Richland Washington Family History Center

The Richland Washington Regional Family History Center serves about 250,000 people in the Tri-Cities, Washington Area along with the Kennewick FHC. It is located at 1314 Goethals in Richland Washington in a separate Red Brick Building behind the Jadwin LDS Chapel at 1321 Jadwin and across Jadwin Ave from the Uptown Shopping Center in Richland, Washington. The Richand FHC also is home to the Tri-City Genealogical Society and we share resources with them and house their records.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:

1. 1314 Goethals Ave, Richland Washington 2. The FHC is an independent building from the Jadwin Chapel. Both are Older Red Brick Buildings. Chapel parking is available to the FHC. The building is easily assessable to handicapped individuals. See photo. 3. map to Richland Family History Center

4. Phone: (509) 946-6637

E-mail:

Open Hours:

Monday 9 AM - 5 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday, &amp; Thursday 9 AM - 9 PM

Friday &amp; Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM

Holiday Schedule:

Closed for most Holidays and on Conference Saturdays. Call for specific details.

Class Schedule
Classes are taught about monthly. The current list of class topics include:


 * Beginning PAF
 * Advanced PAF
 * Using the Internet for genealogical research
 * US Census Recods

Individual training is provided as requested by patrons.

Staff Training Meetings
Staff Training Meeting are held on a monthly basis. Contact the FHC for current details.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * The TCGS library and FHC library houses a collection of local and international resources includes 2,900 books, 450 periodicals, 200 CDs, 3000 microfilms and thousands of microfiche. See the Tri-City Genealogial website (under links) to see the full catalog.

Databases and Software

 * FHC 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.
 * Hardware and Equipment


 * Seven computers with internet access and dedicated printers
 * Copier
 * Microfilm readers
 * Digitizer for microfilm
 * Scanners for paper and photos

Staff Research Specialties

 * German Research - Richland and Ann Allen
 * Swedish Research - Wayne Ross
 * US Research -

Resources in the Local Area

 * Richland City Library - has internet access to Ancistory.com and Heratage Quest
 * Important facts for conducting research in Benton and Franklin Counties: ■ Some Benton and Franklin County records are available at the Washington State Digital Archives.  ■  Some Benton and Franklin County records have been archived at the Washington State Archives Central Regional Branch. Visit this site to determine what you can access at the archive and what you must access at the county courthouse.

Links

 * Tri-Cities Genealogy Society including Richland Family History Catalog
 * Washington State Archives

[http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_central.aspx/

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Volunteer at the Center
Individuals interested in learning about genealogy can serve at the center with more experienced staff and learn through experience. Staff librarians are always needed.

We have also begun a program to digitize some of our holdings to make them more accessible and to reduce their volume. Help is needed to continue this effort.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Richard Allen the Family History Center Director at the FHC or at 946-6020.

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