Vancouver Washington FamilySearch Center

=Welcome to the Vancouver, Washington Family History Center.= GOOD NEWS

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to monitor the changing conditions related to COVID-19. The Vancouver East Stake leadership has decided that we can move forward and reopen the Vancouver Washington Family History Center with covid-19 guidelines. During our shutdown we have reorganized the Family History Center and have changed our hours as well. The center will reopen Tuesday JULY 6th. The center will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm.

Phone: 1-360-944-5773

Email: [mailto:wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net wa_vancouver@ldsmail.net]

We are located in East Vancouver, we look forward to serving you in all of your family research endeavors!




Location Map:

 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 18300 NE 18th Street Vancouver WA 98684 United States

(entrance to the Family History Center is on the north side of the church building.)

Enter through the main doors, and turn left to find the Family History Center entrance.

Phone:


 * 1-360-944-5773

E-mail:


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

Hours of Operation
Tuesday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Thursday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Closure Schedule 2021
November 19 - November 30     Thanksgiving break

December 17 - January 4 2022   Christmas / New Year

No sign ups are needed.
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Staff Meeting/Training Dates 2021
Will be held Quarterly on the 2nd Thursday from 6:30- 8:00 pm

August 12

November 11

Staff to help with your needs -
Asian language including Chinese & Thai - Judy Wasson - Thursday morning shift (can not speak but know the rules)

German Language -  John Mertlich - Wednesday morning shift.

Spanish language - Cheri Greear - Tuesday morning shift.

Swedish & Norwegian languages - April Sokolowsky - Tuesday morning shift.

'''Please call ahead on the consultants shift and make an appointment with the consultant, in order to make sure they will be there the time you want to come into the center. Thank you  360-944-5773'''

Family History Center 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 American Ancestors- www.Americanancestors.org/

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

Geneanet-geneanet.org

Genealogist-thegenealogist.co.uk Historic Map Works Library Edition–Proquest.historicmapworks.com/ Kinpoint Premium-Kinpoint.com Legacy Stories - Legacystories.org MyHeritage-Library Edition-MyHeritageLibraryEdition

Newspapers.com Paper Trail–Genealogytoday.com Puzilla-Puzzilla.org

See this link for more information on these collections.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 10 computer work stations (touch-screen) with printer access for patron use
 * Wi-fi access
 * 2 Lexmark Printers
 * Photo/document scanner, sends directly to your family search account

The following kinds of records are available in the Family History Center


 * Land records
 * Divorce Indexes
 * Naturalization records
 * Wills
 * Burial records
 * Cemetery records
 * Probate
 * Freedmen’s Bureau
 * Court Papers
 * Census
 * Passenger Lists/Travel Documents
 * Church Records
 * Military Records
 * City Records
 * Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers
 * Civil Registrations
 * And more!

Resources in the Local Area

 * Clark County Genealogical Society: http://www.ccgs-wa.org/
 * Fort Vancouver Regional Library Genealogy Resources: http://www.fvrl.org/resources/genealogy

Helpful Learning information

 * RootsTech 2018 Online Streaming Sessions: https://www.rootstech.org/
 * RootsTech 2017 Links: https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-2017
 * RootsTech 2016 Video Archive: https://www.rootstech.org/videos

Volunteer at the Center

 * If you are interested in being a consultant in our center, please send us an email: [mailto:WA_Vancouver@familyhistorymail.org wa_vancouver@familyhistorymail.org]
 * Typically, consultants volunteer 3 hours each week, assisting patrons with their family history research.