Redmond Washington FamilySearch Center

The Redmond Washington Family History Center is an up-to-date traditional Family History Center offering scanning, compiling, consulting, researching, writing and training services on-site to all patrons free of charge. In addition, to on-site services, we also offer VIRTUAL (Remote or Contactless) services through the Sammamish Valley VIRTUAL Family History Center.

Home of the Sammamish Valley VIRTUAL Family History Center
"We do the looking and email you the findings."

Need help with your family history but need to stay home? No problem.
Send a request or question today to svVIRTUALfhc@gmail.com and include any details you have such as Name, Birth or Death Date and Place, Family Search ID number, etc. We will respond to your email to discuss your request and then we are off to do the looking. We will email you regarding our progress and results. All services are provided free of charge.

Contact us, you'd be surprised at all that we can do to help you find what you have been looking for.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

The Redmond Family History Center is located across from Redmond High School and along side the Hartman Park Ball Field #6. Wheelchair access is through the front door which has a doorbell. Direct stair access is from the upper parking lot on the side of the building.


 * Location on Map

Address: (Please bring a USB flashdrive with you to save your work and take it home, just in case)


 * Main FHC - 10115 172nd Ave NE Redmond WA 98052 United States


 * FH Room - 922 216th Avenue NE Sammamish WA 98074 United States

Phone:


 * Family History Center Director: Leslie Edmunds 1-425-443-7506 Email: the3edmunds@hotmail.com

E-mail:


 * [mailto:WA_Redmond@familyhistorymail.org WA_Redmond@familyhistorymail.org]

Main Center Standard Appointment Hours for 2021:


 * Monday: between 10:30am and 2:30pm
 * Wednesday: between 10:30am and 2:30pm
 * Thursday: between 10:30am and 2:30pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed all major holidays

Class Schedule 2020

 * By Appointment- Sammamish Plateau Workshop One-on-one help for beginning family historians supported by experts in compiling data, pictures and memories. Computer stations on-site. Please call or email for an appointment.  Please contact Cliff Wright @ 1-425-868-4845 or email wrightathome2001@aol.com.
 * Every Thursday 10am to Noon - Emerald Heights Genealogy Workshop Join us in the Emerald Heights Creative Arts Studio for a weekly workshop. The workshop is designed to help you accomplish your family history goals.  We work separately and together on every aspect of family history and genealogy.  Please contact Leslie Edmunds @ 1-425-443-7506 or email the3edmunds@hotmail.com before attending your first workshop.  All healthy non-contagious people 18 years or older are welcome to attend.

Center Resources

 * FHC Portal The Family History Center Portal provides FREE ACCESS in the center to premium subscription family history websites including
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers -
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil war records, histories, photos and cultural background information
 * American Ancestors - New England focused vital records, histories, photos, collections and cultural background information
 * Ancestry Institution - global vital records, histories, photos maps, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * ArkivDigital - Sweden focused vital records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * FamNet - New Zealand focused vital records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * Find My Past - United Kingdom focused vital records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * Fold3 - Military records, histories, photos and collections
 * Kinpoint - Software that assists you in identifying holes in your family tree and suggesting research options
 * MyHeritage Library - Government and census records
 * Newspapers.com - Searchable and printable historical newspapers from around the world in many languages
 * Paper Trail - American Westward Expansion focused records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources
 * Puzzilla - Software that assists you in identifying holes in your family tree and suggesting research options

Hardware and Equipment
The Redmond FHC has 4 internet-linked computers, 2 flatbed scanners and 1 printer. We also have 2 large work tables and one workstation to set up your own computer or review family history documents and evidence. There are no time limits for using the computers. Additionally, we have a separate room for extra quiet or need-the-dark work. Free WIFI is also available.

The Sammamish Plateau FH room has computers.

Center Services
Our staff is skilled in assisting all levels of family historians in compiling and researching their family tree. We focus on understanding your goals and providing you with options and assistance in achieving your goals. The staff at both the main FHC (located in Redmond) and the FH room (located in Sammamish) are skilled in setting up and using mobile devices for family history work.

Our main family history center provides the following services:


 * Buddy Service We can find a consultant or staff member who will stick with you until the goal is met. Consultants can assist you on-line, over-the-phone or face-to-face. Free of charge.
 * Ask An Expert Email the3edmunds@hotmail.com with a description of your problem (include pictures if needed) and a local expert will respond with an answer.
 * Find A Record Email the3edmunds@hotmail.com with a request for a record which might be found on a premium website and the staff will search for the records and send a screenshot of the information back to you. Requests should be limited to a reasonable amount.  Requests are looked up on Tuesdays only as time permits.

We are also willing and able to teach one-on-one or small group classes as needed in the center or in the community during non-walk-in hours. Please contact the FHC Director to make arrangements.

Staff Research Specialties
In addition to our staff and consultants, we have Experts at Large in the following areas:


 * US Land Records
 * DNA Matching
 * Adoptions and Biologic Remnants

Links

 * Washington State Digital Archives . Name-searchable collections including birth, cemetery, census, marriage, divorce, death, land, military and court records, Free access with printable images also.
 * Washington State Digital Library Name-searchable collections including newspapers, maps, photos and other sources of biographical and cultural information in historical times.
 * WIki Page of United States Online Genealogy Records
 * Wiki Page of Washington Online Genealogy Records Comprehensive listing (with links) of a variety sources and records to aid in researching ancestors who lived in Washington State.
 * Wiki Page of Washington, United States Genealogy Research guides and tools for conducting genealogy research in Washington State
 * Wiki Page of Washington Online Genealogy Records Comprehensive listing (with links) of a variety sources and records to aid in researching ancestors who lived in Washington State.
 * Wiki Page of Washington, United States Genealogy Research guides and tools for conducting genealogy research in Washington State

Volunteer at the Center
We welcome any community members wishing to staff the family history center for two hours at a time (or more) on a consistent monthly or weekly basis. Please contact the FHC director listed above.