Beaverton Oregon West FamilySearch Center

The Beaverton Oregon West FamilySearch Center primarily serves the Beaverton, Aloha, and Cedar Mill communities, but welcomes patrons from the surrounding greater Portland/Vancouver area as well.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 17140 SW Bany Rd, Beaverton OR 97007 United States
 * We are located to the left of the building's north-side main entrance. If you need to avoid stairs, park on the south side by the east end of the building and call us at 503-356-1385 and we can let you in.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-503-356-1385

E-mail: [mailto:OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org]

Facebook: Beaverton OR West FamilySearch Center

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday     10:00am - 4:00pm, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Winter Weather? Call 503-356-1385 and talk to a live person before coming in.
 * Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00 pm
 * Sunday      2:00 pm - 4:00pm
 * We will close at 4:00pm on 10/31/2023 for Halloween

Holiday Schedule:

We will be open until 4:00pm on Halloween (Tues., 10/31/2023)


 * Closed Week of Thanksgiving


 * Closed last two weeks of December


 * Closed Easter Sunday
 * Closed Mother's Day
 * Closed Memorial Day Weekend
 * Closed Father's Day

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions, including Ancestry.com
 * Premium genealogy sites available at this center:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers
 * Alexander Street
 * Social and cultural history
 * The American Civil War - Letters and Diaries
 * The American Civil War - Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Women and Social Movements in the US
 * American Ancestors
 * Ancestry Institution (localized sites for US, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, UK)
 * ArkivDigital (Swedish records)
 * FamNet (New Zealand)
 * FindMyPast (United Kingdom)
 * Fold3 (Military)
 * Geneanet (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany)
 * Irish Ancestors
 * MyHeritage Library Edition
 * NewspaperArchive
 * Paper Trail (19th century migration documents)
 * Puzzilla (descendant lines)

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 computers, 3 with touchscreen
 * 1 Fast Photo Scanner (bring a thumbdrive or external storage)
 * 1 laser printer/copier (b&amp;w)
 * 1 Kodak slide and negative scanner (bring SD card)
 * 2 laser printers (b&w)
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 1 fiche reader
 * 1 microfilm/fiche reader-copier
 * Bring your own device (laptops and chromebooks can connect to the portal on your device while on our wifi connection at the center)
 * 2 - 27" monitors to connect your personal laptop for multiple/larger screens

Center Services
FamilySearch Center Portal List of premium online research services listed above

Wi-fi access for personal laptops and electronic devices.

one on one help from our volunteers

no charge for copies made for your research

Contact the center at 503.356.1385 or [mailto:OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org] to schedule for a group/class requests and or feedback

Resources in the Local Area
Washington County, Oregon Genealogy FamilySearch Guide to Washington County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Genealogical Society of Washington County Oregon (GSWCO) Meetings open to the public on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 am located at the Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway. Check website for monthly topic.

Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2505 SE 11st Ave, Suite B-18, Portland, OR. 503-963-1932.

Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR. 503-222-1741

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * The Washington County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * The Family History Guide  Want to learn more about FamilySearch features and research strategies? The Family History Guide is a website that represents a best-in-class learning environment for family history. Its scope is broad, but its focus is narrow enough to help you achieve your goals, step by step. Whether you are brand new to family history or a seasoned researcher - or somewhere in between - The Family History Guide can be your difference maker.
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Volunteer at the Center
If you have expertise in a research location or foreign language and are willing to help our patrons with their searches and reading documents, please call the center at 503-356-1385 and leave us a message to that effect OR email us at [mailto:OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org]