FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY
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Latter-day Saints Los Angeles Family History Library Formerly and Los Angeles Family History Center 10741 Santa Monica Blvd West Los Angeles, CA 90025 310-474-9990 Richard McBride, Director Jon Schweitzer, Webmaster What is a FHC? Before You Visit The LAFHL How to Get Started The Los Angeles Family History Library or LAFHL was established in 1964 to service the needs of the then 6.4 million citizens of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Non members are welcome and there is no charge for facility use. Last year 60% of those coming to the LAFHL were not members of the Church. The LAFHL has the LARGEST holdings of any branch in the Family History Library System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The center has access to the 2.4 million microfilms in the Salt Lake City Family History Library. The LAFHL offers patrons:
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This facility has been renamed the Los Angeles Family History Library or LAFHL. http://www.lafhl.org/ Please make a new Bookmark. lafamhist@lafhl.org The LAFHL is CLOSED for major remodeling until further notice. Please give us your name and email so we may tell you about the Grand Reopening. Use this PAGE to give us your name and email and see the latest news about the Grand Reopening. The LAFHL will be reopening sometime in September 2010. Ordering of microfilm and microfiche by mail and in person at the LAFHL is CANCELED until after remodeling. SEARCH THIS WEBSITE Loading
Updated Or New Online Classes/HelpPublishing your Family History on the Internet NEW Finding and Choosing an ISP and Website Hosting Family History Library Classes Online NEW Videos - Requires High Speed Internet and for some classes the special "Silverlight" program and at least Windows XP SP2 or Vista or Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above. Fix PC Computers NEW PC Computer System Care and Maintenance Computer Internet Security Genealogy Research On The Web Inkjet Printers and Ink LOCAL GENEALOGY EVENTS None THE FAMILYSEARCH DIGITAL RECORDS ONLINE See the Pilot Search Site HERE. NEW - CITY DIRECTORIES ON MICROFILM at downtown Los Angeles Public Library See the list HERE. USE THE NEW FAMILYSEARCH WEBSITE to search for genealogy resources on the Internet. See it HERE. Use the NEW Internet "FHL Favorites" Websites by using the big yellow star icon on any monitor at the LAFHL. Elsewhere you can find it HERE. INTRODUCTION TO NEW FAMILYSEARCH CLASS See more information ANCESTRY.COM IS BACK AGAIN! Free and better than ever See more information A Big Explosion of New Online Databases at the LAFHL See more information Free Genealogy Programs to use at the LAFHL See more information Order Microfilm By Mail Recent Film/Fiche Orders "F" Special Films Book Holdings Search Quaker Sources - 21 Large databases from the FHLC and what's at the LAFHL. Heritage Quest (H.Q.) is now available Free online at the LAFHL! See this link about how to research H.Q.. http://www.lafhl.org/hqresearch.htm H.Q. has all 1790 - 1930 census images online. All computers will have FULL ACCESS to everything at Ancestry.com. Suggest you see the following link about research using the limited Ancestry Library Edition at other libraries and locations. http://www.lafhl.org/ancestrycomres.htm All patrons are invited to participate in the FamilySearch Indexing Projects. They will take the place of Ancestry.com and will be free to everyone online. See the information HERE. You must have Broadband and XP or Vista OR come to the LAFHL and use one of our computers. There is free class information List of site pages National Archives Holdings - Subjects Passenger Lists - New York 1820-1897 Research Notebooks - 76 Scottish Research - Censuses - 6 webpages Administration Districts - 7 webpages Nuestro Inventario de Microfilms de America Latina Genealogical Free Blank Forms - Print See the above new links and more new links in the "SITE and LINKS INDEX" above and left. Traveling? Plan on attending other genealogy events around the country. If you would like your local event listed, please submit a few sentences with your Website
address to the Webmaster. Events will be edited when necessary. Can't find your ancestors? Review the common errors everyone makes and try again. |
This facility is now called the Los Angeles Family History Library or LAFHL. Come to the LAFHL and we can show you how you can find your ancestors. Come into the LAFHL to use a computer to gain FREE access to everything on Ancestry.com and obtain help from the many knowledgeable genealogy consultants. Learn more by attending the FREE classes offered every month. 10741 Santa Monica Blvd West Los Angeles, CA 90025 (north of the temple) 310-474-9990 MAP The LAFHL is located behind the Los Angeles LDS Temple on "Temple Hill" and downstairs in the Visitor's Center. Access is via the east side of the Visitor's Center. Directions From the Santa Monica Freeway (10), exit on Overland going north to Santa Monica Boulevard. Turn right on "Big" Santa Monica Boulevard then an immediate left on Manning Avenue, first left on Eastbourne and the entrance to Temple Hill. Follow the signs to the Temple Visitor's Center. Email the Webmaster with only site errors and contributions and the LAFHL for Richard McBride and other matters. Copyright 2001-2010 © Los Angeles Family History Library - Revised 26 August 2010. Disclaimer of Liability and Endorsement - external website links: As a courtesy, in this site, we have provided links to external sites that help us perform our mission to assist genealogy researchers in their work. The LAFHL assumes no legal liability or responsibility associated with the use of the external sites or endorsement of the external sites.
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