Valley Forge Pennsylvania Family History Center

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Location Map:


 * Location of Valley Forge Pennsylvania Family History Center on Map





Address:


 * 721 Paxon Hollow Rd Broomall PA 19008 United States
 * Located in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building
 * Enter in the back door labeled “Family History Center”


 * Language:English





Email:


 * broomallfhc@gmail.com

Email us to:

• Make an appointment for guided help, or to view films outside of regular hours.

• Sign up on our mailing list

• Receive a class schedule

• Be notified of weather closures or delays

Phone: 1-610-356-8507 only answered when we are open. There is no message machine.

Regular Open Hours: Every Wednesdays 9:30-3:30pm and the 2nd and 4th Saturday 9:30-12:30

'''Holiday Closures: November 25-28, December 23 for the Christmas break. Reopen on January 6,2016. '''

Additional Hours: By appointment

You may request to have the center open at other times by appointment. For a timely and quick response, please email broomallfhc@gmail.com to request a time. Appointments are not needed during regular hours unless you need a guided practice lab time.

Class Schedule
Valley Forge Family History Center – Broomall Location

FREE Family History Classes Fall 2015

Classes held Tuesdays: 9:30-10:30 am and repeated 7:00-8:00pm (Center is not open to the public during class or labs)

These are Skill Building Classes including assignments with lab time appointments to sign-up for individual help during 11am-1pm after class Tuesdays as needed.

Sept. 8 - Beginning your Family History on FamilySearch.org Family Tree Using the tree as a way to organize your records, document your ancestors with sources and preserve it for free for future generations! Please create a free account on FamilySearch.org before coming to class and bring your user name and password with you.

Skill demonstrations and assignments: Adding family members, editing an individual page and relationships Attaching Record Hints and Reviewing Attachments to add new individuals in the tree Viewing Descendant relationships to document a fuller family picture Using the Help Center for Questions

Sept. 15 – Searching Records on Familysearch.org Evaluating Identity and Building a Weight of Evidence

Skill demonstrations and assignments: Finding Indexed Records and Record Collections with filter changes. Finding and attaching Images only Records using your source box Ordering Microfilms

Sept. 22 - Merging Duplicate Records on Family Tree / Using the Learning Center Making sure there is only one page and one identifier number per person and getting additional research help from the Wiki and Learning Center

Skills with assignments: Evaluating identity and cleaning up individual pages Exploring the Learning pages on FamilySearch.org

Sept. 29 - Adding Memories to Family Tree

Skills with assignments: Adding Memories: photos, documents, stories and audio from your computer

Oct. 6 - Writing your Family Histories

Oct. 13 - Interviewing Family Members

Oct. 20 - Fun Family Activities for Youth, Children and Grandchildren

Valley Forge Family History Center 721 Paxon Hollow Rd Broomall Pennsylvania 19008 Located in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Enter in the back door labeled “Family History Center” Center Open Hours: Wednesdays 9:30am-3:30pm and 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9:30am-12:30pm Phone: (610)-356-8507 (Only answered during open hours- no message machine) Email anytime with questions and for appointmentsbroomallfhc@gmail.com

Resources in the Local Area

 * http://mainlineroots.org/

Links

 * Delaware County, Pennsylvania


 * Pennsylvania

Volunteer at the Center
We would love to have more volunteers!

We look forward to seeing you at the center!