Vancouver Washington FamilySearch Center

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FamilySearch This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.


Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center!  We are located in East Vancouver and look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors!

Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]

Location Map:

Address:

  • 18300 NE 18th St 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:

Open Hours:

  • Tuesday:10:00am-2:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
  • Wednesday:10:00am-2:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday:10:00am-2:00pm
  • Saturday:10:00am-2:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

In 2015, we will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

Memorial Day (May 22 - May 25)
4th of July (July 3 - July 6)
Summer Vacation (July 24 - August 10)
Labor Day (September 5 - September 8)
General Conference (October 2 - October 6)
Thanksgiving (November 23 - December 1)
Christmas/New Year's (December 18, 2015 - January 5, 2016)


Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]

Upcoming Events[edit | edit source]

Class Schedule[edit | edit source]

Staff Training Meetings[edit | edit source]


Center Resources[edit | edit source]

Collections[edit | edit source]

  • FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
  • We have a large number of microfilm containing images of WA birth and death Certificates.

Databases and Software[edit | edit source]


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, including:

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]

  • 8 computer work stations with printer access for patron use
  • scanner for copying film or fiche images to flash drive or paper
  • wi-fi access
  • 7 microfilm readers
  • 2 microfiche readers
  • 3 Lexmark printers
  • photo/document scanner for use with Family Search
  • 1 HP color printer
  • 1 Flatbed scanner

Center Services[edit | edit source]

Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]



Resources in the Local Area
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Links[edit | edit source]



Volunteer at the Center[edit | edit source]