Vancouver Washington FamilySearch Center
Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.[edit | edit source]
GOOD NEWS
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to monitor the changing conditions related to COVID-19. The Vancouver East Stake leadership has decided that we can move forward and reopen the Vancouver Washington Family History Center with covid-19 guidelines. During our shutdown we have reorganized the Family History Center and have changed our hours as well. The center will reopen Tuesday JULY 6th. The center will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm.
Phone: 1-360-944-5773
Email: wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net
We are located in East Vancouver, we look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors! [edit | edit source]
Location Map:[edit | edit source]
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:
FAMILY HISTORY SUPPORT SERVICE - 1-866-406-1830[edit | edit source]
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 - 1:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Closure Schedule 2021[edit | edit source]
November 19 - November 30 Thanksgiving break
December 17 - January 4 2022 Christmas / New Year
2021 Classes Offered at the Family History Center (Classes are free of charge)[edit | edit source]
All Classes are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Family History Center 7 - 8 pm.[edit | edit source]
No sign ups are needed.[edit | edit source]
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Staff Meeting/Training Dates 2021[edit | edit source]
Will be held Quarterly on the 2nd Thursday from 6:30- 8:00 pm
August 12
November 11
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)
Spanish language - Cheri Greear - Wednesday 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
Family History Center Portal [edit | edit source]
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The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive–Find.galegroup.com
Alexander Street Press, American Civil War–Alexanderstreet.com
American Ancestors- www.Americanancestors.org/
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
Geneanet-geneanet.org
Genealogist-thegenealogist.co.uk
Historic Map Works Library Edition–Proquest.historicmapworks.com/
Kinpoint Premium-Kinpoint.com
Legacy Stories - Legacystories.org
MyHeritage-Library Edition-MyHeritageLibraryEdition
Newspapers.com
Paper Trail–Genealogytoday.com
Puzilla-Puzzilla.org
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
- Wi-fi access
- 2 Lexmark Printers
- Photo/document scanner, sends directly to your family search account
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@familyhistorymail.org
- Typically, consultants volunteer 3 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.