Maple Valley Washington FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
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 * Address: 26800 Southeast 236th Street, MAPLE VALLEY, WASHINGTON
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Phone: 425 413-7566

E-mail: carlrigtrup@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Wednesday: 10am to 4 pm and 7pm to 9 pm
 * Thursday: 10 to 1 pm
 * Saturday: 10am to 1 pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed Wednesday before Christmas til Tuesday after New Years

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog:; This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog. if you temporarly assign your film online search to our center, you can see what films we have on hand. May save a charge to order your film at other local centers, then you have the choice to either may the $7.00 charge or drive to visit our center. BUT don't forget if you choose to reset your home Center to that of your choice. or all future orders will come to our center.


 * (We have approximatly 500 microfilms in our cabinet and an untold number (actually about 21 inches)of microfiche includeing the 1881 Scotland, England and Wales Census. Most of our patrons doing active research in Italy and Romainia. Lot of bi-lingual conversations going on I listen (but do not participate) welcome your presence and participation in the activity.)
 * We have gone cash-less with the advent of on-line film ordering.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal: Portal page which gives free access in the Center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * Subscriptions available through the LDS FHC Portal


 * 1) Ancestry.com
 * 2) FOLD3 (previously Footnotes)
 * 3) The Genealogist
 * 4) Heritage Quest
 * 5) Alexander Street Press The American Civil War
 * 6) Arkiv Digital On-line
 * 7) World Vital Records
 * 8) Paper Trail
 * 9) Historical Maps


 * Software Available on Center PC's  If you want to bring your program GEDCOM on a zip and load and use in the center you can do that.. But remember to take your updated copy (GEDCOM) home with you to your PC.


 * 1) Ancestral Quest
 * 2) Family Insight
 * 3) Gen Lies
 * 4) Get My Ancestors
 * 5) Magic Key Family Tree
 * 6) Rootsmagic 6.0
 * 7) Legacy

Hardware and Equipment

 * We currently have six computers connected to the internet and WIFI is avail for lap top or CAT5 connection. We currently are connected through Dish but will be upgrading to Comcast near term. We have five microfilm readers, two microfiche readers and a Canon 300 film scanner attached to a PC for saving film images. It gets a lot of use, bring a zip drive for off line storage though CD's can be burned. at no cost. 

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Resources in the Local Area
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 * South King County Library. (Located in Auburn Wa) www.kcls.org
 * Bellevue City Library http://www.kcls.org/bellevue/
 * Seattle Public Library http://www.spl.org/
 * Tacoma Public LIbrary (Pierce County) http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/Default.aspx
 * Tahoma National Cemetery (located in Covington) http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/tahoma.asp
 * Fiske LIbrary (Seattle)  www.fiskelibrary.org
 * South King County Genealogical LIbrary http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waskcgs/

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Volunteer at the Center
''We are always looking for new volenteers to support our patron needs, regardless of skills and talents - we can use you and will give you invaluable time to become trained in what our center provides. Give me a call Carl Rigtrup 425 271-1614 or carlrigtrup@gmail.com.''