Vancouver Washington FamilySearch Center
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!
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:
- wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net
FYI: Due to inclement weather follows Evergreen school district
Hours of Operation
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
Closure Schedule 2018
March 30 - April 2 - General Conference
June 29 - July 4 - Independence Day
July 23 - August 6 - Summer Break
August 17 - August 20 - Annual FHC Picnic
August 31 - September 3 - Labor Day
October 5 - October 8 - General Conference
November 21 - November 26 - Thanksgiving
December 21 - January 1, 2019 - Christmas/New Years
Classes Offered, Patrons Welcomed (Classes are free of charge)
Two consecutive months will be displayed. Please check back often for updates. Classes will be offered each month with the exception of July, August, December, (no class) March, May (are by assignment only)
| Month | Date | Time | Class Title and Description | Class Level | What You Will Do |
| February | Thurs. 22 | 6:30 PM | LET US GIVE YOU A HINT:
Hints are easy to find and have great value in sourcing your information and providing solid documentation. Learn to use them as you get names ready for the temple. |
Intermediate |
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| March | Thurs. 15 | 6:30 PM | VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOU AS A HIGH PRIEST:
This will be three weeks of one-on-one training for you at your level of experience. This class will help you in your responsibility to family history in your ward. |
Individualized | Training |
| March | Thurs. 22 | 6:30 PM | VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOU AS A HIGH PRIEST:
This will be three weeks of one-on-one training for you at your level of experience. This class will help you in your responsibility to family history in your war |
Individualized | Training |
| March | Thurs. 29 | 6:30 PM | VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOU AS A HIGH PRIEST:
This will be three weeks of one-on-one training for you at your level of experience. This class will help you in your responsibility to family history in your war |
Individualized | Training |
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
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Handouts from classes being taught during 2018 Check back after classes are taught.
How to Add people on person page scroll down until you see family members
1 In the Add Father (or Add Mother) dialog, fill in as many fields as you can, or you will see add spouse or child.
2 Select Living or Deceased.
3 If desired, click additional Find options, and fill in more search fields.
4 Click Next.
5 If you see a correct match, click Add Father or Add Mother, or
6 If the matches are not correct, to try a different search, click Refine Search, or
7 To add the new person you entered in the search as a member of the tree, at the top of the list click Create New.
Why Standardizing: https://www.familysearch.org/ask/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Entering-Standardized-Dates-and-Places&lang=en
Staff Meeting/Training Dates
Held 2nd Thursday each month from 6:30- 8:00pm except July, August and December
March 8, Upcoming meeting, held in East Stake Center Chapel. This meeting will replace our regularly held staff meeting in the Family History Center.
Brother Dindinger is presenting at this meeting on Nuggets of Knowledge
We are also opening this meeting up to Stake Presidency members, Bishoprics, Ward High Priest Group leaders, and Ward Temple & Family History Consultants.
This is the last meeting of this kind that we'll have for a while, so please share the news with any you come in contact with (especially High Priest Group Leaders and Consultants in your own ward).
April 12, May 10, June 14, (July & August no Staff Mtg.), August 18 - Saturday is the annual picnic from 5:00-6:30 PM @ the Collins' residence. September 13, October 11, November 8, (December no Staff Mtg.)
Center Services / Resources
Staff research specialties
Staff to help with your needs
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!
Collections
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
- 3 Lexmark printers
- Photo/document scanner, sends 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
Helpful Learning information
- RootsTech 2018 Online Streaming Sessions: https://www.rootstech.org/ (streaming available Feb 28 - March 3, 2018)
- 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.