Hemet California FamilySearch Center

This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.

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 9 pm
• Thursday     9 am to 5 pm
• Friday           9 am to 1 pm
• Saturday       9 am to 5 pm
• Sunday - closed

Holiday Schedule

• Summer 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
• December 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 & 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.

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