Mount Vernon Virginia FamilySearch Center
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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library. |
The Mount Vernon Virginia Family Center is located in the Franconia area of Alexandria, Virginia and in the Mount Vernon Virginia Stake Center. We are available to help you get started with family history research and can help you to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog
Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]
Address:
- 6219 Villa St Alexandria VA 22310-1725 United States (entrance on the south side of the building)
Location Map:
Phone:
- 1-703-313-7918
E-mail:
- VA_MountVernon@ldsmail.net
Open Hours: see monthly calendar
- Tuesday: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Thursday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (please call first to confirm); 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm **new beginning 1 Sep**
- Friday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm **now open every Sat morning starting September**
- Sunday: 2:00pm-5:00pm (Spanish language assistance available 2pm-3pm; Asistencia en español 14:00-15:00)
Holiday Schedule and Closings:
Closed all major holidays
**Center will be closed on Sunday 2 Oct, 2016 for LDS General Conference.
The center is closed when the Fairfax County Schools are closed for inclement weather.
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.
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. This includes Ancestry.com, FindMyPast, MyHeritage, Fold3, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, Alexander Street Press (Civil War databases), Proquest Obituaries, Kinpoint Premium, and Puzzilla.org.
Hardware and Equipment[edit | edit source]
- The center has several microfilm readers, one of which is connected to a computer that will allow you to scan the records and save them to a flash drive. There are six computers with internet access that you can use to do research.
Center Services[edit | edit source]
Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]
Resources in the Local Area[edit | edit source]
- National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC www.archives.gov
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC www.loc.gov/index.html
- DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) www.dar.org
- Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections www.dclibrary.org/research/collections
- Maryland Archives www.msa.md.gov
- Maryland Genealogical Society www.mdgensoc.org
- Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Virginia Library www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr
- Mt. Vernon Genealogy Society www.mvgenealogy.org
- Virginia Genealogical Society www.vgs.org
- Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS) www.aahgs.org
Links[edit | edit source]
Other Family History Centers in the area:
- Annandale 3900 Howard St, Annandale VA 22003
- McLean 2034 Great Falls St, Falls Church VA 22043
- Washington DC 10000 Stoneybrook Dr Kensington MD 20895
- Woodbridge 3000 Dale Boulevard, Dale City VA 22193
Volunteer at the Center[edit | edit source]
If you are interested in volunteering at the center, please contact the center director at VA_MountVernon@ldsmail.net.