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| {{FHCpage}} [http://mesarfhc.org Mesa Regional Family History Center]<br>The website is also available in [http://mesarfhc.org/Spanish_Site/default_1.htm Spanish]
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| The Mesa Regional Family History Center is also known as the [[Family History Centers|Mesa Arizona Large Multistake Center]] serves 54 Stakes in the Phoenix/Mesa Metroplex. The Center has 180 Missionaries trained to help more than 50,000 patrons who visit the Center each year.<br>
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| === Location and Contact Information ===
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| 41 South Hobson Mesa,<br>Maricopa, Arizona, United States<br>Phone: 480-964-1200<br>Email Address: admin@mesarfhc.org
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| The building is located on the east side of Hobson, just south of Main Street and east of the Temple.
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| The Mesa Regional Family History Center also uses a building for training purposes located at:<br>464 E. 1st Avenue, Mesa, Arizona<br>
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| Map showing [http://maps.google.com/?q=41+S+Hobson,Mesa,Arizona+85204&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=33.414069,-111.815457&spn=0.014293,0.042572&iwloc=A Mesa Regional Family History Center]
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| === Hours of Operation and 2011 Calendar ===
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| Click here to view the updated [http://mesarfhc.org/calendar.htm Calendar and Hours of Operation]
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| === Schedule of Classes ===
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| '''Classes are free although some classes may have a nominal charge for elective materials'''.<br>
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| Classes are held daily and taught by volunteers and missionaries at the Center. The Center uses class rooms both in the main building at 41 South Hobson and also at the Training Center which is located at 464 E. 1st Avenue, just west of the Temple.<br>
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| There are two schedules of classes, one for the Main building and one for the Training Center. The Class Schedules are updated regularly and are on the main Mesa Regional Family History Website.
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| Please click on the link below to go to the Class Schedule page.
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/classes_workshops.htm Class Schedules]<br>
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| === General Resources ===
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| *125 computers and 16 film/fiche readers
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| *Free access to subscritption based Internet web sites, Including FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, Footnote, HeritageQuest, AmericanAncestors.org (formerly New England Historic Genealogical Society), World Vital Records, Godfrey Memorial Library and many other sites.
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| *[[Pedigree Resource File]] CD's
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| *Over 700 Commercial CD's with genealogical research data.
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| *Over 17,000 Books.
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| *Over 126,000 rolls of microfilm and 52,000 microfiche. Additional films and fiche may be rented from the [[Family History Library]].<br>
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| *Copiers and printers are available.
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| *Genealogy software programs, forms, research outlines, word lists, etc., available at cost in our Copy Room.
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| *Free Classes and Workshops --- Over 113 classes and workshops scheduled each month.
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| *Research Specialty Committees.
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| *Workshops -- with 28 computers at the Family History Training Center, 464 E. 1st Avenue for hands-on-training. See current class topics being taught below.
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| === Unique Resources ===
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| The Mesa Family History Center has maintained several online resources of a local nature. These resources include the following:
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/search/azobits.htm Mesa Regional Family History Center Arizona Obituary Search]: The Arizona Obituary Search allows you to search through a partial listing of obituaries published in Arizona newspapers. This is an index only. For original obituaries, go to the indicated newspaper. The [http://www.mesalibrary.org/Home.aspx City of Mesa Public Library] also maintains a microfilm copy of the [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/ Arizona Republic Newspaper] and charges $15.00 per obituary search request. The City of Mesa Public Library perform obituary searches only for persons whose obituary appeared in the Arizona Republic newspaper. An index to obituaries from 1997 appearing in the [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/obits/ East Valley Tribune] is available [http://www.mesalibrary.org/apps/obits/search.aspx online]. Microfilm copies of the East Valley Tribune and it's predecessor newspapers for most years back to 1893 are available only at the Mesa Public Library Main Library.<br><br>[http://mesarfhc.org/search/search.php Interment search in the Mesa City Cemetery]: This resource is a listing of most of the burials in the Mesa City Cemetery in the form of a searchable index.
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| === What We Do ===
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| *Provide Research Help. We do not perform the research for patrons, but we answer questions and suggest possible sources. Come to our reference desk.
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| *[http://www.mesarfhc.org/training_classes.htm Provide Training]. See the schedule of classes listed above.
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| *[http://www.mesarfhc.org/ Conduct Tours]. Tours of the center are available during our regular hours for groups of all ages. Call ahead to reserve a time for Youth Tours and discuss the goals of the tour. Call after 3:00 pm for tours scheduled between 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Take a photo tour on line in English and Spanish any time.
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| *Assist in cleaning up data files.
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| *Provide Service Opportunities for missionaries and volunteers. (Call 480-964-1200)
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| === Research and Geographic Committees ===
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| The missionaries and volunteers at the Mesa Regional Family History Center are organized into committees by research interests and geographical areas. Each of the committees has a basic introduction to its area of expertise called a Quick Start. Quick Starts are short statements about how to start doing research on a particular subject or in a particular geographic area. Click [http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm here to go to the main Quick Start page]. Below are each of the committee's mission statements and links to its QuickStarts. <br>
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| ==== Land/Probate ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/land_records_quickstart.htm Land Records: Individuals to Individuals Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/state_land_grant.htm Land Records: State-Land States to Individuals]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/federal_land_grant.htm Land from Federal Government to Individual]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/probate_records_quickstart.htm Probate Records Quick Start]
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| ==== LDS Records ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/lds_records_quickstart.htm LDS Records Quick Start]
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| ==== British Isles ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/england_wales.htm England & Wales Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/Ireland%20Quick%20Start.htm Ireland Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/Ireland%20Quick%20Start.htm Scotland Quick Start]
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| ==== German ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/german_research.htm German Research Quick Start]
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| ==== Military ====
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| All of the Military Quick Starts link to a PDF file directly from the Quick Start link page on the Mesa Regional Family History Center Website. Please go to the link page by clicking on one of the entries below:
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm Revolutionary War]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm Civil War]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm Pre-20th Century Wars]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm 20th Century Wars]
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| ==== Native American, African American, Hawaiian ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/african_american.htm African American Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm Native American Quick Start PDF File]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/research_help.htm Hawaiian Quick Start PDF File]
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| ==== Canadian ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/canada.htm Canada Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/ontario.htm Ontario Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/quebec.htm Quebec Quick Start]
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| ==== Hispanic ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/hispanic_training/english/hispanic_training.htm Hispanic Training]<br>
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| To view the information in Spanish:
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/hispanic_training/espanol/capcitaci%C3%B3n_en_espa%C3%B1ol.htm Capacitación in Español]
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| ==== Immigration/Emigration ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/immigration_before_1820.htm Immigration Before 1820 Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/immigration_after_1820.htm Immigration After 1820 Quick Start]
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| ==== Netherlands ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/netherlands_quickstart.htm Netherlands Quick Start]
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| ==== Scandinavian ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/denmark.htm Denmark Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/norway.htm Norway Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/sweden_and_finland.htm Sweden and Finland Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/quickstart1_scandinavia.htm Scandinavia Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/books_for_scandinavian_research.htm Books for Scandinavian Research]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/other_tools_for_scandinavian_research.htm Other Tools for Scandinavian Research]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/how_to_arkivalieronline.htm How to Use the Danish National Archives]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/how_to_dansk_demografisk.htm Notes on Dansk Demografisk Database]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/how_to_dis_danmark.htm Notes on Using DIS-Denmark, a Danish Genealogical Resource]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/how_to_landsarkivet.htm Landsarkvet]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/how_to_norwegian_maps.htm Notes on Norway.no and Norge.no for Maps of Counties and Communes]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/how_to_norway_national_archives.htm How to Use Norway National Archives]
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| ==== Eastern European ====
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/quick_starts/eastern_europe_research.htm Eastern European Quick Start]<br>[http://mesarfhc.org/research_specialties_committees/eastern_european_countries.htm Eastern European Map and List of Countries]
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| === Other Resources ===
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| [http://mesarfhc.org/family_history_consultant_training.htm Family History Research Training and Class Schedule]
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| === Links ===
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| See the [[Regional Family History Centers]] for information on all of the regional centers.<br>More information on [[Mesa, Arizona]]
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| <br>
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| {{Arizona|Arizona}}<br>
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| <br>
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| [[Category:Maricopa_County,_Arizona]]
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