Vancouver Washington West FamilySearch Center

Welcome to the Vancouver Washington West Family History Center. We are located in the western part of the Salmon Creek area of Clark County, Washington and are ready to spend one-on-one time helping you with your family research, whether you are just starting out or just can't seem to find the next limb on you family tree. The Center is free to the general public.



Seminar: "Eastern Canadian Family History Research 2"
This is the second try for this presentation which suffered from technical difficulties in January. All of the bugs have been worked out. The presentation was recently given to the Genealogical Forum of Oregon and was well received. So exercise faith and come learn about genealogical research in Eastern Canada.


 * Presenter: Thomas B. Higgins
 * Time: April 9, 2016; 9:30 - 11:00 AM 
 * Place: Skylight Room, Bliss Road Chapel, 14400 NW 26th Avenue, Vancouver (map link)

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 14400 NW 26 Ave at NW Bliss Road Vancouver WA 98685 United States
 * We are located on the west side of NW 26th Avenue just south of NW Bliss Road.
 * Use the east entrance on the north side of the building.
 * Ring the bell if the door is locked during the posted hours.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-360-573-7881

E-mail:


 * [mailto:WA_VancouverWest@ldsmail.net WA_VancouverWest@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Monday:1:00pm-4:00pm
 * Tuesday:10:00am-1:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday: 7:00pm-9:00pm


 * Holiday Schedule:

Closed for all federal holidays and December 22nd through January 2nd

Second Saturday Seminar Series
On the second Saturday of the months of January, April, July and October the Center hosts a seminar on various aspects of family history research. The next seminar will be held on April 9, 2016, in the Skylight Room at the Bliss Road Chapel, 14400 NW 26th Avenue (at Bliss Road) in Vancouver, Washington. A presentation will be given on Eastern Canadian Family History Research by Thomas B. Higgins.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center can help you order on line any of the microfilm and microfiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog, and will store your films at the Center.
 * The Center has a considerable amount of fiche and microfilm on permanent loan.
 * The Center has a library of books and other publications.

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, including:
 * The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive–Find.galegroup.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/
 * Paper Trail–Genealogytoday.com
 * World Vital Records–Worldvitalrecords.com
 * See this link for more information on these collections.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The Center has seven computers, three microfilm readers, a microfiche reader and two printers.

Staff
Below is the list of our staff members with notes about special training they have acquired through their years of experience. If you have run into a roadblock in your research and are in need of extra special help, try letting us see what we can do.

Resources in the Local Area


Clark County Geneological Society


 * 717 N Grand Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661


 * (360) 750-5688



Genealogical Forum of Oregon


 * 2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Suite B-18, Portland, OR 97202

(503) 963-1932

Davies Family Research Library in Oregon Historical Society Museum


 * 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205

(503) 222-1741

Multnohmah County Library

3605 NE 15th Ave., Portland, OR, 97212

(503) 988-5362

Oregon State Library


 * 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR, 97301

(503) 378-4243

Washington State Library


 * Point Plaza East, 6880 Capital Blvd., Tumwater, WA 98501

(360) 704-5200

Oregon Vital Records: The Center for Health Statistics and Vital Records


 * 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 205, Portland, OR 97232

(973) 673-1180 (General Information)

(973) 673-1190 (Ordering Information)

Washington Vital Records: Washington Department of Health-Center of Health Statistics


 * Town Center 1, 101 Israel Rd., Tumwater, WA 98501

(360) 236-4300

Volunteer at the Center
We always welcome a fresh face at our center. Whether you are able to take on a weekly shift in the family history center or are more interested in serving as an occasional substitute, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at VancouverWest@ldsmail.net.