Centralia Washington FamilySearch Center

This Family History Center provides genealogical assistance for patrons in the Lewis County Washington area and from southern Thurston County, parts of Pacific County and northern Cowlitz County. It is located in the rear of the Centralia Washington Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 2195 Jackson Hwy Chehalis, WA 98582 United States


 * Language: English

Phone:


 * 1-360-748-1516

E-mail:


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

Hours:


 * Tuesday: 10:00am-6:00pm
 * Wednesday: 10:00am-8:00pm
 * Thursday: closed
 * Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the week of Thanksgiving

Closed the week before and after Christmas

Staff Training Meetings
Second Thursday of each month, 11 am

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog

Databases and Software

 * 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 computers and monitors for on-line research work. These computers are connected to the Family Search Portal, which has access to some other selected third-party web site resources, such as Ancestry.com and Roots Magic 6.
 * 1 microfilm reader, a microfiche reader and a microfilm scanner

Staff Research Specialties
The Center is working on getting one or two personnel capable of working with Spanish-speaking patrons and then access and train on Spanish language versions of some of the research software.

Resources in the Local Area
Lewis County Genealogical Society