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-5:00pm
 * Friday and Saturday by appointment only

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.

Director: Kori Pilkington

Temple and Family History Consultant Workshops
'''Introducing an all new training workshop for "Temple and Family History Consultants" throughout the El Dorado Stake. The program will be held for 4 consecutive weeks as follows:'''
 * April at the Family History Center: Wednesday mornings, April 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th from 10 to 11:30 am
 * One on One tutorials will be offered after each Wednesday Class in April from 11:30 to noon

To sign up click here TFHC Workshop Signup
' 'The workshops will focus on the Find, Take, Teach program including training on how to use the Consultant Planner, Merging Duplicates, Descendancy Research, and Preparing Names for the Temple. By the end of this training program, you will feel confident helping anyone find and take a name to the temple.'  All Temple and Family History Consultants are encouraged to attend one of these four week sessions.'



Sign up for classes here: SignUpGenius
 May 2017 

Finding Your German Russian Ancestors with Alton Sissell

Tuesday, May 9th - 10 to 11 am

Do you have German ancestors that lived in Russia? Learn about the latest resources and techniques to help you find them. Alton has extensive knowledge in researching German ancestors in Russia.

Cutting and Pasting from the Internet with Marian Kile

Wednesday, May 10th - 10 to 11 am

Marian will show us the basics of cutting and pasting as well as some special tips that will help us with our genealogy as well other PC activities.

Pre-1850 County Records with Kathryn Marshall

Thursday, May 11th 10 to 11 am

Early American settlements were based on a personal model that kept records of inhabitants at the town and county level. In the colonial era, most civil matters (such as land ownership, guardianship of children, and even one's occupation) were handled in quarterly sessions of a General Court, whose documentation is preserved at the county level. This class will help you mine rich sources of detailed genealogical data from sources readily available online. Discover how to identify original and subsequent jurisdictions in which your ancestors resided using Animap or free online resources. Follow the trail of records sometimes transferred from local jurisdictions to county and state repositories.

Grannies Attic to my PC with Bill Taylor

Tuesday, May 16th 10 to 11 am

Learn how to convert your big box of family history stuff into an organized digital file. Organize your photographs and learn how to store them online.

Netherlands Research with Teresa Power

Thursday, May 18th 10 to 11 am

Learn how to find your dutch ancestors who lived in the Netherlands from the late 1700's to the early 1900's with this easy to use website.

Finding and Merging Duplicates in Family Search Family Tree with Kori and Teresa

Tuesday May 23rd 10 to 11 am

Learn a variety of way to find duplicates and the proper way to merge them in Family Search Family Tree.

Fold 3 with Kori Pilkington

Thursday May 25th 10 to 11 am

Fold 3 is an amazing resource for finding your ancestors who served in the military. But it is so much more. Come and learn all the wonderful things this website has to offer.

 June 2017 

PC Tips all Genealogists Should Know with Marian Kile

Wednesday, June 14th - 10 to 11 am

Marian will show us some ways to make our research and documentation easier. She will cover cutting and pasting, using screen images, saving documents and images, and more.

Alton Sissell

Tuesday, June 13th 10 to 11 am

Using Find a Record and Puzilla to help with your research and to find names to take to the temple

Family History on the Go (Mobile Apps) with Bill Taylor

Tuesday, June 20th 10 to 11 am

Learn how to use your portable electronic devices (phones, tablets, notebooks etc) to capture family history information on the go. Learn how to photograph, make audio recordings and save these items to family search.

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