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| | content=The Washington DC Family History Center welcomes you, and we look forward to assisting you with your genealogical research. We provide access to digitized records, books, and genealogical websites. Our all-volunteer staff is ready to answer questions about the resources available in the FHC and give limited research guidance.There is no charge for using the facility. | | | content=The Washington DC Family History Center welcomes you, and we look forward to assisting you with your genealogical research. We provide access to digitized records, books, and genealogical websites. Our all-volunteer staff is ready to answer questions about the resources available in the FHC and give limited research guidance.There is no charge for using the facility. |
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| === Director: Frances Seay ===
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| ===Center Hours and Contacts===
| | '''<big>''Washington DC Family History''</big>''' |
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| * Wednesday ..... 10:00-1:00
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| * Thursday .......... 1:00-4:00
| | '''<big>''Kensington, MD 20895''</big>''' |
| * Saturday ......... 10:00-3:30
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| For the protection of our staff and patrons, please note that masks will be required while inside the center.
| | <big>'''Location Map:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10000+Stoneybrook+Drive,+Kensington,+MD+&hl=en&ll=39.016716,-77.06347&spn=0.023841,0.045447&sll=36.073834,-87.333927&sspn=0.027957,0.044932&vpsrc=6&t=m&z=15 Location Map]</big> |
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| '''Phone:''' 301-587-0042 | | '''<big>"WE ARE NOW OPEN"</big>''' |
| | * <big>Wednesday ..... 10:00-1:00</big> |
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| '''E-mail:''' [mailto:wdcfhc@gmail.com wdcfhc@gmail.com]
| | * <big>Thursday .......... 1:00-4:00</big> |
| | * <big>Saturday ......... 10:00-3:30</big> |
| | <big>**Masks required while in the Family History Center</big> |
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| '''Website: '''[http://wdcfhc.org Washington DC Family History Center]
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| '''Location Map:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10000+Stoneybrook+Drive,+Kensington,+MD+&hl=en&ll=39.016716,-77.06347&spn=0.023841,0.045447&sll=36.073834,-87.333927&sspn=0.027957,0.044932&vpsrc=6&t=m&z=15 Location Map] | | <big>'''E-mail:''' [mailto:wdcfhc@gmail.com wdcfhc@gmail.com]</big> |
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| '''Address:''' 10000 Stoneybrook Dr, Kensington, MD 20895 | | <big>'''Website: '''[http://wdcfhc.org Washington DC Family History Center]</big> |
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| *Directions I-495 to Connecticut Avenue N. At first traffic light outside I-495, turn right onto BEACH Drive. Follow until Beach Drive dead-ends into STONEYBROOK Drive. Turn left on STONEYBROOK Drive. Go up the hill; turn left into the 3rd driveway, which is the driveway at red brick church building (10000 Stoneybrook Drive). The FHC is on the right side of the building, half-way back.
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| ===Center Resources===
| | <big>Premium family history websites and helpful resources are available to help you as you make family history discoveries.</big> |
| *'''[[FHC Portal]] (available only at Family History Centers)''' This provides free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions:
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Alexander%20Street%20Press%20-%20American%20Civil%20War|Alexander Street Press - American Civil War]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Alexander%20Street%20Press%20-%20American%20Civil%20War|19th Century British Library Newspapers]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#American%20Ancestors|American Ancestors]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Ancestry%20-%20Institution%20Version|Ancestry - Institution Version]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#ArkivDigital|ArkivDigital]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#British%20Newspaper%20Archive|British Newspaper Archive]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#FamNet|FamNet]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Findmypast|Findmypast]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Fold3%20-%20formerly%20Footnote|Fold3]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#The%20Genealogist|The Genealogist]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Geneanet|Geneanet]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#MyHeritage%20-%20Library%20Edition|MyHeritage - Library Edition]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Newspaper%20Archive|Newspaper Archive]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Newspapers.com%20.28Institutional%20Version.29|Newspapers.com (Institutional Version)]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Paper%20Trail|Paper Trail]]
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| **[[Family History Center Portal#Puzzilla%20-%20Premium%20Services|Puzzilla - Premium Services]]
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| | ===<big>FREE ACCESS AVAILABLE</big>=== |
| *'''Wi-Fi''' available for laptops
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| *'''Photo scanner''' (can scan 500 photos per hour)
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| *'''Flatbed scanners''' (to scan and edit photographs, slides, photo negatives and documents.
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| *'''Slide and negative scanner'''
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| *'''Book scanner'''
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| *'''Large format''' '''scanner''' (Flip-Pal)
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| *'''17''' '''computers''', 4 with dual monitors
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| | * <big>FamilySearch Center Portal</big> |
| | * <big>17 computers, 4 with dual monitors</big> |
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| '''DC Family History Center Book Collection''' Shelved by Locality, Subject, or Family Name. Books for each state in the U.S. are arranged alphabetically; each state has a binder containing a Research Outline and other materials. There are books on immigration, church records, census, military, and foreign countries, maps and atlases.
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| | | *<big>Free Wi-Fi for your laptops and tablets</big> |
| '''Finding Aids''' - research guides, handwriting guides, letter writing guides for foreign countries, magazines.
| | *<big>High volume Photo scanner (can scan 500 photos per hour)</big> |
| | | *<big>Flatbed scanners (to scan and edit photographs, slides, photo negatives and documents.</big> |
| ===Generations Newsletter===
| | *<big>Slide and negative scanner</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/ Family History Center] as well as research tips and links. To subscribe, please send an email to: [mailto:wdcfhc@gmail.com wdcfhc@gmail.com].
| | *<big>New Book scanner</big> |
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| ===Staff Research Specialists===
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| Staff specialists are available to assist patrons in a variety of areas of research within the U.S. and many countries. We also have several staff members who 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.
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| *'''African-American''': Focus on all aspects of African-American research. Group meets every Monday at 9:30 a.m. in-person, by appointment, or on Zoom. Contact Frank Jenkins at FHCAASIG@gmail.com.
| | <big><br />'''Library Collection --''' comprehensive collection of printed books that include family histories, yearbooks, biographies, local histories, other genealogical books</big> |
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| *'''Beginning Genealogy''': Personal assistance for the new researcher. Group meets via Zoom every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Contact Lorraine Minor at ldgene@verizon.net.
| | ===<big>Generations Newsletter</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/ Family History Center] as well as research tips and links. To subscribe, please send an email to: [mailto:wdcfhc@gmail.com wdcfhc@gmail.com].</big> |
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| *'''DNA''': We sponsor two DNA Special Interest Groups for Beginning and Advanced researchers.
| | ===<big>Research Specialists</big>=== |
| **'''Beginning DNA Group''' meets via Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday night of each month at 7:00 p.m. Contact Andy Hochreiter at ajhochreiter@comcast.net.
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| **'''Advanced DNA Group''', led by Jim Bartlett, meets on the 2nd Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Contact Jim Bartlett at jim4bartletts@verizon.net
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| *'''Eastern European:''' Focus on research and resources in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Lecture and computer research assistance. Group meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Contact Mary Ann Evan at maryann.evan@gmail.com.
| | <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> |
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| *'''Irish Research''': Focus on research in both Ireland and in the U.S. Group meets the 3rd Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Contact Cindy Finelli at cfinelli16@gmail.com.
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| *'''Metro DC RootsMagic Users''': RootsMagic is a popular genealogical software which makes researching, organizing and sharing family history easy. This group explores its many features to maximize usage. Group meets the 1st and 2nd Saturdays of each month at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Contact Gary Petranek at gpetranek@gmail.com. | | *<big>'''African-American''' Focus on all aspects of African-American research</big> |
| | **<big>Group meets every Monday, 10-12 on Zoom, 10-2 in person at FHC, Contact Frank Jenkins at FHCAASIG@gmail.com</big> |
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| ===Resources in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area===
| | *<big>'''Beginning Genealogy''': For those getting started with genealogy research</big> |
| | **<big>Group meets via Zoom every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Contact Lorraine Minor at ldgene@verizon.ne</big> |
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| * [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC] | | * <big>'''Advanced DNA Group''' Focus on advanced methodologies and tools</big> |
| * [http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress, Washington, DC] | | ** <big>meets on the 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Contact Jim Bartlett at jim4bartletts@verizon.net</big> |
| * [http://www.dar.org/ DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)]
| | *<big>'''Beginning DNA Group''' Focus on how to use DNA for genealogy research</big> |
| * [http://www.dclibrary.org/research/collections Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections] | | **<big>Meets via Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. Contact Andy Hochreiter at ajhochreiter@comcast.net</big> |
| * [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland Archives] | | *<big>'''Eastern European:''' Focus on research and resources in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Belarus.</big> |
| * [http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society] | | **<big>Group meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Contact Mary Ann Evan at maryann.evan@gmail.com</big> |
| * [http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/ Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Virginia Library] | |
| * [http://www.vgs.org/ Virginia Genealogical Society]
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| * [http://www.aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS)]
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| * [https://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives District of Columbia Archives]
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| * See also the [[District of Columbia Archives and Libraries]] FamilySearch Wiki page.
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| | *<big>'''Irish Research''': Focus on research in both Ireland and in the U.S.</big> |
| | **<big>Group meets the 3rd Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Contact Cindy Finelli at cfinelli16@gmail.com.</big> |
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| FamilySearch Wiki, [[Maryland, United States Genealogy|Maryland]]
| | *<big>'''Metro DC RootsMagic Users''': RootsMagic is a popular genealogical software which makes researching, organizing and sharing family history easy. This group explores its many features to maximize usage.</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</big> |
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| FamilySearch Wiki, [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]]
| | ===<big>Resources in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area</big>=== |
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| FamilySearch Wiki, [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]]<br>
| | *[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.dar.org/ <big>DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)</big>] |
| | *[http://www.dclibrary.org/research/collections <big>Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections</big>] |
| | *[http://www.msa.md.gov/ <big>Maryland Archives</big>] |
| | *[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ <big>Maryland Genealogical Society</big>] |
| | *[http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/ <big>Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Virginia Library</big>] |
| | *[http://www.vgs.org/ <big>Virginia Genealogical Society</big>] |
| | *[http://www.aahgs.org/ <big>Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS)</big>] |
| | *[https://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives <big>District of Columbia Archives</big>] |
| | * <big>See also the [[District of Columbia Archives and Libraries]] FamilySearch Wiki page.</big><br> |
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| ===Volunteer at the Center=== | | ===Volunteer opportunities at the Washington DC Family History Center=== |
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| Would you like to enhance your family history research skills and share what you already know? We are seeking volunteers to staff our Center and assist our patrons. For further information, contact us at 301-587-0042.
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