Los Angeles Family History Library - lafhl
LOS ANGELES
FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY
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The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints

Los Angeles Family History Library
10741 Santa Monica Blvd
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-474-9990
Richard McBride, Director
Jon Schweitzer, Webmaster

Welcome!
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. About 60% of those coming to the LAFHL were not members of the Church. The LAFHL has one of the LARGEST holdings of any branch in the Family History Library System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LAFHL has access to the 2.4 million microfilms in the Salt Lake City Family History Library.

The LAFHL offers patrons:

  • 86 networked PC computer workstations
  • 18 film reader machines
  • 1 microfiche reader machine
  • 56,000 rolls of film
  • 40,000 microfiche
  • 6,058 books
  • Seasoned volunteers
  • Regional experts
  • Rare book collection
  • Calif. death records 1905+
  • Spanish Families of So. Calif (old pedigree charts) not available in SLC
  • Large map collection including Ordinance Survey & Land ranger maps of England & Wales and
  • Much more...

FamilySearch® - NEW
FamilySearch® - OLD
Has been removed from the Internet

Highlights:

Affiliated Genealogical Societies

The new LAFHL web page with the same
links to the pages below, is HERE.

British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A.

California African American Genealogical Society

Deutscher Verein (German Group)

Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles

Nordic Genealogical Society of Southern California

Polish Genealogical Society of CA

THIS IS THE OLD LAFHL WEBSITE
at http://www.lafhl.org/index.htm


NOTICE The NEW LAFHL website is at Wiki FamilySearch. The NEW main page is HERE.

NEW Complete FamilySearch Research HERE

NEW Search the new FamilySearch IGI HERE. More information is HERE.

NEW Free SLC Photoduplication Services HERE

NEW Home Sources for Genealogy Information

Great Genealogy Research Site

There is now unsecured wireless
Wi-Fi service in the LAFHL.

THE NEW or SPECIAL FREE
SATURDAY CLASSES ARE
AT THIS NEW WIKI WEB PAGE
The LAFHL has the ability to host genealogy VIDEO PRESENTATIONS, and have done some in recent weeks. Watch our class schedule for more upcoming presentations.

NEW FILM/FICHE ORDERING PROCEDURES
There are now new procedures for ordering microfilm/microfiche. All film/fiche orders must be made by the patrons using on-line ordering and patrons will be able to order from home. If patrons need help, information and instructions will be given by the staff at the LAFHL. The website for ordering the film/fiche is at: https://www.familysearch.org/films/ Patrons without an account will need to create an account at the "Sign In" at the upper right at https://www.familysearch.org/films/
LAFHL will not be ordering any film/fiche from 2 August 2011 forward.

Maps at the LAFHL

LAFHL Film and Fiche By Number Search

LAFHL Books, Films, Fiche and Maps Content Search

Ordering Film/Fiche Online

LAFHL Computer Resources - most computers

LAFHL Computer Resources - 5 computers for DOS programs

LAFHL Floor Plan

LAFHL Consultants and Teachers

The Newest FAMILYSEARCH
Website
with images to view is at:
https://familysearch.org/

FamilySearch Wiki Research Advice

SEARCH THIS WEBSITE
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Publishing your Family History
on the Internet


Family History Library Classes Online
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.

Online Databases at the LAFHL
See more information

Polish Genealogy Links

Site Map List of site pages

Scottish Research - Censuses - 4 webpages, Administration Districts - 7 webpages

Nuestro Inventario de Microfilms de America Latina
Latin American Film Holdings

Free Genealogy Forms Online

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.

Can't find your ancestors? Review the common errors everyone makes and try again.

SPECIAL COURSES / CLASSES

Most or all of the pages below now have new links to new pages HERE.
Look at the new pages for all the new courses or classes and any required registrations.

Saturday Free Classes

Introduction to New FamilySearch Class

FamilySearch Indexing Training Class

Foundation Course in Genealogical Research

Three-Day Intensive Family History/Genealogy Training Course

Advanced Three-Day Intensive Family History/Genealogy Training Course

Priesthood Leader Training Course - for Stake Pres., HC, Bishoprics and HPGLs

ONLINE CLASSES
VOLUNTEER at the LAFHL
HOURS of OPERATION
Mon, Fri, Sat: 9 am to 5 pm
Tue, Wed, Thu: 9 am to 9 pm
Closed Sun except for the Foundation Course

LAFHL ONLINE CLASSES
AND HELP SITES

Buying a Computer
Ship Research
Computer Internet Security Class
Military Research - U.S.
Land Research - U.S.
DAR Research
Genealogy Research On The Web
Beginning Genealogy
Social Security Research
Newspaper Research
Genealogy Research By Mail
and MORE

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 classes offered every month.

LOCATION:
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
Exit on the San Diego 405 Freeway to Santa Monica Blvd and go east 13 blocks. Turn left from Santa Monica Boulevard onto Manning, make first left onto Eastbourne and the entrance to Temple Hill. Follow the signs to the Temple Visitor's Center.

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.

Find LAFHL on a street map

FHC Travel Accommodations

Email the Webmaster with ONLY site errors. Copyright 2001-2013 © Los Angeles Family History Library - Revised 25 February 2013.

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.

Privacy Policy - The personal information we collect is never shared with anyone else outside the LAFHL and we do not keep cookies.