Vancouver Washington 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. |
Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.
We are located in East Vancouver, look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors!
Center Information
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: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00p m
Holiday Schedule 2017
Closed in observance of the following holidays:
Labor Day (September 1 - September 5)
General Conference (September 30 - October 2)
Thanksgiving (November 19 - November 27)
Christmas/New Year's (December 19, 2017 - January 1, 2018)
Center Services
Staff Research Specialties
All Classes are free!
Classes Offered
- Consultant Planner & User Name & Helper Number
September 18 @ 10:00 a.m - 12:00. OR October 5 @ 6:30 p.m - 8:00
This class is for High Priest Group Leader over Temple and Family History, and Ward Consultants. The same class will be offered twice. Each ward can send two representatives of their choosing from their ward. Please make your reservations early so your ward will be able to take advantage of this new information from Family Search.
- The Family History Guide: Project 1 - Goals 12,13,14
September 28, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Learn more about Charts, Account Setting and Apps.
- Consultant Planner & User Name & Helper Number
October 5, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
This class is for High Priest Group Leader over Temple and Family History, and Ward Consultants. The same class will be offered twice. Each ward can send two representatives of their choosing from their ward. Please make your reservations early so your ward will be able to take advantage of this new information from Family Search.
- The individual Value of our 4 main Partners
October 16, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- The Family History Guide: Project 2 - Goals 1,2,3
Safe guard personal information, gather organize photos, documents, etc., interviewing family.
October 26, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
- Historical Overview of Records and Society
November 13, 10:00 AM - 12:00PM
- The Family History Guide: Project 2 - Goals 4,5,6
November 30, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Browse memories, uploading memories, tagging.
Seating is limited, only those registered will have a reserved seat in these classes.
To Register: Call 360-944-5773 during our open hours (see above) or email: WA_Vancouver@ldsmail.net
Handouts from class
Coming soon
Staff Training
- Consultant Planner & User Name & Helper Number
September 14, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
- The individual Value of our 4 main Partners
October 12, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
- Historical Overview of Records and Society
November 9, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Center Resources
Collections
- 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 Washington birth and death Certificates, plus much more.
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, 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
- 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
- 7 microfilm readers
- 2 microfiche readers
- 3 Lexmark printers
- Photo/document scanner, sent directly to your family search account
- 1 HP color printer
- 1 Flatbed scanner
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
Links
- 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@ldsmail.net
- Typically, consultants volunteer between 3 - 4 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.