A free service to help you search for family
Online research methods have opened up new and fascinating possibilities.
The Krugersdorp Family History Centre reopened its doors in January 2016, with the purpose of providing training to prospective researchers wanting to build their family trees.
Online research methods have opened up new and fascinating possibilities, making family research an exciting experience which can be conducted from the comfort of your own home. To achieve this, the centre offers regular training sessions and access to a number of databases, data indices, books, magazines and online facilities.
The centre, which is located at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 62 Paul Kruger Drive, Monument, Krugersdorp, is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 3pm for researchers who would like to make use of the assistance of experienced genealogists.
Special arrangements can be made to open the centre outside of these set times by contacting either Isebelle on 084 542 6048 or Kobus on 076 992 0989.
Training sessions are conducted at the centre on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm:
• Tuesday sessions primarily focus on providing training to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while experienced researchers are free to use the facilities independently during this time.
• Thursday evening training sessions concentrate on the basics of research for novice researchers, organising research findings and capturing (publishing) the findings. Free online facilities for secure data storage are also explored.
The training programme for February and March is as follows:
• 16 February – Using the online NAAIRS and FamilySearch indices
• 23 February – Using Google to do research
• 2 March – Using other online research resources
• 9 March – Organising your research data
• 16 March – Saving your research data online
• 23 March – Publishing your research
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