Mount Vernon Virginia FamilySearch Center: Difference between revisions

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

The Mount Vernon Virginia FamilySearch Center is located in the Franconia area of Alexandria, Virginia and in the Mount Vernon Virginia Stake Center. We are available to help you get started with family history research and can help you view various films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog

Center Contacts and Hours

Address:

6219 Villa St Alexandria VA 22310-1725 United States (entrance on the south side of the building)

Location Map:

Location Map

Phone:

1-703-313-7918 (We are currently experiencing technical issues with our phone. Please use the email below to contact the FamilySearch Center)

Email: VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours: View calendar

Please visit this page often for updates. Please confirm the hours on the calendar above prior to traveling to the FamilySearch Center.

Sundays 3-5 pm
Thursdays 7-9 pm
Some Saturdays 10am-12pm

If you are not comfortable coming into the FamilySearch Center and need virtual assistance, please email the address listed above.

Holiday Schedule and Closings:

Closed all major holidays

The center is closed when the Fairfax County Schools are closed for inclement weather.

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

Class Schedule

Staff Training Meetings

Center Resources

Collections

Our FamilySearch Center provides access to relevant technology, premium subscription services, and digital records, including restricted content not available at home.

Databases and Software

The FamilySearch Center Portal Service has completed its maintenance and upgrades! This resource can now be used at the FamilySearch Center.

FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. This includes Ancestry.com, Findmypast, MyHeritage, Fold3, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, Alexander Street Press (Civil War databases), Proquest Obituaries, Kinpoint Premium, and Puzzilla.org.

Hardware and Equipment

The center has several microfilm readers, one of which is connected to a computer that will allow you to scan the records and save them to a flash drive. There are three computers with internet access that you can use to do research.

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties

Resources in the Local Area

Links

Other FamilySearch Centers in the area:

Annandale Virginia FamilySearch Center 3900 Howard St, Annandale VA 22003
McLean Virginia FamilySearch Center 2034 Great Falls St, Falls Church VA 22043
Washington DC FamilySearch Center 10000 Stoneybrook Dr Kensington MD 20895
Woodbridge Virginia FamilySearch Center 3000 Dale Boulevard, Dale City VA 22193

Volunteer at the Center

If you are interested in volunteering at the center, please contact the temple and family history consultant - center at VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org.

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+The Mount Vernon Virginia FamilySearch Center is located in the Franconia area of Alexandria, Virginia and in the Mount Vernon Virginia Stake Center.  We are available to help you get started with family history research and can help you view various films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog<br>
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+*6219 Villa St Alexandria VA 22310-1725 United States (entrance on the south side of the building)
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+*'''1-703-313-7918''' (We are currently experiencing technical issues with our phone.  Please use the email below to contact the FamilySearch Center)
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+Email: [mailto:VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org]
-'''Holiday Schedule:'''
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+Please visit this page often for updates.  '''Please confirm the hours on the calendar above prior to traveling to the FamilySearch Center.'''
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+*'''Sundays 3-5 pm'''
+*'''Thursdays 7-9 pm'''
+*'''Some Saturdays 10am-12pm'''
-=== Calendar and Events  ===
+If you are not comfortable coming into the FamilySearch Center and need virtual assistance, please email the address listed above.
-==== Upcoming Events  ====
+'''Holiday Schedule and Closings:'''
-==== Class Schedule  ====
+Closed all major holidays
-==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
+The center is closed when the Fairfax County Schools are closed for inclement weather.<br>
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-=== Center Resources  ===
+===Calendar and Events===
-==== Collections  ====
+====Upcoming Events====
+====Class Schedule====
-:*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
+====Staff Training Meetings====
-:*''(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  ====
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-:*'''[[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.)''
+===Center Resources===
-==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
+====Collections====
-:*''(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )''
+Our FamilySearch Center provides access to relevant technology, premium subscription services, and digital records, including restricted content not available at home.
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+====Databases and Software====
-=== Center Services  ===
+:'''''The FamilySearch Center Portal Service has completed its maintenance and upgrades! This resource can now be used at the FamilySearch Center.'''''
+:*'''[[FamilySearch Center Portal]]''' This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. This includes Ancestry.com, Findmypast, MyHeritage, Fold3, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, Alexander Street Press (Civil War databases), Proquest Obituaries, Kinpoint Premium, and Puzzilla.org.
-==== Staff Research Specialties  ====
+====Hardware and Equipment====
-''(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. See the [[Mesa Family History Center|Mesa]] and [[Logan Utah Family History Center|Logan]] FHC pages for examples.)''
+:*The center has several microfilm readers, one of which is connected to a computer that will allow you to scan the records and save them to a flash drive.  There are three computers with internet access that you can use to do research.
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-=== Resources in the Local Area<br>  ===
+===Center Services===
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+====Staff Research Specialties====
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+===Resources in the Local Area===
+*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC]
+*[https://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress, Washington, DC]
+*[http://www.dar.org/ DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)]
+*[http://www.dclibrary.org/research/collections Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections]
+*[http://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland Archives]
+*[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society]
+*[https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/genealogy Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Virginia Library]
+*[http://www.mvgenealogy.org/ Mt. Vernon Genealogy Society]
+*[http://www.vgs.org/ Virginia Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS)]
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-=== Links  ===
+===Links===
+Other FamilySearch Centers in the area:
-''(Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.)''
+*[[Annandale Virginia FamilySearch Center]] 3900 Howard St, Annandale VA 22003
+*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search?qp=McLean%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States&lat=38.934289&lng=-77.177633&r=25 McLean Virginia FamilySearch Center] 2034 Great Falls St, Falls Church VA 22043
+*[[Washington DC FamilySearch Center]] 10000 Stoneybrook Dr Kensington MD 20895
+*[[Woodbridge Virginia FamilySearch Center]] 3000 Dale Boulevard, Dale City VA 22193
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-=== Volunteer at the Center  ===
+===Volunteer at the Center===
+If you are interested in volunteering at the center, please contact the temple and family history consultant - center at VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org.
-''(Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)''
+[[Category:District of Columbia FamilySearch Centers]]