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Visit The Yuma FamilySearch Center and learn how to access millions of genealogical records from all over the world using on-site resources. The Yuma FamilySearch Center has a large collection of extended loan films. We also have multiple books about many countries and all states, a collection of immigration books, Native American records, and historical records of Arizona and Yuma County. | |||
==Center Contacts and Hours== | |||
'''Location & Map:''' | '''Location & Map:''' | ||
'''Address:''' '''4300 West 16th Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364, United States ''' | |||
The Yuma FamilySearch Center is located on 16th Street, just west of Avenue C. The center occupies two rooms at the rear of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. For your convenience, park on the north side of the church and ring the bell at the northwest entrance of the church | |||
'''E-mail:''' | *[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4300+West+16th+Street,+Yuma,+Arizona+85364&hl=en&hnear=4300+W+16th+St,+Yuma,+Arizona+85364&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0 Location Map] | ||
*'''E-mail:''' yumafamilysearchcenter@gmail.com | |||
'''Open Hours: | '''Open Hours:''' | ||
'''Tuesday | * '''Tuesday''': 9:00 am - 4:00 pm & 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | ||
''' | * '''Wednesday:''' 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | ||
''' | * '''Thursday''': 9:00 am - 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | ||
''' | * '''Saturday:''' 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Please note that if no patrons are in attendance, the center will close a half an hour earlier than posted times | |||
'''Closed Sunday and Monday''' | |||
=== | ===2023 Closures === | ||
'''The center will be closed on the following dates:''' | |||
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'''''December 17 - 31''''' | |||
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==Calendar and Events== | |||
'''Save the date:''' | |||
Seminar - Saturday January 20, 2024 - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. Lunch included. [https://sites.google.com/view/yumafhc/ Seminar sign-up here.] | |||
==Center Resources== | |||
===Collections=== | |||
'''Basic Reference Materials:''' | |||
*Genealogical Guidebooks | |||
*Maps and Gazetteers | |||
*State and Country Research Guides | |||
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===Databases and Software=== | |||
*'''[[FamilySearch Center Portal]]''' This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | |||
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==Center Services== | |||
===Staff Research Specialties=== | |||
Our Center is staffed by volunteers who understand the basic principles of family history research. They can guide you in using the FamilySearch Center's resources and equipment and can suggest local libraries, archives, and societies that also provide genealogical and historical information. | |||
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== | ==Resources in the Local Area== | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/view/yumafhc ''Yuma FamilySearch Center''] | |||
*[http://gsya.org/ ''Genealogical Society of Yuma Arizona''] | |||
*[https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/ ''Arizona Historical Society''] | |||
*[https://yumalibrary.org/archives/ ''Yuma Archives'']. Located in the basement of the Heritage Library, the Archives contain manuscripts, oral histories and photograph collections that pertain to historical people, places and events of Yuma, Arizona. | |||
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==Volunteer at the Center== | |||
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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library. |
Visit The Yuma FamilySearch Center and learn how to access millions of genealogical records from all over the world using on-site resources. The Yuma FamilySearch Center has a large collection of extended loan films. We also have multiple books about many countries and all states, a collection of immigration books, Native American records, and historical records of Arizona and Yuma County.
Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]
Location & Map:
Address: 4300 West 16th Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364, United States
The Yuma FamilySearch Center is located on 16th Street, just west of Avenue C. The center occupies two rooms at the rear of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. For your convenience, park on the north side of the church and ring the bell at the northwest entrance of the church
- Location Map
- E-mail: yumafamilysearchcenter@gmail.com
Open Hours:
- Tuesday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm & 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Thursday: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
*Please note that if no patrons are in attendance, the center will close a half an hour earlier than posted times
Closed Sunday and Monday
2023 Closures[edit | edit source]
The center will be closed on the following dates:
December 17 - 31
Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]
Save the date:
Seminar - Saturday January 20, 2024 - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. Lunch included. Seminar sign-up here.
Center Resources[edit | edit source]
Collections[edit | edit source]
Basic Reference Materials:
- Genealogical Guidebooks
- Maps and Gazetteers
- State and Country Research Guides
Databases and Software[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch 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[edit | edit source]
Center Services[edit | edit source]
Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]
Our Center is staffed by volunteers who understand the basic principles of family history research. They can guide you in using the FamilySearch Center's resources and equipment and can suggest local libraries, archives, and societies that also provide genealogical and historical information.
Resources in the Local Area[edit | edit source]
- Yuma FamilySearch Center
- Genealogical Society of Yuma Arizona
- Arizona Historical Society
- Yuma Archives. Located in the basement of the Heritage Library, the Archives contain manuscripts, oral histories and photograph collections that pertain to historical people, places and events of Yuma, Arizona.