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The center is staffed by volunteers who are passionate about helping others discover their heritage. They offer assistance and guidance to visitors, helping them navigate the research process and find the information they need to build their family trees. | The center is staffed by volunteers who are passionate about helping others discover their heritage. They offer assistance and guidance to visitors, helping them navigate the research process and find the information they need to build their family trees. | ||
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===Location and Contacts=== | |||
<blockquote><big>10000 Stoneybrook Drive</big> | <blockquote><big>10000 Stoneybrook Drive</big> | ||
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<big>Website: [http://wdcfhc.org Washington DC FamilySearch Center]</big> | <big>Website: [http://wdcfhc.org Washington DC FamilySearch Center]</big> | ||
== | ===Hours of Operation=== | ||
<big>Wednesday .... 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (beginning in March, hours will be 10 am - 4 pm)</big> | |||
<big>Thursday .........1:00 pm - 4:00 pm</big> | |||
<big>Saturday ........10:00 am - 4:00 pm</big> | |||
<blockquote>''When Montgomery County Schools are closed for bad weather, the FHC will be closed.'' | <blockquote>''When Montgomery County Schools are closed for bad weather, the FHC will be closed.'' | ||
''If it is a Saturday, please call before leaving your home: 301-587-0042''</blockquote> | ''If it is a Saturday, please call before leaving your home: 301-587-0042''</blockquote> | ||
== | === FamilySearch Center Resources === | ||
<big>Free access to the following subscription websites:</big> | |||
[[FamilySearch Center Portal|<big>FamilySearch Center Portal</big>]] | [[FamilySearch Center Portal|<big>FamilySearch Center Portal</big>]] | ||
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* <big>Library Collection -- comprehensive collection of printed books that include family histories, yearbooks, biographies, local histories, other genealogical books</big> | * <big>Library Collection -- comprehensive collection of printed books that include family histories, yearbooks, biographies, local histories, other genealogical books</big> | ||
<big>'''Generations Newsletter'''</big> <br> | |||
<big>Our free monthly newsletter, Generations, is sent via email during the first week of each month. It has timely information about activities and events at our [http://wdcfhc.org/wordpress/ FamilySearch Center] as well as research tips and links. To subscribe, please send an email to: [mailto:wdcfhc@gmail.com wdcfhc@gmail.com].</big> | <big>Our free monthly newsletter, Generations, is sent via email during the first week of each month. It has timely information about activities and events at our [http://wdcfhc.org/wordpress/ FamilySearch Center] as well as research tips and links. To subscribe, please send an email to: [mailto:wdcfhc@gmail.com wdcfhc@gmail.com].</big> | ||
<big>'''Research Specialists'''</big> <br> | |||
<big>Volunteers specialists are available to assist patrons in a variety of areas of research within the U.S. and internationally. Several of our volunteers are members of APG (Association of Professional Genealogists). If you have a specific research need, please contact us to determine how we can be of help.</big> | <big>Volunteers specialists are available to assist patrons in a variety of areas of research within the U.S. and internationally. Several of our volunteers are members of APG (Association of Professional Genealogists). If you have a specific research need, please contact us to determine how we can be of help.</big> | ||
<big>'''Special Interest Groups'''</big> <br> | |||
*<big>'''African-American''' Focus on all aspects of African-American research</big> | *<big>'''African-American''' Focus on all aspects of African-American research</big> | ||
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**<big>Group meets the 1st and 2nd Saturdays each month at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Contact Gary Petranek at gpetranek@gmail.com for further information</big> | **<big>Group meets the 1st and 2nd Saturdays each month at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Contact Gary Petranek at gpetranek@gmail.com for further information</big> | ||
== | ===Resources in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area=== | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/ <big>National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC</big>] | *[http://www.archives.gov/ <big>National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC</big>] | ||
*[http://www.loc.gov/index.html <big>Library of Congress, Washington, DC</big>] | *[http://www.loc.gov/index.html <big>Library of Congress, Washington, DC</big>] | ||