Vancouver Washington FamilySearch Center

= Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center. =

We are located in East Vancouver, we look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors!




Location Map:

 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 18300 NE 18th Street 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[mailto:WA_Vancouver@ldsmail.net @ldsmail.net]

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 - 2:00 pm

Closure Schedule 2019
April 5 -                             April 9 -                        General Conference

July 4 -                              July 6 -                         Independence Day

July 28 -                            August 13 -                  Summer Break

August 16 -                       August 20 -                   Annual FHC Picnic

August 30 -                       September 3 -               Labor Day

October 4 -                        October 8 -                   General Conference

October 31 (evening) -      November 2 -               Halloween

November 22 -                  December 3 -              Thanksgiving

December 22 -                  January 3, 2020           Christmas / New Years

Please check back often to see what new classes are being offered in the Family History Center. Classes will be offered each month with the exception of July, August, December.
 APRIL CLASSES 

Monday Morning 10:30 - 12:00

April 22 - The Value of Census Records - Searching Census records will provide you with insight into the life events of American citizens.

''United States census records can reveal more of your family history than you may think. Learn where your relatives lived and with whom, about their work''

and schooling, when immigrant ancestors arrived in the US and more.

 MAY CLASSES 

Thursday Evening 6:30 - 8:00

May 16 - The Value of Newspapers and Obituary's - Learn about using Newspapers and Obituary's to gather information about your families.

May 23 - Learning How to do Basic Research - Part 1 - You will learn different ways to start your family research. This is a two part class

May 30 - Learning How to do Basic Research - Part 2 - Second part of learning how to do research for family information.

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: [mailto:wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net]

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Staff Meeting/Training Dates
Held 2nd Thursday each month from 6:30- 8:00 pm July, August and December

Staff Meetings: May 9, June 13 (July & August no Staff Mtg.), August 18 - Saturday is the annual picnic from 5:00-6:30 PM @ the Collins' residence.

September 12, October 10,  November 14,  (December no Staff Mtg.)

Staff to help with your needs -
Asian language including Chinese & Thai - Judy Wasson - Thursday morning shift (can not speak but know the rules)

German Language - Ron Lowder - Tuesday evening shift and John Mertlich - Wednesday morning shift.

Japanese and Swedish language - Alyse Collins - Wednesday evening shift.

Spanish language - Cheri Greear - Tuesday morning shift.

Swedish & Norwegian languages - April Sokolowsky - Tuesday morning shift.

'''Please call ahead on the consultants shift and make an appointment with the consultant, in order to make sure they will be there the time you want to come into the center. Thank you  360-944-5773'''

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

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!

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/
 * 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: [mailto:WA_Vancouver@ldsmail.net wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net]
 * Typically, consultants volunteer between 3 - 4 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.