 * Paper Trail
 * Proquest Obituaries
 * World Vital Records
 * Arkiv-Digital online

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computers with access to the free premium websites
 * Free wifi and laptop stations
 * Kodak Photo Scanner

Staff Research Specialties
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Volunteer at the Center
''We welcome volunteers with experience in genealogical research. Our volunteers generally work a three hour shift once a week.''

Our shift schedule is as follows: We also welcome volunteers to teach classes on various genealogical research subjects. Please note: we do not charge for our classes or pay our staff or instructors. We are a non profit community center run by community volunteers.
 * Tuesdays 11am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm
 * Wednesdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm; 5 pm to 8 pm
 * Thursdays 11 am to 2 pm; 2 pm to 5 pm

If you are interested in volunteering at our center please contact our Director Kori Pilkington at kori.pilkington@gmail.com