Mount Vernon Virginia FamilySearch Center

The Mount Vernon Virginia Family Center is located in the Franconia area of Alexandria, Virginia and in the Mount Vernon Virginia Stake Center. We are available to help you get started with family history research and can help you view various films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog

Center Contacts and Hours
Address:


 * 6219 Villa St Alexandria VA 22310-1725 United States (entrance on the south side of the building)

Location Map:


 * Location Map

Phone:


 * 1-703-313-7918

E-mail:


 * VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours: View calendar


 * We are opening our doors again! However we will have more limited hours and may be adjusting our hours according to our volunteers' availability and in response to needs and changes in the environment. Please visit this page often for updates and confirm the hours on the calendar above prior to traveling to the Family History Center.


 * Sundays 3-5 pm
 * Thursdays 7-9 pm
 * Saturdays 10am-12pm

In accordance with CDC guidance, wearing a mask is requested by those not fully vaccinated. If you are not comfortable coming into the Family history center and need virtual assistance, please email the address listed above.

Holiday Schedule and Closings:

Closed all major holidays

The center is closed when the Fairfax County Schools are closed for inclement weather.

Collections
Our Family History center provides access to relevant technology, premium subscription services, and digital records, including restricted content not available at home.

Databases and Software

 * The Family History Center Portal Service is currently unavailable for needed maintenance and upgrades (2 June 2021). It is anticipated this will take up to 90 days to complete. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.
 * 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. This includes Ancestry.com, FindMyPast, MyHeritage, Fold3, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, Alexander Street Press (Civil War databases), Proquest Obituaries, Kinpoint Premium, and Puzzilla.org.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The center has several microfilm readers, one of which is connected to a computer that will allow you to scan the records and save them to a flash drive. There are six computers with internet access that you can use to do research.

Resources in the Local Area

 * National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC www.archives.gov
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC www.loc.gov/index.html
 * DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)  www.dar.org
 * Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections  www.dclibrary.org/research/collections
 * Maryland Archives  www.msa.md.gov
 * Maryland Genealogical Society www.mdgensoc.org


 * Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Virginia Library  https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/genealogy


 * Mt. Vernon Genealogy Society  www.mvgenealogy.org


 * Virginia Genealogical Society  www.vgs.org
 * Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS) www.aahgs.org

Links
Other Family History Centers in the area:


 * Annandale 3900 Howard St, Annandale VA 22003
 * McLean 2034 Great Falls St, Falls Church VA 22043
 * Washington DC 10000 Stoneybrook Dr Kensington MD 20895
 * Woodbridge 3000 Dale Boulevard, Dale City VA 22193

Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering at the center, please contact the temple and family history consultant - center at VA_MountVernon@familyhistorymail.org.