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@familyhistorymail.org @familyhistorymail.org]

Hours of Operation
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Wednesday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Thursday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Closure Schedule 2020
Closes July 20 -     Reopens August 10      Summer Break

Closes November 24 -     Reopens December 1      Thanksgiving

Closes December 22 -     Reopens Jan 5 2021      Christmas / New Years

No sign ups are needed.
March 19 -      What's New in Family Search -  Alyse Collins will be updating us on new things in Family Search.

****** The March class has been canceled due to ongoing Covid-19*******

April 16 -        What to do with Hints and Resources - Alice Allen and Cheri Greear will be instructing us on this subject.

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Staff Meeting/Training Dates 2020
Held 2nd Thursday each month from 6:30- 8:00 pm Except June, July, August and December

January 9

February 13

March 12

April 9

May 14 - Staff Appreciation Night

June, July, & August - No Staff Meeting

September 10

October 8

November 12

December - No Staff Meeting

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 -  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@familyhistorymail.org wa_vancouver@familyhistorymail.org]
 * Typically, consultants volunteer between 2 -3 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.