Malad Idaho FamilySearch Center

This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.

Malad Idaho Stake Family History Center serves most of Oneida County. Located 13 miles north of the Utah Border on I-15, the center has an outstanding historical collection of the county as well as computers available for online research.  'Knowledgeable and friendly consultants are always ready to help anyone who enters the doors. Residing in the west part of the valley, in the east end of the Malad Stake Building, the center is an important and integral part of the Malad Valley. 

Center Contacts and Hours

Location Map:

• Location on MAp

Address:

• 1250 North 1100 West Malad City Idaho 83252 United States

• Language:English

Phone:

• 1-208-766-2332

E-mail:

• ID_Malad@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:

• Tuesday:1:00 pm -9:00pm
• Wednesday:1:00pm-9:00pm
• Thursday:5:00pm-9:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

 Family History Conference for ages 12 and up...

A sneak preview of the conference & classes:

Classes:

• Collaborating/Lateral  -- Case study on Lateral research and getting help from family
• DNA -- Basic idea on how DNA testing works and how it can help
• Wills & Probates --  How to find and read wills & probates
• Ipad --  How to use iPads for family research
• Heritage Quest/Find My Past  -- Basics of how to use Heritage Quest and Find My Past
• Google Cloud -- What is the "Cloud" and how to use it for family history
• Social Media --  How to use social Media with family history
• Photos 1 -- Organizing & Fixing your Photos
• Photos 2 -- Using your photos online & creating and sharing your photos through social media & photo books
• Migration -- Moving From PAF Ancestrial Quest, Roots Magic, Legacy, moving from PAF
• EverNote --  How to use EverNote with Family Research
• Ancestry --  Basics of Ancesty
• US Newspaper Research --  How to use US Newspaper with Family Researcy
• Italitan Indexing -- How to do Italitan indexing - indexing project being pushed by the church
• Helping Turn the Hearts of Your Children -- Suggestions on how parents can get their children involved 
  

Lunch available for purchase and lots of exhibits to look at during the lunch break.  

Center Resources

Collections

• FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
• (List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)

Databases and Software

• FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)

Hardware and Equipment

• Computers

Microfilm Reader and Printer

• Printer
• Scanner

Center Services

Oneida County has a rich Welsh Heritage. Host to Welsh Days every June, the center specializes in Welsh research.

Resources in the Local Area

The Malad Family History is working on digitizing all of their records and putting them on their website at http://www.maladvalleyfamilyhistory.org