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 *'''Sunday: '''Closed
-'''Website: '''[http://www.wdcfhc.org/ Washington DC Family History Library] ('''as of June 2017, the website is down'''. Please call the FHC with questions:  1-301-587-0042)
+'''Website: '''[http://www.wdcfhc.org/ Washington DC Family History Library]
-'''Mailing Address: PO Box 49, Kensington, MD 20895'''
-'''Procedures &amp; Rules'''
+'''Procedures &amp; Rules'''
 :No materials can leave the FHC, including books, microfilm, microfiche or CD-ROMs. Smoking, alcohol and illegal drugs are not permitted anywhere on the premises. No food or drink (except for water) is permitted.
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 :*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog: '''] This center may have various films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. '''Patrons' Microfiche Collection''' -- a collection of fiche ordered by our patrons, assorted titles. Contain family histories, vital records, and other types of information.  '''Indefinite Film Collection''' -- a collection of films on a variety of subjects, to include vital records, county records, court records, etc.  '''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.
+'''Finding Aids''' - research guides, handwriting guides, letter writing guides for foreign countries, magazines.
-==== Additional Resources  ====
-#'''Card Catalog''' - Items in this FHC are found in the card catalog, which lists microfilm, fiche and book presently onsite. Cards are arranged by Locality, Surname, and Subject.
-#'''Family Group Records Archives (FGRA)''' - This is the only FHC east of the Mississippi River to have a full set of these microfilms which represent the largest part of the Family History Library’s collection of over 8 million Family Group Sheets. There are roughly 1991 films, arranged alphabetically by the husband’s surname.
-#'''Other Finding Aids''' - research guides, handwriting guides, letter writing guides for foreign countries, magazines.
 ==== Databases and Software  ====
-:*'''[[FHC Portal]]''' 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: Ancestry.com FHC Institution version, World Vital Records; Fold3.com (formerly Footnote), NewspaperArchive.com, MyHeritage, FamilyLink, Genline, FindMyPast.uk, FamilyHistoryLink, Alexander Street Press (Civil War), The Genealogist, Historic Map Works, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive.
+:*'''[[FHC Portal]]''' 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: Ancestry.com FHC Institution version,  Fold3.com, NewspaperArchive.com, MyHeritage, FamilyLink, Genline, FindMyPast.uk, FamilyHistoryLink, Alexander Street Press (Civil War), The Genealogist, Historic Map Works, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive.
 :*Our computers have links to hundreds of genealogy websites.
 :*Additional software programs include: Adobe Photoshop Elements, a software editing program for photos, slides and negatives; and ABBY Reader, which converts digitized documents into text documents.