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The Port Angeles FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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@familyhistorymail.org]
 * pafhcjamboree@gmail.com
 * FHC Director: Michael Millet -  millet@olypen.com

NEW Hours in 2017 (Opening Tues Jan 5th)


 * Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
 * Wednesday: 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM
 * Thursday: Close
 * Friday: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Classes from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
 * Sunday: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Holiday Schedule - 2017: The Center will be closed:


 * March 14 &amp; 15 - Stake Conference
 * April 4 &amp; 5 - General Conference
 * May 14 - Mother's Day
 * June 18 - Father's Day
 * July 4 - Independence Day
 * September 30 & October 1st - General Conference
 * October 28 & 29 - Stake Conference
 * November 19 - Re-opening November 28  - Thanksgiving
 * December 17 - Re-opening January 2, 2017 - Christmas

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

 * 'Friday Night Classes will resume January 6, 2017 at 7:00 PM
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Center Resources

Collections
Patrons may locate microfilm and fiche available on the FamilySearch Catalog.


 * 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

 * FamilySearch Center Portal - This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access to 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
 * American Ancestors
 * Findmypast.com - Institution Version
 * Fold3.com
 * Geneanet
 * Kinpoint
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Newspaper Archives
 * Paper Trail
 * ProQuest Obituary Listings
 * Puzzilla.org - Premium Services (Descendant Viewer)

Software

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

1 printer 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. ====