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Center Contacts and Hours

Location Map:

Location on Map

Address:

26800 236th Pl SE Maple Valley WA 98038 United States
Our Center is right off the Four Corners interchange on Maple Valley Highway heading north toward Black Diamond and Enumclaw.
At the Four Corners intersection turn right onto Kent-Kangley Road toward Covington and right onto the first residential street (approx. 1000 feet)
Large church building enter via the west entrance.

Language:English

Phone:

1-425-413-7566 during open hours
1-425-402-0382 to arrange an appointment

E-mail:

WA_MapleValley@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

Thursdays 5-7pm
Saturdays 11am-2pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the Saturday before Christmas until Tuesday after New Years and all Major US Holidays

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

Class Schedule

Center Resources

The FamilySearch Catalog is available online at FamilySearch.org, and can be searched by place name, family surname, resource title, author, subject, call number, film number or key word. GET NUMBERS Click the down arrow at the end of the Search field to select the category of information you wish to search.

Currently all FSC PC's run using Windows 10 Operating system.

Collections

FamilySearch Catalog

We have approximately 500 microfilms in our cabinet and about 21 inches of microfiche including the 1881 Scotland, England and Wales Census. Some of our patrons are doing active research in Italy, Germany and the Baltic area.

Databases and Software

FamilySearch Center Portal Portal page which gives free access at the Center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
Subscriptions available through the FHC Portal

Ancestry.com
FOLD3 (previously Footnotes)
The Genealogist
Heritage Quest
Alexander Street Press The American Civil War
Arkiv Digital On-line
World Vital Records
Paper Trail
Historical Maps

Software Available on Center PC's If you want to bring your genealogy program on a zip drive and load and use in the Center or get further training you can do that.. But remember to take your updated copy (GEDCOM) home with you to your PC. Most popular genealogy software programs are available at the Center:

Ancestral Quest 14.5
Family Insight
GenLines
Get My Ancestors
Magic Key Family Tree
Rootsmagic 6.0
Legacy 7.5
PAF 5.0

Hardware and Equipment

We currently have four computers connected to the internet and WIFI is available for lap top or CAT5 connection. We are connected via COMCAST.
We have five microfilm readers, two microfiche readers and a Canon 300 film scanner attached to a PC for saving film images. It gets a lot of use, bring a zip drive for off line storage though CD's can be burned. at no cost.

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties

(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services.

Resources in the Local Area

Local Resources for that you should also consider if doing personal research in'''South King County.

South King County Library (Located in Auburn Wa)
Bellevue City Library
Seattle Public Library
Tacoma Public Library (Pierce County)
Tahoma National Cemetery (located in Covington)
Fiske Library (Seattle)
South King County Genealogical Library
Eastside Genealogical Library (meets at Bellevue Library)

Links

Web based Family History Training.

As you may not be aware most of the major Family History Genealogy programs have embrased Webinar as a training medium. The Center does not approve any given genealogy program. but the training provided by these sites can be invaluable.

FamilySearch Free on line courses literally hundreds from FamilySearch.org

Rootsmagic

Legacy

Family Insight

Volunteer at the Center

We are always looking for new volunteers to support our patron needs, regardless of skills and talents - we can use you and will give you invaluable time to become trained in what our center provides.

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+'''Address:'''
+*26800 236th Pl SE Maple Valley WA 98038 United States
+*Our Center is right off the Four Corners interchange on Maple Valley Highway heading north toward Black Diamond and Enumclaw.
+*At the Four Corners intersection turn right onto Kent-Kangley Road toward Covington and right onto the first residential street (approx. 1000 feet)
+*Large church building enter via the west entrance.
+*Language:English
 '''Phone:'''
-'''E-mail:''' <br>
+*[Tel:1-425-413-7566 1-425-413-7566] during open hours
+*'''1-425-402-0382 to arrange an appointment'''
+'''E-mail:'''
+*[mailto:WA_MapleValley@familyhistorymail.org WA_MapleValley@familyhistorymail.org]
 '''Open Hours:'''
-'''Holiday Schedule:'''
+*'''Thursdays 5-7pm'''
+*'''Saturdays 11am-2pm'''
+*
+'''Holiday Schedule:'''
+'''Closed the Saturday before Christmas until Tuesday after New Years and all Major US Holidays'''
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-=== Calendar and Events  ===
+===Calendar and Events===
-==== Upcoming Events  ====
+====Upcoming Events  ====
-==== Class Schedule  ====
+<br>
+====Class Schedule ====
-==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
+*
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-=== Center Resources  ===
+===Center Resources===
+The '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] is available online '''at FamilySearch.org,''' and can be searched by place name, family surname, resource title, author, subject, call number, film number or key word. '''GET NUMBERS''' Click the down arrow at the end of the Search field to select the category of information you wish to search. <br> '''
+Currently all FSC PC's run using Windows 10 Operating system.
+====Collections====
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+:*We have approximately 500 microfilms in our cabinet and about 21 inches of microfiche including the 1881 Scotland, England and Wales Census.  Some of our patrons are doing active research in Italy, Germany and the Baltic area.
+====Databases and Software====
-==== Collections  ====
+*'''[[FamilySearch Center Portal]]'''  Portal page which gives free access at the Center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
+*'''Subscriptions available''' through the '''FHC Portal'''
-:*[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.
+#Ancestry.com
-:*''(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.)''
+#FOLD3 (previously Footnotes)
+#The Genealogist
+#Heritage Quest
+#Alexander Street Press  The American Civil War
+#Arkiv Digital On-line
+#World Vital Records
+#Paper Trail
+#Historical Maps
-==== Databases and Software  ====
+*'''Software Available on Center PC's ''' If you want to bring your genealogy program on a zip drive and load and use in the Center or get further training you can do that.. '''But remember''' to take your updated copy (GEDCOM) home with you to your PC.  Most popular genealogy software programs are available at the Center:
-:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''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.)''
+#Ancestral Quest 14.5
+#Family Insight
+#GenLines
+#Get My Ancestors
+#Magic Key Family Tree
+#Rootsmagic 6.0
+#Legacy 7.5
+#PAF 5.0
-==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
+====Hardware and Equipment====
-:*''(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )''
+:*We currently have four computers connected to the internet and WIFI is available for lap top or CAT5 connection. We are connected via COMCAST. <br>We have five microfilm readers, two microfiche readers and a '''Canon 300 film scanner''' attached to a PC for saving film images. It gets a lot of use, bring a zip drive for off line storage though CD's can be burned. at no cost.
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-=== Center Services  ===
+===Center Services===
-==== Staff Research Specialties  ====
+====Staff Research Specialties====
-''(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.)''
+''(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. ''
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-=== Resources in the Local Area<br>  ===
+===Resources in the Local Area ===
+'''Local Resources for that you should also consider if doing personal research in<nowiki>'''</nowiki>'''''South King County'''.'''''
-''(This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)''
+*'''[http://www.kcls.org South King County Library]''' (Located in Auburn Wa)
+*'''[http://www.kcls.org/bellevue/ Bellevue City Library]'''
+*'''[http://www.spl.org/ Seattle Public Library]'''
+*'''[http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/Default.aspx Tacoma Public Library]''' (Pierce County) <br>
+*'''[http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/tahoma.asp Tahoma National Cemetery]''' (located in Covington)
+*'''[http://www.fiskelibrary.org Fiske Library]''' (Seattle)    <br>
+*'''[http://skcgs.org/ South King County Genealogical Library]''' <br>
+*'''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakcegs/ Eastside Genealogical Library]''' (meets at Bellevue Library) <br>
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-=== Links  ===
+===Links ===
+'''Web based Family History Training.'''
+As you may not be aware most of the major Family History Genealogy programs have embrased Webinar as a training medium.  The Center does not approve any given genealogy program.  but the training provided by these sites can be invaluable.
+<br>
+'''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center FamilySearch]'''  Free on line courses literally hundreds from FamilySearch.org <br>
+'''[http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars/ Rootsmagic]'''
-''(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.)''
+'''[http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars.asp Legacy]'''
+'''[http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?sec=webinars Family Insight]'''
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-=== Volunteer at the Center  ===
+===Volunteer at the Center===
+We are always looking for new volunteers to support our patron needs, regardless of skills and talents - we can use you and will give you invaluable time to become trained in what our center provides.
-''(Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)''
+[[Category:Washington_FamilySearch_Centers]]