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Family History Centers and the Library These centers are affiliated with the
Family History
Library (FHL) located in Salt Lake City, Utah which is the largest genealogical
library in the world. Visit your
neighborhood Family History Center (FHC) and search their microfilm collections,
microfiche, books and more. The Public is welcome at one of their Family History
centers and at the library in Salt Lake City. To find Family History Centers for other parts of Washington State and beyond go to the Family History website home page and use the search box.
Research Strategy: Research Strategy: Genealogical Societies in a specific area may have more information about their local Family History Center (FHC) Collections. Sometimes the USGenWeb state and counties sites also feature Family History Centers. Visit the Washington State GenWeb Site
Each Family History Center has films that are ordered
by patrons that are housed in their files for a short period of time. You can
access those films if you go to the center.
It is always a good idea to see if there is anything of interest.
Most Family History Centers also have permanent collections of films,
microfiche and books that you can search and use.
These permanent collections are unique to that FHC so you will need to
do some investigating. They usually have a microfilm catalogue for you to
consult. They also have CD-ROMs to
study. You can access the FHL
catalogue from a Family History Center.
Get to know your local FHC for it can be of value to you in your
research. Some Family History
Centers also sponsor a yearly genealogical fair such as the Bellevue and Redmond
Family History Centers, usually held in November.
Ordering films and microfiche:
You can order films and microfiche from the FHL
catalogue at your local FHC. The
cost is about $6.00 per film. Search
the FHL catalogue from home and write down or print out the film summaries that
you want to order and go to your nearest FHC and order your films.
Fill out the form and pay the $6.00 fee
times the number of films you are ordering. When your films arrive the FHC will
give you a call. It usually takes about 2 weeks for the films to arrive. If you
order more than one or two films they might not come all at the same time.
Books housed at the main Family History Library in Salt Lake are not circulated. If you find a book you would like to see you have several options:
1) Hire someone in Salt Lake City to go and locate the book at the Family History Library and make copies. APG national has a directory of researchers. 2) PS-APG Members frequently go to Salt Lake City to do research at the Family History Library. Go to our Members Profiles page for information.
3) Use
WorldCat
to see if the book is in a library close by or ask your local librarian for
assistance and see if you can interlibrary loan the book.
There may be a small fee for doing this.
The list below covers a limited number of Family
History Centers (FHC) that are located in the Seattle area.
Please call the Family History Center to verify hours before you go. They
are staffed by volunteers and things happen like illness, bad weather and
holidays which can close a FHC.
Auburn Washington
625 M St NE
Auburn, Washington
Phone: 253-735-2009
Bellevue Washington
10675 NE 20th St
Bellevue, Washington
Phone 425-454-2690
Bellevue Washington South
9509 19th Ave SE
Everett, Washington
Phone 425-337-0457
Very few FHC have their catalogue on line. Well this is an exception. The listing of what is on permanent loan was prepared by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society for the Everett FHL.
Collection Highlights:
This FHC houses the Washington State Death Index and the Death
Certificates from 1907 to 1952. They
have the California Marriage Index on microfiches for 1960-1981.
Federal Way Washington (King County)
Kirkland, Washington
7910 NE 132nd St
Kirkland, Washington
Phone 425-821-3939
Maple Valley, Washington 26800 236th Pl SE
Mount Vernon Washington
1700 Hazel St.
Mount Vernon, Washington
Phone 360-424-7723
Olympia Family History Library (LDS) (Thurston
County)
Puyallup South Family History Library (LDS) (Pierce
County)
Redmond Washington
10115 172nd Ave NE
Redmond, Washington
Phone: 425-861-9273
Seattle Family History Library
This FHC is northeast of the University of Washington
Seattle Washington – Located in West Seattle
14022 Ambaum Blvd SW
Seattle, Washington
Phone 206-444-6017 Seattle
Washington Shoreline, actually in Snohomish Co. 22015 48th
Ave W Mountlake
Terrace, Washington Phone:
425-776-6678 This is the
second FHC that has its permanent collection online provided by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society. |
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