Hemet California Family History Center

Location
The Hemet Family History Center


 * 425 North Kirby Street, Hemet, CA 92545-3633 United States
 * available to residents and visitors of the San Jacinto Valley.
 * The main door is located on the West side middle of the building. From inside the building the Center is located on the west end.
 * There is plenty of free parking available.
 * Click here for a map.
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Film and Book Collections
The Center houses a large collection of resources including: 16,000 + rolls of microfilm, 44,000 + rolls of microfiche, 250 CDs, and 14,533 + books some of which are only found in this Center. See Hemet FamilySearch Center Holdings for a detailed listing of available resources. To see a listing of our recent acquisitions click here.

Computer, Scanners, Printers
Additional state-of-the-art resources are available for patron use including: 13 computers, 1 computer with Microfilm Scanner and Flat Bed Scanner, 1 Networked Lexmark Color / Copier / Scanner / Printer, 2 Networked Lexmark Printers, 6 Microfiche Readers, 11 Microfilm Readers.

Computer Software
Free access to the following subscription websites is available. Click here for a description of each of the following:


 * Ancestry.com
 * Fold 3
 * New England Historical and Genealogical Society
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * World Vital Records
 * Alexander Street Press
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * The Genealogist
 * Find My Past
 * The 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Genline Family Finder
 * The Center CD Collection
 * FamilySearch
 * RootsMagic
 * Legacy
 * PAF
 * Ancestral Quest
 * Data collections

Contact Information

 * Phone: (951) 658-8104
 * E-mail: Gene Cheney, Director  cheney01@msn.com
 * E-mail: The Center  ca_hemet@ldsmail.net
 * Please call, during open hours, or send an email with your questions and/or concerns.

Open Hours

 * Monday - 9 am to 5 pm
 * Tuesday - 9 am to 5 pm
 * Wednesday- 9 am to 5 pm
 * Thursday - 9 am to 5 pm
 * Friday - 9 am to 1 pm
 * Saturday- 9 am to 5 pm
 * Sunday - closed

Holiday Schedule

 * August 19th thru September 2, 2013 - Summer Break
 * October 5, 2013 - LDS General Conference
 * November 27th to December 1, 2013 - Thanksgiving Break
 * December 21, 2013 to January 5, 2014- Christmas Break
 * April 5, 2014 - LDS General Conference
 * May 26, 2014 - Memorial Day
 * July 4, 2014 - Independence Day
 * September 1, 2014 - Labor Day
 * October 5, 2014 - LDS General Conference
 * November 26th to November 30, 2014 - Thanksgiving Break
 * Decemer 22, 2014 to January 4, 2015 - Christmas Break

Upcoming Events:
Saturday, August 10, 2013 " Family History Workshop and Potluck Luncheon " 


 * Free to All
 * Time: 9 AM to 1 PM, Luncheon 1 PM to 2 PM
 * Hemet FamilySearch Center - on Kirby Avenue, Hemet, CA Click here for a map
 * 9 AM to 10:45 AM: Session 1a:  FamilySearch Changes, Enhancements &amp; Applications including Search, Photos, Stories, Family tree and Temple Submission Online Features. Session 2b:  How to Research Using Online FamilySearch Books and Catalogs. Digitizing Records Using the Hemet FamilySearch Center New Scanning Equipment.
 * 11 AM to 12:45 PM: Repeat of Sessions 1a and 1b so that all will hear both sessions
 * 1 PM to 2 PM Potluck Luncheon with Speaker

Staff Training Meetings
Monthly Hemet Family History Center Staff Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2:00 pm at the Center. The goal is to help each staff member become more proficient in his/her ability to help patrons. We appreciate so much all you do to move forward this great work. Please remember that personal research experience is necessary to help others.