South Hill Washington FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
13420 94th Ave E Puyallup WA 98373 United States Enter at the north door and ring the doorbell on the upper right of the door.
 * Address:
 * Phone: none


 * Email: WA_SouthHill@familyhistorymail.org

Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm and 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Wednesday 10am to 4pm and 6:30 pm-8:30pm; Thursday 10 am - 1 pm and 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
 * Open Hours:
 * 2023 Holiday Schedule:  Closed week of April 10 to 14, week of Labor Day 4 - 8 September, Thanksgiving week 20 - 24 November, and Christmas/New Years December 18, 2023 through January 1 2024.
 * May be closed unexpectedly due to inclement weather or unavailability of staff. Contact the center at the above email address for more information.

 
 * Language: English

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: Online.

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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 networked computer workstations with printer access
 * Printer/Scanner/copier

Staff Research Specialties
England, Ireland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, and many other places.

Thursday evenings, patrons will be able to get German research help and British Isle research help.

E-mail us to ask about specific locations of your interest.

What we do:

Resources in the Local Area
Genealogy at Washington State Library - The first American Library north of the Columbia River, the Washington State Library was established by the Organic Act of the Territory of Washington passed on March 2, 1853

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society - genealogical source material of Pierce County and the Puget Sound Region. The society contributes to the collection of genealogical material in then Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library, which is open to all researchers and the public. Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month, Sept - Nov, Jan - May (6pm Educational 7pm Meeting)

Tacoma Public Library (Northwest Room) - The Library's collection contains more than 5,000 titles including bound volumes, microfilm, microfiche, compact discs, and periodicals.

Fiske Genealogical Foundation - Arthur Fiske's genealogical research notes, records of births, marriages, and deaths, cemetery inventories, family group sheets, pamphlets, photo copies of articles, photo copies of excerpts from rare books, newsletters, ephemera, and more.

Heritage Quest Research Library - Puyallup/Sumner Genealogy Group at Heritage Quest Research Library ( currently closed due to fire)

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Puget Sound Chapter - Site has details on areas of expertise, specialties and backgrounds of members as well as contact information for rates and availability for research. "APG Code of Ethics sets the standard for professional conduct in genealogy, Every member of the APG signs this code of professional ethics..."

Local Genealogical Societies

Bainbridge Island, Chelan Valley, Clallam County (Port Angeles), Clark County (Vancouver), Eastern Washington (Spokane), South Whidbey Island, Grays Harbor (Cosmopolis), Jefferson County (Port Townsend), Kittitas County (Ellensburg), Lewis County (Chehalis), Lower Columbia (Longview), Mason County (Shelton), Northeast Washington (Colville), Okanogan County, Olympia, Puget Sound (Port Orchard), Seattle, Skagit Valley (Conway), Sno-Isle (Lynnwood), South King County (Kent), Stillaguamish Valley (Arlington), Tacoma-Pierce County, Tri-City (Richland), Walla Walla, Wenatchee Area, Whatcom (Bellingham), Whitman County (Pullman)

Who
''Volunteers are welcome and needed, any shift. Let us know if you would like to serve.''

Links
Washington South Hill FamilySearch.org wiki page

GENUKI - UK and Ireland Genealogy