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=== Center Contacts and Hours | |||
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===Center Contacts and Hours=== | |||
'''Location Map:''' | '''Location Map:''' | ||
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'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
*2501 Maplewood Street Anchorage Alaska 99508 United States | *2501 Maplewood Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99508 United States | ||
*Language:English | *Language:English | ||
'''Phone:''' | '''Phone: 907-677-0652''' | ||
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'''E-mail:''' | '''E-mail:''' | ||
*AK_Anchorage@ | *AK_Anchorage@familyhistorymail.org | ||
'''Open Hours:''' | '''Open Hours:''' | ||
*'''Tuesday:''' 10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m. | *'''Tuesday:''' 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | ||
*'''Wednesday:''' 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | *'''Wednesday:''' 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | ||
*'''Thursday:''' 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | *'''Thursday:''' 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | ||
==== Group Sessions ==== | |||
Group sessions can be scheduled after hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday by calling the Center during normal hours. | |||
<br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'''2023'''</span> '''Holiday Closures'''</span> | |||
*'''Thanksgiving:''' 19 November thru 25 November 2023 | |||
*'''Christmas/New Year's''': 17 December 2023 thru 6 January 2024 | |||
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=== Using FamilySearch Wiki === | |||
FamilySearch Wiki is. . . A tool people can use to learn how to find their ancestors. It offers information on how to find, use and analyze records of genealogical value. The site’s content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate researchers, and experts. | |||
==== Online classes on using FamilySearch Wiki ==== | |||
* | * [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/using-the-familysearch-research-wiki-introduction Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: Introduction] | ||
* [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/types-of-wiki-pages-for-researchypes of Wiki Pages for Research Types of Wiki Pages for Research] | |||
* [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/contributing-to-the-familysearch-wiki Contributing to the FamilySearch Wiki] | |||
=== Live Virtual Missionary Help === | |||
<blockquote>The BYU Family History Library Missionaries are offering one-on-one virtual help with family history. Hours: Monday- Thursday, 8 AM – 6 PM, Friday, 8 AM – 4 PM (Monday- Thursday, 10 AM – 8 PM, Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM, Mountain Time.)</blockquote>[https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81272259288?pwd=Y2VJeXhmcllST1kwUzIyQW8wV21JUT09 Click here to join the Missionary Virtual Desk] | |||
[https://fh.lib.byu.edu/hours-of-specialized-help-by-geography-language/ Hours of Specialized Help by Geography/Language] (Missionary can recommend others that can help with your needs.)<blockquote>Patrons will be helped in the order they join the Zoom link. Consultations will be 20 minutes or less when others are waiting; if a longer consultation is needed, that can be scheduled for another time in a manner that suits your needs. When you join the Zoom link, you will enter the virtual lobby and a missionary will assign you to a helper when it is your turn.</blockquote>For instructional videos on how to use Zoom or join a Zoom meeting. [https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials click here] | |||
This information is from the BYU Family History Library Website - 2 Dec 2021 | |||
===Center Resources=== | |||
=== | ===News=== | ||
'''What FamilySearch Is Doing to Preserve Electronic Records''': Did you know that CDs have an expiration date? So do external hard drives, flash disk storage, and many other technologies that hold electronic records. Saving these electronic records is an important work, which is why each year on October 10th, we celebrate Electronic Records Day, a day set aside remember the vital work of preserving electronic records and the difference that these records make in our world today. | |||
===FamilySearch’s Efforts=== | |||
Record preservation is the sort of thing we get passionate about here at FamilySearch! One of our main goals is to help more records become available to more people. Last year, we created 32 million images of records in North America, many of which were probate and marriage records, along with naturalization, immigration, and military records. | |||
Some of our most exciting collections that came from those images include records from the War of 1812, World War II, and Ellis Island.<blockquote>“Preserving historic records is only one-half of the equation. Making them easily accessible to family historians and researchers worldwide when they need them is the other crucial component.” —Diane Loosle, director of FamilySearch Patron Services Division</blockquote> | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/electronic-records-day-2019/ Click Here] For more information | |||
===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. | ||
*[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search '''Click Here''']''' | *[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search '''Click Here''']''' '''to search census in '''Heritage Quest Online''' | ||
===Hardware and Equipment=== | |||
*Computers, Printers, Microfilm Readers<br> | *Computers, Printers, Microfilm Readers<br> | ||
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=== Volunteer at the Center | ===Volunteer at the Center=== | ||
If you would like to volunteer at the Family History Center | If you would like to volunteer at the Family History Center please visit the center during the open hours. Volunteers are always welcome! | ||
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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
Address:
- 2501 Maplewood Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99508 United States
- Language:English
Phone: 907-677-0652
E-mail:
- AK_Anchorage@familyhistorymail.org
Open Hours:
- Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Group Sessions
Group sessions can be scheduled after hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday by calling the Center during normal hours.
2023 Holiday Closures
- Thanksgiving: 19 November thru 25 November 2023
- Christmas/New Year's: 17 December 2023 thru 6 January 2024
Using FamilySearch Wiki
FamilySearch Wiki is. . . A tool people can use to learn how to find their ancestors. It offers information on how to find, use and analyze records of genealogical value. The site’s content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate researchers, and experts.
Online classes on using FamilySearch Wiki
- Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: Introduction
- Types of Wiki Pages for Research
- Contributing to the FamilySearch Wiki
Live Virtual Missionary Help
The BYU Family History Library Missionaries are offering one-on-one virtual help with family history. Hours: Monday- Thursday, 8 AM – 6 PM, Friday, 8 AM – 4 PM (Monday- Thursday, 10 AM – 8 PM, Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM, Mountain Time.)
Click here to join the Missionary Virtual Desk
Hours of Specialized Help by Geography/Language (Missionary can recommend others that can help with your needs.)
Patrons will be helped in the order they join the Zoom link. Consultations will be 20 minutes or less when others are waiting; if a longer consultation is needed, that can be scheduled for another time in a manner that suits your needs. When you join the Zoom link, you will enter the virtual lobby and a missionary will assign you to a helper when it is your turn.
For instructional videos on how to use Zoom or join a Zoom meeting. click here
This information is from the BYU Family History Library Website - 2 Dec 2021
Center Resources
News
What FamilySearch Is Doing to Preserve Electronic Records: Did you know that CDs have an expiration date? So do external hard drives, flash disk storage, and many other technologies that hold electronic records. Saving these electronic records is an important work, which is why each year on October 10th, we celebrate Electronic Records Day, a day set aside remember the vital work of preserving electronic records and the difference that these records make in our world today.
FamilySearch’s Efforts
Record preservation is the sort of thing we get passionate about here at FamilySearch! One of our main goals is to help more records become available to more people. Last year, we created 32 million images of records in North America, many of which were probate and marriage records, along with naturalization, immigration, and military records.
Some of our most exciting collections that came from those images include records from the War of 1812, World War II, and Ellis Island.
“Preserving historic records is only one-half of the equation. Making them easily accessible to family historians and researchers worldwide when they need them is the other crucial component.” —Diane Loosle, director of FamilySearch Patron Services Division
Click Here For more information
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.
- Click Here to search census in Heritage Quest Online
Hardware and Equipment
- Computers, Printers, Microfilm Readers
Volunteer at the Center
If you would like to volunteer at the Family History Center please visit the center during the open hours. Volunteers are always welcome!