American Falls Idaho Family History Center

Welcome to the American Falls Idaho Family History Center website.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 111 Church Place American Falls Idaho 83211 United States Use the northeast entrance by the large parking lot and go to Room 4.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * Gary and Linda Wiese at 208-226-7854

E-mail:


 * ID_AmericanFalls@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 *  9:30 am - 1:30 pm Tuesday and Wednesday
 * Groups, couples, and families may schedule any time during the evenings or afternoons. Call 208-226-7854.

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events
Family History Classes

Family History classes at the American Falls Stake Family History Center are held from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. The classes and handouts are free. Preregistration is available if you would like to call 208-226-7854 or call this number if you have questions. You do not need to preregister.

Go to https://familysearch.org/ to register for an account if you don’t already have one. Anyone 12 years old or older can register and have free access to Family Search Family Tree. If you have fewer than 4 generations in Family Tree, you will need to bring additional information. Try to have available information on parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.

Classes are held on Tuesdays from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

February 6 Family Search - Navigation Tips on using the many sites on Family Search including the new changes

February 12 - Duplicates in Family Tree Resolving Duplicates in FamilySearchGoal: One complete, accurate record for each person who has lived on the earth, linked to other records by correct relationships.

February 19 - Sourcing and Record Hints in FamilySearch

This class will teach the value and necessity of finding and attaching Sources to an ancestor’s detail information. We will explore various places where sources can be found, on FamilySearch, records from other websites, and using Memory documents as a source.

February 26 - Using Online Books for Your Family History Research

FamilySearch has 350,000+ digitized genealogy and family history publications.

Google – 25 million+ digitized books

A list of 10 Great Online Libraries will be included in the class.
 * 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Eight computers are available for patron use along with a printer that includes a scanner. Patrons can scan items directly into the gallery on Family Search.

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