Our website is moving!

Over the next few months this website will go away and we will transition to using the Family Search Wiki system for our center website. You can view the new site here

Upcoming Evening Classes

7-8pm, free of charge (center open at same time)

• May 1 - Irish and Scots-Irish Records (Cissie Hill)
• May 17 - Wikis for Finding Availability of Records (Alison Fanara)
• June 5 - Eastern European Records (Roman Sakowicz)
• June 21 - State and Other Non-Federal Censuses (Ralph Mize)

Family Search Trees now available in Beta Test to the General Public

Anyone may now get a Family Search Account and access the records that were previously known as "New Family Search." These records include information submitted by Family Search patrons for many years. They may or may not be accurate, but the system allows individuals to build their own family tree using this data, add their own family data, have discussions to identify and correct inaccuracies, and include sources and other family history information. The name and e-mail of those submitting new information are included, so people can find living relatives working on the same lines.

Sign up at www.familysearch.org/invite/familytree_tab (that's an underscore between tree and tab).

Spring Wednesday Morning Class

Inge's Wednesday Morning Classes 9am to noon, finished for spring, will resume in July

Each Class consists of

1. A talk and handout on a topic which may be a new topic for some or a revision for others
2. Discussion of class members' current finds and problems
3. Hands on library work - books, fiche, films, CDs, maps, and computers - with help available

There is no charge to attend the classes, but there may be small fees to cover printing of optional hand-outs.

Proposed class topics (subject to change)

• July 11 - Migration Trails East of the Mississippi (pre-1776)
• July 18 - Irish/Scots/Welsh Settlements in America
• July 25 - German Settlements in America
• August 1 - Meeting Point of Many Nations: Mississippi (pre-1810)
• August 8 - Migration Trails West of the Mississippi
• August 15 - Records of Genealogical Use in Ireland
• August 22 - Dutch/French/Spanish Settlements in America
• August 29 - Records of Genealogical Use in Germany

Online film/fiche ordering is here!

Online Film/Fiche Ordering is up and running and we're receiving films ordered online! To order films use www.familysearch.org/films. You'll need to login to familysearch.org (may require setting up an account if you haven't already) and set your local library to be the Menlo Park FHC. Payment is by credit card or by PayPal. If you order from the MPFHC a staff member can help you through the process.

Newsletter

We have a monthly newsletter for patrons, sent via email. Subscribers can also see all prior postings. To sign up visit the newsletter webpage.