Denver Colorado Family History Center

The Denver Colorado Family History Center has served the central Denver metropolitan area and part of Aurora for many years. It was the first such Center in Colorado.

Location and Contact
Location Map:


 * Location Map
 * 2710 S Monaco Parkway   Denver, CO 80224   United States
 * The Center is located in the building at the corner of Yale and Monaco.
 * The entrance is in the northwest corner of the building. There is ample free parking available.

Phone: 303-756-0220 (Call during Family History Center hours)

E-mail: CO_Denver@ldsmail.net

FHC Director Barbara Fines Price - barb@thirdoption.info

Calendar and Events
Open Hours:


 * Tuesday     9:00 am. - 4:30 pm.
 * Wednesday 9:00 am. - 1:00 pm.
 * Saturday    9:00 am. - 1:00 pm.

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed the first Saturday in April and October
 * • March 14 Closed for Relief Society Women's Conference • April 4-5 Closed for Easter • May 10 Closed for Mother’s Day • May 23—June 2 Closed for Memorial Day • June 21 Closed for Father’s Day • June 27—July 7 Closed for Independence Day • Sept 5—Sept 11 Closed for Labor Day • Nov 21—Dec 1 Closed for Thanksgiving • Dec 19—Jan 5, 2016 Closed for Christmas Holidays

Training:

The Center conducts training meetings for staff members and others with family history callings on the first Sunday of the month (or the closest thereafter if the Center is closed due to a holiday) and the third Sunday of the month. During training times, the Center is closed to the general public.

Class Schedule
The Center conducts regular weekly genealogy courses available free to the public. If you would like to be notified of the class schedule, please submit your request by email to: familyhistoryclasses@gmail.com.

All Sunday classes will be taught at 6:30 pm at the Yale and Monaco Bldg. in the Relief Society room.

All Tuesday and Wednesday classes will be taught at 10:30 am at the Yale and Monaco Bldg. in the Relief Society room.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This Center will assist patrons to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. Patrons will place their orders on any computer with an Internet connection using the Online Film Ordering system.  The film ordering Web site is located at FamilySearch Films. There patrons can create a personal account and select the preferred family history center where the films they order will be sent. They can make payment using a credit or debit card, or by PayPal.
 * The Denver Colorado Family History Center has a collection of microfilms and microfiche on indefinite loan from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

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.
 * Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aged 13 and over can join four subscription websites for free: Ancestry.com, Find My Past, My Heritage, and American Ancestors. Follow this link and sign in with your FamilySearch/LDS Account for access to these excellent resources! Partner Access

Hardware and Equipment

 * There are personal computers, printers, microfilm and microfiche readers available in this Center for patron use on a first come, first served basis.
 * In addition, this Center has a digital imaging system that allows patrons to print or capture selected microfilm/microfiche images on their personal stick drives or CDs.
 * Wireless connections are available for personal laptops and tablets.

Children's Activities

 * Researchers may bring their children with them into the Family History Center during their research. Note that the Center does not provide any child care services.
 * There are crayons, colored pencils, coloring pages that may be copied, and coloring books.
 * Journal jars: Children can put together a jar filled with questions about personal or family history. This can be a fun way to interview family members. You could even record the questions and answers on a smart phone and upload the audio to the Memories section on familysearch.org
 * There are two decks of cards to play with.
 * School-aged children may try handwriting practice sheets from the Internet that teach printing and cursive handwriting.

Staff Research Specialties
Saturday morning we have staff members that can assist in Spanish and German.

Resources in the Local Area

 * Denver Public Library, Western History &amp; Genealogy. 5th floor, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy., Denver, CO 80204

Links

 * Denver Public Library
 * Rocky Mountain Regional NARA
 * Colorado Genealogical Society

Volunteer at the Center
We are actively seeking people who would like to assist others in family history work. An in-depth knowledge of Family History or Genealogy is not needed as we will provide training.