Ashburn Virginia FamilySearch Center

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who would like to use the Center for their family history classes or activities

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Visit Us
Address: 21015 Claiborne Pkwy, Ashburn VA 20147 Street Map: Ashburn location

Please click "sign up" to make an appointment: Sign Up
Click your desired time slot (you can have as many as you would like), then at the bottom click "submit and sign up"

Fill in your information and click "sign up now" We can accommodate up to 11 guests at a time. If there are no appointments, the Center will not open that day. Masks are optional.

Center Contacts and Hours
E-mail: [mailto:VA_Ashburn@familyhistorymail.org VA_Ashburn@familyhistorymail.org]

Phone: 703-858-5930 (monitored only when center is open)

Monday: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Thursday: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Holiday Schedule and Closure:

The Center is closed on all Federal holidays, Thanksgiving week, and Christmas week through New Year's Day week. During the Loudoun County Public Schools year, we are closed when the public schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather.

NOTE: The Center will be closed the last two weeks of December 2022 through 2 January 2023 (19 December 2022 - 2 January 2023).

Language:
 * English
 * Spanish by appointment

Upcoming Events
RootsTech 2023 registration is open - control + click Registration

Online Classes

Center Resources

 * FamilySearch Catalog: catalog of genealogical materials made available by FamilySearch online and in libraries and centers worldwide.
 * Books: We have a small collection of genealogy reference books including The Source, Redbook 3rd edition, Handybook for Genealogists, Map Guide to the US Federal Censuses 1790-1920, language dictionaries, and atlases.
 * Microfilm/Microfiche: We have hundreds of assorted microfilms and microfiche for records from all the states and some foreign countries.

You are welcome to bring a USB "thumb drive" to download information you discover
 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal which gives free access in the center to special family history software and websites. Access includes 19th Century British Library Newspapers, Alexander Street Press - American Civil War, American Ancestors, Ancestry, ArkivDigital, FamNet, Findmypast, Fold3, Geneanet, MyHeritage, Newspapers.com, Paper Trail, Puzzilla. Also through the portal, users can view many records that are legally restricted by the data owner to FamilySearch centers.
 * Computer workstations with internet and printer access
 * Printer/scanner
 * Microfilm and Microfiche readers

Staff Research Specialties
Our volunteers donate their time to help others in their family history efforts. Some specialize with records from the following areas: African American, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Native American, Norway, Sweden, United States.

Resources in the Local Area
Thomas Balch Library  208 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, 703-737-7195

Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS)

Library of Congress

National Archives

DAR Library

Maryland State Archives

Maryland Genealogical Society

Mount Vernon Genealogical Society

Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Virginia Library

Virginia Genealogical Society

Helpful Links
Research Consultation

Using the familysearch research wiki - A brief 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

Free National Genealogical Society Resources

Cyndi's List - List of internet genealogical sites

Volunteer at the Ashburn FSC
We welcome volunteers interested in serving in the FamilySearch center. It's a great way to help others and to learn by doing. Willingness to help others, ability to use a computer, and willingness to become familiar with the FamilySearch program and resources are the only requirements. If interested, email the Center (VA_Ashburn@familyhistorymail.org) with your name, contact information, and availability. We will follow-up with you.

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