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<h1>WONDERING ABOUT YOUR HERITAGE?</h1>
<h1>WONDERING ABOUT YOUR HERITAGE?</h1>
<p>Helpful volunteers are ready to assist you in discovering your ancestors and their story.  <br />
<p>Helpful volunteers are ready to assist you in discovering your ancestors and their story.  <br />
All services are free. Come and get access to billions of records!</p>
All services are free.</p>


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<h1>LEARNING</h1>
<h1>LEARNING</h1>
<div style="padding-right:20px;">[[File:TempeFHC pexels-christina-morillo-1181424 small.png|295px|left|Please, get all the virtual training you want, free!|alt=A professional lady who is ready to guide you in your learning.]]</div>
<div style="padding-right:20px;">[[File:TempeFHC pexels-christina-morillo-1181424 small.png|290px|left|Please, get all the virtual training you want, free!|alt=A professional lady who is ready to guide you in your learning.]]</div>
<h2>Want to learn more about a specific topic?</h2>
<h2>Want to learn more about a specific topic?</h2>
<p>Enjoy free access to hundreds of trainings, below, by topical experts!</p>
<p>Enjoy free access to hundreds of trainings, below, by topical experts!</p>
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<h3>FamilySearch Family Tree</h3>
<h3>FamilySearch Family Tree</h3>


*[[Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center/Learning/FamilySearch|View Capabilities and Tips for Beginners]]
*[[Tempe Arizona Family History Center/Learning/FamilySearch|View Capabilities and Tips for Beginners]]


<h3>Learning Center</h3>
<h3>Learning Center</h3>
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Classes_in_the_Learning_Center Archived Classes in the Learning Center]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Classes_in_the_Learning_Center Archived Classes in the Learning Center]


<h3>RootsTech - The World’s Largest Family History Conference</h3>
<h3>RootsTech Connect</h3>
<p>FREE all year! 1500+ sessions across nine categories from experts around the world!</p>
<p>1500+ sessions across nine categories from experts around the world!</p>


* [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/ View RootsTech 2024]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/search RootsTech Connect 2021]


<h3>Upcoming Webinars / Events</h3>
<h3>Upcoming Webinars / Events</h3>


*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Library_Classes_and_Webinars View Upcoming Webinars]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars View Upcoming Webinars]
*[https://mesatemple.org/classes/ In-Person Training Classes (Mesa, AZ)]
*[https://mesatemple.org/classes/ In-Person Training Classes (Mesa, AZ)]


<h3>Getting Help</h3>
<h3>Getting Help</h3>


*Live Chat on FamilySearch
*Call 1-866-406-1830
*Call 1-866-406-1830


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<h1>PRESERVE MEMORIES</h1>  
<h1>PRESERVE MEMORIES</h1>  
<p>Need help digitizing photos, slides, or home movies? Our services are free!</p>
<p>Need help digitizing photos, slides, or home movies? Our services are free!</p>
[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/your-memories-can-live-forever-on-familysearch?cid=em-rt-13555&mkt_tok=NTc4LVRUWC04NzQAAAGEltxnZm3vBn4dAe8ri0FKFU-gJ6DEhtx1J3Fk00ehTdP0dUG5MbD82sRIQVBh7jNDyrY4R9Mmf7Zd4prS9fqXFEmtIUmMfQURd1crvTDh4bqt5w Your memories can live forever on FamilySearch]
[[File:TempeFHC pexels-suzy-hazelwood-3617531.png|370px|right|Old family photos are a window into the past. Which ancestor do you look like?|alt=A collage of several old family photos.]]
[[File:TempeFHC pexels-suzy-hazelwood-3617531.png|370px|right|Old family photos are a window into the past. Which ancestor do you look like?|alt=A collage of several old family photos.]]


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*Photos up to 11"x17"
*Photos up to 11"x17"
*Snapshots in a high-speed photo scanner - 30 photos in 30 seconds!
*Snapshots in a document feeder photo scanner - 30 photos in 30 seconds!
*Slides and Negatives (various sizes)
*Slides and Negatives (various sizes)
*Home movies (8mm and Super 8)
*Home movies (8mm and Super 8)
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File:TempeFHC_Compare-a-Face_300px.png|alt=A picture showing how strongly the face of a living person matches the face of on ancestor.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/compare '''Compare-a-Face''']
File:TempeFHC_Compare-a-Face_300px.png|alt=A picture showing how strongly the face of a living person matches the face of on ancestor.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/compare '''Compare-a-Face''']
File:TempeFHC_Picture-My-Heritage_300px.jpg|alt=A picture showing 8 portraits, each with a generic face, for inserting your face into historical photos.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/picture '''Picture Your Heritage''']
File:TempeFHC_Picture-My-Heritage_300px.jpg|alt=A picture showing 8 portraits, each with a generic face, for inserting your face into historical photos.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/picture '''Picture Your Heritage''']
File:TempeFHC_Geneopardy_300px.png|alt=A picture showing the Geneopardy game board, much like the Jeopardy TV game show.|[https://geneopardy.familytech.byu.edu/'''Geneopardy''']
File:TempeFHC_Geneopardy_300px.png|alt=A picture showing the Geneopardy game board, much like the Jeopardy TV game show.|[https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/geneopardy.html '''Geneopardy''']
File:TempeFHC_Wheel-of-Family-Fortune_300px.PNG|alt=A picture showing the Wheel of Family Fortune game wheel, much like the Wheel of Fortune TV game show.|[https://wheel.fhtl.org/#/ '''Wheel of Family Fortune''']
File:TempeFHC_Wheel-of-Family-Fortune_300px.PNG|alt=A picture showing the Wheel of Family Fortune game wheel, much like the Wheel of Fortune TV game show.|[https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/wheel-of-family-fortune.html '''Wheel of Family Fortune''']
File:TempeFHC_Ancestor-Games_300px.JPG|alt=A picture showing a Crossword puzzle, a Word-Search puzzle, and a Word Scramble.|[https://ancestorgames.fhtl.org/#!/ '''Ancestor Games''']
File:TempeFHC_Ancestor-Games_300px.JPG|alt=A picture showing a Crossword puzzle, a Word-Search puzzle, and a Word Scramble.|[https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/ancestor-games.html '''Ancestor Games''']
File:TempeFHC_In-Home-Activities_300px.JPG|alt=A picture of a mother and two teenage children enjoying a game at the dining table.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/activities/?location=discovery '''In-Home Activities''']
File:TempeFHC_In-Home-Activities_300px.JPG|alt=A picture of a mother and two teenage children enjoying a game at the dining table.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/activities/?location=discovery '''In-Home Activities''']
File:TempeFHC_pexels-marcio-skull-3579181_cropped.png|alt=A picture of the face of a pensive young lady who is deep in thought.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/about/year? '''All About You''']
File:TempeFHC_pexels-marcio-skull-3579181_cropped.png|alt=A picture of the face of a pensive young lady who is deep in thought.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/about/year? '''All About You''']
File:TempeFHC_Record-Your-Story 300px.PNG|alt=A picture of a desktop computer.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/record/categories '''Record Your Story''']
File:TempeFHC_Record-Your-Story 300px.PNG|alt=A picture of a desktop computer.|[https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/record/categories '''Record Your Story''']
File:TempeFHC_Pedigree-Pie 300px.png|alt=A picture showing a collage of national flags.|[https://pedigree-pie.fhtl.org/ '''Pedigree Pie''']
File:TempeFHC_Pedigree-Pie 300px.png|alt=A picture showing a collage of national flags.|[https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/pedigree-pie.html '''Pedigree Pie''']
File:TempeFHC_Family-Calendar 300px.PNG|[https://calendar.fhtl.org/start '''Family Calendar''']
File:TempeFHC_Family-Calendar 300px.PNG|[https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/family-calendar.html '''Family Calendar''']
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<div style="margin-bottom:40px;">[[File:Tempe-FHC Entrance 162833 16x9 small.png|1100px|Come visit the FamilySearch Center.|alt=A photo of the entrance to the Tempe FamilySearch Center.]]</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:40px;">[[File:Tempe-FHC Entrance 162833 16x9 small.png|1100px|Come visit the family history center.|alt=A photo of the entrance to the Tempe Arizona Family History Center.]]</div>


<h1>Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center</h1>
<h1>Tempe Arizona Family History Center</h1>
<p>2707 S College Avenue, Tempe, Arizona <br />
<p>2707 S College Avenue, Tempe, Arizona <br />
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/2707+S+College+Ave,+Tempe,+AZ+85282/@33.3966184,-111.9365808,16.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x872b08bc0f1109ed:0xa887828852389491!8m2!3d33.3997648!4d-111.9338978 <u>Map Directions</u>] </p>
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/2707+S+College+Ave,+Tempe,+AZ+85282/@33.3966184,-111.9365808,16.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x872b08bc0f1109ed:0xa887828852389491!8m2!3d33.3997648!4d-111.9338978 <u>Map Directions</u>] </p>


[[File:TempeFHC North 16x9 small.png|370px|right|We have 15 workstations with the FamilySearch Portal.|alt=A photo of computer workstations inside the Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center.]]
[[File:TempeFHC North 16x9 small.png|370px|right|We have 14 workstations with the Family History Center Portal.|alt=A photo of computer workstations inside the Tempe Arizona Family History Center.]]


<h3>Summer Hours, June - August 2025</h3>
<h3>Center Hours</h3>
<p>
<p>
*<strong>Sunday</strong>:    2:00pm–4:00pm<br />
Call to make an appointment. Access is temporarily by appointment only due the Covid-19 pandemic.
*<strong>Monday</strong>:    Closed<br />
*<strong>Tuesday</strong>:  2:30pm–4:30pm and 6:30pm-8:30pm<br />
*<strong>Wednesday</strong>: Closed<br />
*<strong>Thursday</strong>:  9:30am–11:30am and 6:30pm-8:30pm<br />
*<strong>Friday</strong>:    Closed<br />
*<strong>Saturday</strong>:  Closed<br />
Other times by appointment
</p>
</p>
<strong>Closed:</strong>
*Holidays<br />
*First Sunday in April<br />
*First Sunday in October<br />
*Week of Thanksgiving (Monday through Sunday)<br />
*December 18th to January 1st.<br />
<h3>Center Directors</h3>
<h3>Center Directors</h3>
<p>Steve & Shirley Bowles, (480) 907-4919</p>
<p>Steve & Shirley Bowles <br />
<p><strong>Assistant Directors </strong></p>
(480) 907-4919</p>
<p>Mike & Debbie Ostler, (480) 331-7177</p>
<p>Assistant Directors <br />
<p>Jeff & Ann Covert, (520) 236-1137</p>
Mike & Debbie Ostler <br />
(480) 331-7177</p>


<h3>How to Volunteer</h3>
<h3>How to Volunteer</h3>
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<h2>Center Resources</h2>
<h2>Center Resources</h2>
[[File:TempeFHC East 16x9 small.png|370px|right|We have 15 workstations with the FamilySearch Portal.|alt=A photo of another set of computer workstations inside the Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center.]]
[[File:TempeFHC East 16x9 small.png|370px|right|We have 14 workstations with the Family History Center Portal.|alt=A photo of another set of computer workstations inside the Tempe Arizona Family History Center.]]


All services are free.</p>
*Volunteer Consultants
*Volunteer Consultants
*11x17 color Fan Chart prints
*11x17 Color Fan Chart prints
*Digitizing capabilities (8 scanners)
*Digitizing Capabilities (8 scanners)
*''FamilySearch Portal'' on 16 workstations
*''Family History Center Portal'' on 14 workstations


<h3>[[FamilySearch_Center_Portal|FamilySearch Portal]]</h3>
<h3>[[Family_History_Center_Portal|Family History Center Portal]]</h3>
<p>The portal provides free access to many premium services, such as:</p>
<p>The portal provides free access to many premium services, such as:</p>


*Ancestry.com
*Ancestry.com
*Fold3
*Fold3
*MyHeritage
*MyHeritage.com
*NewspaperArchive
*Newspapers.com, etc.
*'''[[FamilySearch_Center_Portal|View All]]'''
*'''[[Family_History_Center_Portal|View All]]'''


<p>Note: visiting these websites through their public URLs will not provide access to the full versions that run in the FamilySearch Center.</p>
<p>Note: visiting these websites through their public URLs will not provide access to the full versions that run in the family history center.</p>


<p>'''[[FamilySearch_Center_Portal#Other_helpful_websites|Other Helpful Websites]]'''</p>
<p>'''[[Family_History_Center_Portal#Other_helpful_websites|Other Helpful Websites]]'''</p>
<br />
<br />
<h1>Attributions</h1>
<h1>Attributions</h1>
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*"Wheel of Family Fortune" from https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/wheel-of-family-fortune.html
*"Wheel of Family Fortune" from https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/wheel-of-family-fortune.html
*"Woman Looking Up" by Marcio Skull. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
*"Woman Looking Up" by Marcio Skull. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
*"Entrance of Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
*"Entrance of Tempe Arizona Family History Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
*"Inside West view of Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
*"Inside West view of Tempe Arizona Family History Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
*"Inside East view of Tempe Arizona FamilySearch Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
*"Inside East view of Tempe Arizona Family History Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
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[[Category:Arizona FamilySearch Centers]]
[[Category:Arizona Family History Centers]]

Revision as of 11:44, 31 January 2022

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Four siblings, a brother and three sisters, are posing for a portrait; about 1910.

PRESERVE MEMORIES

Need help digitizing photos, slides, or home movies? Our services are free!

A collage of several old family photos.

Preserving Memories

Preserve memories for posterity by uploading photos, stories, documents and audio recordings to your family tree, which shares them with your relatives.

  • Organize them by topic.
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  • Discover memories others have shared about your family.

Digitizing Memories

Our 8 scanners enable you to digitize:

  • Photos up to 11"x17"
  • Snapshots in a document feeder photo scanner - 30 photos in 30 seconds!
  • Slides and Negatives (various sizes)
  • Home movies (8mm and Super 8)
  • Videos (bring your camcorder or player)
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Tempe Arizona Family History Center

2707 S College Avenue, Tempe, Arizona
Map Directions

A photo of computer workstations inside the Tempe Arizona Family History Center.

Center Hours

Call to make an appointment. Access is temporarily by appointment only due the Covid-19 pandemic.

Center Directors

Steve & Shirley Bowles
(480) 907-4919

Assistant Directors
Mike & Debbie Ostler
(480) 331-7177

How to Volunteer

Contact the center directors.

Center Resources

A photo of another set of computer workstations inside the Tempe Arizona Family History Center.
  • Volunteer Consultants
  • 11x17 Color Fan Chart prints
  • Digitizing Capabilities (8 scanners)
  • Family History Center Portal on 14 workstations

Family History Center Portal

The portal provides free access to many premium services, such as:

  • Ancestry.com
  • Fold3
  • MyHeritage.com
  • Newspapers.com, etc.
  • View All

Note: visiting these websites through their public URLs will not provide access to the full versions that run in the family history center.

Other Helpful Websites


Attributions

  • "Toddler in Goat-Drawn Cart" by Unknown. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
  • "Boy Wearing Sailor Costume" by Suzy Hazelwood. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Family with Car Stuck in Mud" by Unknown. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
  • "Smiling Young Ethnic Woman Working Remotely on Laptop with Cute Baby" by William Fortunato. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Woman Smiling and Holding Teal Book" by Christina Morillo. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Happy Ethnic Woman Sitting at Table with Laptop" by Andrea Piacquadio. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Young Positive Lady Showing Photos on Smartphone to Senior Man" by Andrea Piacquadio. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Brother and Three Sisters" by Unknown. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
  • "Old Photos" by Suzy Hazelwood. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Wheel of Family Fortune" from https://familytech.byu.edu/apps/wheel-of-family-fortune.html
  • "Woman Looking Up" by Marcio Skull. License: https://www.pexels.com/license/
  • "Entrance of Tempe Arizona Family History Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
  • "Inside West view of Tempe Arizona Family History Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
  • "Inside East view of Tempe Arizona Family History Center" by Mike Ostler. Provided by Steven Bowles. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright



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