Port Angeles Washington FamilySearch Center

The Port Angeles Family History Center is located on the south side of the Port Angeles meetinghouse. We serve the west end of Clallam County including the communities of Port Angeles, Sequim, Joyce, and Forks. All interested in genealogy and family history are invited to come to the center for assistance, to research, or to attend classes.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Port Angeles Washington Family History Center Location Map

Address:


 * 591 Monroe Road Port Angeles WA 98362 United States
 * Enter on the southwest side of building.
 * Use the sidewalk from the parking lot on the south side to the front of the building
 * Enter the Family History Center from the first set of doors facing Monroe Road.
 * Please ring doorbell (on the wall to your right) for admission.
 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-360-565-8322

E-mail:


 * [mailto:WA_PortAngeles@ldslmail.net WA_PortAngeles@ldsmail.net]
 * pafhcjamboree@gmail.com
 * FHC Director: Michael Millet -  millet@olypen.com

NEW Hours in 2016 (Opening Tues Jan 5th)


 * Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM
 * Wednesday: 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM
 * Thursday: 1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Friday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Classes from 7:00 PM to

Holiday Schedule: The Center will be closed:


 * March 14 &amp; 15 - Stake Conference
 * April 4 &amp; 5 - General Conference
 * July 4 - Independence Day
 * October 3 &amp; 4 - General Conference
 * October 24 &amp; 25 - Stake Conference
 * November 25 - opening December 2 - Thanksgiving
 * December 20 - opening January 6, 2016 - Christmas

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

 * 'Class times: Friday evenings at 7 p.m. 'Handouts will be available at class time"
 * Sept 2 United States Vital Records-  Vital records overview and content, jurisdictions and regional differences.
 * Sept 9 Using Name Variations to find a record  -  You may have asked yourself:  "I am searching everywhere, but I can't seem to figure out where my ancestors are or why their names keep changing.  How do I know where my ancestors are:
 * Sept 16 Beginning Research Techniques
 * Sept 23 Principles for Beginning Genealogy
 * Sept 30 Understand how records are created

Center Resources

Collections
Patrons may order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog through your home computer. They will be shipped to this Family History Center to be viewed.


 * We have over 990 microfilms on indefinite loan and thousands of microfiche. These are categorized in a card catalog at the Center by subject, author, locality, and title. 
 * Books include research books, maps, some Polk directories for Port Angeles, WA and surrounding towns.

Databases

 * FHC Portal - This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free accessto the following premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The Amerian Civil War which includes a Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera, Social and Cultural History, Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * Ancestry.com - Institution Version
 * ArkivDigital Online - Launch from the "ArkivDigital Online Start Menu icon on the home screen of each computer
 * Create your "Who Do Think You Are?" story for free
 * Findmypast.com - Institution Version
 * Fold3.com
 * Historic Map Works - Library Edition
 * Kinpoint
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * ProQuest Obituary Listings
 * Puzzilla.org - Premium Services (Descendant Viewer)
 * World Vital Records

Software

 * Genealogy database software: Ancestral Quest,  Legacy, Personal Ancestral File (PAF), RootsMagic
 * Word processing software: Open Office


 * '''Hardware and Equipment

3 printers including a Multi Function Printer/Copier/Scanner.
==== Canon 300 microfiche/microfilm digitizer with attached flatbed scanner. May be used to transfer and save images from films, fiche, or scanner to a flash drive or a CD. Images may also be printed. ====



Resources in the Local Area
==== (This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.) ====



Museum and Arts Center (Sequim) - http://www.macsequim.org
==== North Olympic Library System (NOLS) - Library locations are in Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and Neah Bay. See NOLS web page for hours, branch library addresses, phone numbers and subscribed genealogical sites. ====