Fresno California East FamilySearch Center/Research Help

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General Research

For United States research the Record Selection Table will assist you when helping a patron or new genealogist.

• Vital Records
  • Birth Records
  • Marriage Records
  • Death Records
• Cemeteries/Burials
• Historical Newspapers
  • Finding Obituaries
    
• Probate Records
• Military Records
• Online Books
  • City Directories
• Immigration/Naturalization Records
• U.S. Census
  • State Census Records

Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or "Redbook" for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our Geographic Resources page.

Staff Research Specialists

• Mark and Cathy McOmber, Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Indexing, (559) 294-9137
• Elder David Grenier, FamilySearch Support Missionary, works Thursday night at FHC, (559) 297-1345, grenida@pacbell.net
• Rebecca Shiner, Eastern Prussia, Great Britain Research, (559) 346-1390
• Leon Papin, French Canadian Research, (559) 346-9620
• Jane Moffitt, Great Britain Research, (559) 412-4267
• Bill Vaughn, Fresno East Stake FHC printing specialist, works Thursday nights at FHC, (559) 298-8345
• Bill and Patty Vaughn, Fresno East Stake Temple and Family History Consultant Trainers, (559) 298-8345
• Jana Last, Family History Blogger specialist, (559) 291-6375
• Steve Mecham, Ancestry.com Research, works Wednesday evenings at FHC, (559) 291-7363
• Jan Gedtis, Tenn, North Carolina, Virgina, DAR genie, Legacy software, works Wednesday, (559) 875-3409
• Carolee Hansen, New England, PA, Mayflower and DAR, Legacy software, works T, W, Thurs, (559)  301-5585
• Carmen Zarco, Hispanic Research, (559) 618-2568, mczarco@yahoo.com