Vancouver Washington FamilySearch Center
Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to monitor the changing conditions related to COVID-19. In support of the recent direction from the Church leadership to temporarily postpone all public gatherings, the Vancouver East Stake leadership has decided to also temporarily close the Vancouver Washington Family History Center until further notice. Specific questions may be referred to Family History Center Co-Directors and staff either by phone or email:
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!
Location 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:
FAMILY HISTORY SUPPORT SERVICE - 1-866-406-1830
FYI: Due to inclement weather, the FHC follows the Evergreen School District schedule
Hours of Operation
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Closure Schedule 2020
The Vancouver Washington Family History Center is CLOSED until further notice
Closes July 20 - Reopens August 10 Summer Break
Closes November 24 - Reopens December 1 Thanksgiving
Closes December 22 - Reopens Jan 5 2021 Christmas / New Years
2020 Classes Offered at the Family History Center (Classes are free of charge)
All Classes are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Family History Center 7 - 8 pm.
No sign ups are needed.
March 19 - What's New in Family Search - Alyse Collins will be updating us on new things in Family Search.
****** The March class has been canceled due to ongoing Covid-19*******
April 16 - What to do with Hints and Resources - Alice Allen and Cheri Greear will be instructing us on this subject.
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Staff Meeting/Training Dates 2020
Held 2nd Thursday each month from 6:30- 8:00 pm Except June, July, August and December
January 9
February 13
March 12
April 9
May 14 - Staff Appreciation Night
June, July, & August - No Staff Meeting
September 10
October 8
November 12
December - No Staff Meeting
Temple and Family History Center Services / Resources
Staff to help with your needs -
Asian language including Chinese & Thai - Judy Wasson - Thursday morning shift (can not speak but know the rules)
German Language - 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
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
- 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
- Clark County Genealogical Society: http://www.ccgs-wa.org/
- Fort Vancouver Regional Library Genealogy Resources: http://www.fvrl.org/resources/genealogy
Helpful Learning information
- 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
- If you are interested in being a consultant in our center, please send us an email: wa_vancouver@familyhistorymail.org
- Typically, consultants volunteer between 2 -3 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.