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Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.[edit | edit source]

We are located in East Vancouver, we look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors! [edit | edit source]

Family History Center located inside

Family History Center

Family History computer area

Family History Center Family Tree

Location Map:[edit | edit source]

Location on Map

Address:

18300 NE 18th Street Vancouver WA 98684 United States

(entrance to the Family History Center is on the north side of the church building.)

Enter through the main doors, and turn left to find the Family History Center entrance.

Phone:

1-360-944-5773

E-mail:

wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net

FYI: Due to inclement weather, the FHC follows the Evergreen School District schedule[edit | edit source]

Hours of Operation[edit | edit source]

Tuesday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Closure Schedule 2019[edit | edit source]

April 5 - April 9 - General Conference

July 4 - July 6 - Independence Day

July 28 - August 13 - Summer Break

August 16 - August 20 - Annual FHC Picnic

August 30 - September 3 - Labor Day

October 4 - October 8 - General Conference

October 31 (evening) - November 2 - Halloween

November 22 - December 3 - Thanksgiving

December 22 - January 3, 2020 Christmas / New Years

2019 Classes Offered, Patrons Welcomed (Classes are free of charge)[edit | edit source]

Please check back often to see what new classes are being offered in the Family History Center. Classes will be offered each month with the exception of July, August, December.[edit | edit source]

JUNE CLASSES

Monday Morning 10:30 - 12:00

June 24 - Merge and Reason Statements - You will learn why we write merge and reason statements and how to.

Thursday Evening 6:30 - 8:00

June 20 - Family Search Wiki and Our Wiki - Staff will be teaching about Family Search Wiki and our Wiki.

June 27 - Merge and Reason Statements - You will learn why we write merge and reason statements and how to.

Seating is limited, only those registered will have a reserved seat in these classes.

To Register: Call 360-944-5773 during our open hours (see above) or email: wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net

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Staff Meeting/Training Dates[edit | edit source]

Held 2nd Thursday each month from 6:30- 8:00 pm July, August and December

Staff Meetings: May 9, June 13 (July & August no Staff Mtg.), August 18 - Saturday is the annual picnic from 5:00-6:30 PM @ the Collins' residence.

September 12, October 10, November 14, (December no Staff Mtg.)

Temple and Family History Center Services / Resources[edit | edit source]

Staff to help with your needs -[edit | edit source]

Asian language including Chinese & Thai - Judy Wasson - Thursday morning shift (can not speak but know the rules)

German Language - Ron Lowder - Tuesday evening shift and John Mertlich - Wednesday morning shift.

Japanese and Swedish language - Alyse Collins - Wednesday evening shift.

Spanish language - Cheri Greear - Tuesday morning shift.

Swedish & Norwegian languages - April Sokolowsky - Tuesday morning shift.

Please call ahead on the consultants shift and make an appointment with the consultant, in order to make sure they will be there the time you want to come into the center. Thank you 360-944-5773

FHC Portal [edit | edit source]

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, including:[edit | edit source]

The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive–Find.galegroup.com
Access Newspaper Archives–Newspaperarchive.com
Alexander Street Press, American Civil War–Alexanderstreet.com
Ancestry.com–Ancestry.com
ArkivDigital Online–Arkivdigital.net
Find My Past–Findmypast.co.uk
1911 British Census (accessed through the Find My Past website)
Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)–Fold3.com
Historic Map Works Library Edition–Proquest.historicmapworks.com/
Kinpoint Premium-Kinpoint.com
Legacy Stories - Legacystories.org
MyHeritage-Library Edition-MyHeritageLibraryEdition
Paper Trail–Genealogytoday.com
ProQuest Obituary Listings-Obituaries.proquest.com
Puzilla-Puzzilla.org
World Vital Records–Worldvitalrecords.com

See this link for more information on these collections.

Hardware and Equipment[edit | edit source]

10 computer work stations (touch-screen) with printer access for patron use
Scanner for copying film or fiche images to flash drive or paper
Wi-fi access
3 Lexmark printers
Photo/document scanner, sends directly to your family search account
1 HP color printer
1 Flatbed scanner

The following kinds of records are available in the Family History Center

Land records
Divorce Indexes
Naturalization records
Wills
Burial records
Cemetery records
Probate
Freedmen’s Bureau
Court Papers
Census
Passenger Lists/Travel Documents
Church Records
Military Records
City Records
Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers
Civil Registrations
And more!

Resources in the Local Area[edit | edit source]

- Clark County Genealogical Society: http://www.ccgs-wa.org/
- Fort Vancouver Regional Library Genealogy Resources: http://www.fvrl.org/resources/genealogy

Helpful Learning information[edit | edit source]

RootsTech 2018 Online Streaming Sessions: https://www.rootstech.org/
- RootsTech 2017 Links: https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-2017
- RootsTech 2016 Video Archive: https://www.rootstech.org/videos

Volunteer at the Center[edit | edit source]

- If you are interested in being a consultant in our center, please send us an email: wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net
- Typically, consultants volunteer between 3 - 4 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.

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-= '''''Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.''''' =
+='''''Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.'''''=
-== ''We are located in East Vancouver, we look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors!'''&nbsp;''''' ==
+==''We are located in East Vancouver, we look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors!'''&nbsp;'''''==
 [[File:East Stake center in Vancouver Washington.JPG|thumb|Family History Center located inside|left|350x350px]]
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-=='''Location Map:'''   ==
+=='''Location Map:'''==
 *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/18300+NE+18th+St,+Vancouver,+WA+98684/@45.6357992,-122.4856113,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x5495bae0acb141ab:0x190be23419cfa87c Location on Map]
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 *wa_vancouver[mailto:WA_Vancouver@ldsmail.net @ldsmail.net]
-== '''FYI:  Due to inclement weather, the FHC follows the Evergreen School District schedule''' ==
+=='''FYI:  Due to inclement weather, the FHC follows the Evergreen School District schedule'''==
-== '''Hours of Operation''' ==
+=='''Hours of Operation'''==
 '''Tuesday:'''  10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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 '''Saturday:'''  10:00 am - 2:00 pm
-== '''Closure Schedule 2019''' ==
+=='''Closure Schedule 2019'''==
 April 5 -                              April 9 -                        General Conference
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 December 22 -                   January 3, 2020           Christmas / New Years
-== '''2019 Classes Offered, Patrons Welcomed'''  (''Classes are '''free''' of charge'') ==
+=='''2019 Classes Offered, Patrons Welcomed'''  (''Classes are '''free''' of charge'')==
-===== '''''Please check back often to see what new classes are being offered in the Family History Center.  Classes will be offered each month with the exception of July, August, December.''''' =====
-'''<u>MAY CLASSES</u>'''
-'''Thursday Evening 6:30 - 8:00'''
-'''''May 16 - The Value of Newspapers and Obituary's'' -'''  Learn about using Newspapers and Obituary's to gather information about your families.
-'''''May 23 -  Learning How to do Basic Research - Part 1 -''''' You will learn different ways to start your family research. This is a two part class
-'''''May 30 -  Learning How to do Basic Research - Part 2 -''''' Second part of learning how to do research for family information.
+====='''''Please check back often to see what new classes are being offered in the Family History Center.  Classes will be offered each month with the exception of July, August, December.'''''=====
 '''<u>JUNE CLASSES</u>'''
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 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
-== '''Staff Meeting/Training Dates''' ==
+=='''Staff Meeting/Training Dates'''==
 '''Held 2nd Thursday each month from 6:30- 8:00 pm July, August and December'''
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 September 12,  October 10,  November 14,  (December no Staff Mtg.)
-== '''Temple and Family History Center Services / Resources''' ==
+=='''Temple and Family History Center Services / Resources'''==
-==== Staff to help with your needs - ====
+====Staff to help with your needs -====
 Asian language including Chinese & Thai  - Judy Wasson - Thursday morning shift (can not speak but know the rules)
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 '''Please call ahead on the consultants shift and make an appointment with the consultant, in order to make sure they will be there the time you want to come into the center. Thank you   360-944-5773'''
-=== '''[[FHC Portal]]&nbsp;''' ===
+==='''[[FHC Portal]]&nbsp;'''===
-=== <u>'''''This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives''''' ''free access in the center to premium''</u> <u>'''''family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions, including''':''</u> ===
+===<u>'''''This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives''''' ''free access in the center to premium''</u> <u>'''''family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions, including''':''</u>===
 The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive–[http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/ Find.galegroup.com]<br> Access Newspaper Archives–[http://www.newspaperarchive.com Newspaperarchive.com]<br> Alexander Street Press, American Civil War–[http://alexanderstreet.com/ Alexanderstreet.com] <br> Ancestry.com–[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com]<br> ArkivDigital Online–[http://www.arkivdigital.net/ Arkivdigital.net]<br> Find My Past–[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Findmypast.co.uk]<br> 1911 British Census (accessed through the Find My Past website)<br> Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)–[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3.com]<br> Historic Map Works Library Edition–[http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/ Proquest.historicmapworks.com/]<br> Kinpoint Premium-[https://kinpoint.com Kinpoint.com]<br> Legacy Stories - [https://www.legacystories.org/about/familysearch-tutorials Legacystories.org]<br> MyHeritage-Library Edition-[http://myheritagelibraryedition.com/research MyHeritageLibraryEdition]<br> Paper Trail–[http://www.genealogytoday.com/ Genealogytoday.com]<br> ProQuest Obituary Listings-[http://obituaries.proquest.com/obitsweb/obits/do/home Obituaries.proquest.com]<br> Puzilla-[https://puzzilla.org Puzzilla.org]<br> World Vital Records–[https://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ Worldvitalrecords.com]
 See [https://familysearch.org/ask/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Free-premium-family-history-websites-available-in-the-Family-History-Center-Portal-1381815050504&lang=en this link] for more information on these collections.
-==== Hardware and Equipment  ====
+====Hardware and Equipment====
 *10 computer work stations (touch-screen) with printer access for patron use
 *Scanner for copying film or fiche images to flash drive or paper
 *Wi-fi access
 *3 Lexmark printers
 *Photo/document scanner, sends directly to your family search account
 *1 HP color printer
 *1 Flatbed scanner
 '''The following kinds of records are available in the Family History Center'''
-* Land records
-* Divorce Indexes
-* Naturalization records
-* Wills
-* Burial records
-* Cemetery records
-* Probate
-* Freedmen’s Bureau
-* Court Papers
-* Census
-* Passenger Lists/Travel Documents
-* Church Records
-* Military Records
-* City Records
-* Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers
-* Civil Registrations
-* And more!
-== '''Resources in the Local Area''' ==
+*Land records
-** Clark County Genealogical Society''':'''  http://www.ccgs-wa.org/
+*Divorce Indexes
-** Fort Vancouver Regional Library Genealogy Resources''':'''  http://www.fvrl.org/resources/genealogy
+*Naturalization records
+*Wills
+*Burial records
+*Cemetery records
+*Probate
+*Freedmen’s Bureau
+*Court Papers
+*Census
+*Passenger Lists/Travel Documents
+*Church Records
+*Military Records
+*City Records
+*Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers
+*Civil Registrations
+*And more!
+=='''Resources in the Local Area'''==
+**Clark County Genealogical Society''':'''  http://www.ccgs-wa.org/
+**Fort Vancouver Regional Library Genealogy Resources''':'''  http://www.fvrl.org/resources/genealogy
+=='''Helpful Learning information'''==
-== '''Helpful Learning information''' ==
+*RootsTech 2018 Online Streaming Sessions:  https://www.rootstech.org/
-* RootsTech 2018 Online Streaming Sessions:  https://www.rootstech.org/
+**RootsTech 2017 Links:  https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-2017
-** RootsTech 2017 Links:  https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-2017
+**RootsTech 2016 Video Archive:  https://www.rootstech.org/videos
-** RootsTech 2016 Video Archive:  https://www.rootstech.org/videos
-== '''Volunteer at the Center'''  ==
+=='''Volunteer at the Center'''==
-** If you are interested in being a consultant in our center, please send us an email:  [mailto:WA_Vancouver@ldsmail.net wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net]
-** Typically, consultants volunteer between 3 - 4 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.    <br>
+**If you are interested in being a consultant in our center, please send us an email:  [mailto:WA_Vancouver@ldsmail.net wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net]
+**Typically, consultants volunteer between 3 - 4 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.    <br>
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