Beaverton Oregon West FamilySearch Center

The Beaverton Oregon West FamilySearch Center primarily serves the Beaverton, Aloha, and Cedar Mill communities, but welcomes patrons from the surrounding greater Portland/Vancouver area as well.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 17140 SW Bany Rd, Beaverton OR 97007 United States
 * We are located to the left of the building's north-side main entrance. If you need to avoid stairs, park on the south side by the east end of the building and call us at 503-356-1385 on your cell).


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-503-356-1385

E-mail:


 * OR_BeavertonWest@familyhistorymail.org

Facebook: Beaverton OR West FamilySearch Center

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday     10:00am - 4:00pm, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Winter Weather? Call 503-356-1385 and talk to a live person before coming in.
 * Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00 pm
 * Sunday      2:00 pm - 4:00pm
 * We will be closed this Sunday 28 May 2023 for Memorial Day Weekend

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed last two weeks of December
 * Closed Easter Sunday
 * Closed Mother's Day
 * Closed Memorial Day Weekend
 * Closed Father's Day

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog

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, including Ancestry.com

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 computers
 * 1 Fast Photo Scanner (bring a thumbdrive or external storage)
 * 1 laser printer/copier (b&amp;w)
 * 1 Kodak slide and negative scanner (bring SD card)
 * 2 laser printers (b&w)
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 1 fiche reader
 * 1 microfilm/fiche reader-copier
 * Bring your own device (laptops and chromebooks can connect to the portal on your device while on our wifi connection)

Center Services
FamilySearch Center Portal List of premium online research services available on our computers.

Wi-fi access for personal laptops and electronic devices.

one on one help from our volunteers

Resources in the Local Area
Washington County, Oregon Genealogy FamilySearch Guide to Washington County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Genealogical Society of Washington County Oregon (GSWCO) Meetings open to the public on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 am located at the Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway. Check website for monthly topic.

Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2505 SE 11st Ave, Suite B-18, Portland, OR. 503-963-1932.

Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR. 503-222-1741

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * The Washington County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * The Family History Guide  Want to learn more about FamilySearch features and research strategies? The Family History Guide is a website that represents a best-in-class learning environment for family history. Its scope is broad, but its focus is narrow enough to help you achieve your goals, step by step. Whether you are brand new to family history or a seasoned researcher - or somewhere in between - The Family History Guide can be your difference maker.
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Volunteer at the Center
If you have expertise in a research location or foreign language and are willing to help our patrons with their searches and reading documents, please call the center at 503-356-1385 and leave us a message to that effect OR email us at [mailto:OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org]