Seattle Washington Shoreline Family History Center

Located in the north wing of the LDS Church, we serve the areas of Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Kenmore, Bothell, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood. We are open over 200 hrs a month and are staffed by 30 + volunteers (mostly they volunteer). Our Facility covers more than 2000 sq ft with 5 different rooms for computers, Microfilm\fiche, library, instructional classrooms, and Audio/Visual recording.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 22015 48th Ave W Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-425-776-6678

E-mail:


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

Open Hours:


 * Monday:9:00am-5:00pm
 * Tuesday:9:00am-5:00pm
 * Wednesday:9:00am-9:00pm
 * Thursday:9:00am-9:00pm
 * Saturday:10:00am-2:00pm
 * Sunday: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Free Classes:
Upcoming Family History Classes

Introduction to DNA for Family History

Classes: Thursday, October 18 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 27 at 10:00 am

Due to heavy demand, this class, which was initially offered last spring,  will be repeated. The class will discuss the basics of DNA as it applies to family history. You will learn about what DNA can and cannot do to assist you in discovering and understanding your ancestors. The class will discuss the types of DNA tests that are offered by the testing companies, and what each type of test will do. This will allow you to select the company and test which best fits your family history goals.

Understanding Your DNA Test Results

Classes: Thursday, November 8 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 1 at 10:00 am

This class will discuss what your DNA test results mean, and what family history information you can obtain from those results. You will learn how to interpret your ethnicity information. You will be introduced to possible ways to identify unknown relatives using your DNA test.

Organizing and Preserving Family History Photos

Classes: Thursday, January 10 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, January 26 at 10:00 am

Do you have a box of old photos stored somewhere in your house? If you do nothing, these valuable pieces of your family history can be lost due to deterioration or loss of information on who was photographed. This class can help you learn how to organize and preserve your family history photos before it is too late. It will cover traditional and digital preservation of photos. You will learn how to prevent loss of photos due to acid paper or deteriorating photos. The class will cover ways to electronically preserve photos. You will learn methods of preserving identification of persons in photos.

Classes held at Shoreline Family History Center

Class duration: 1 ½ hours

Tell everyone that they can get particulars on classes and register at www.shorelinefhc.com  Please announce this address so they know how to get info and register.

Collections

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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

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Resources in the Local Area
Fiske Genealogical Library (Website) 1644 43rd Ave.E., Seattle, WA 98112; 206-328-2716.

The National Archives at Seattle (Website) 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-7999.

Washington State Digital Archives (Website) Washington state vital records online.

Washington State Genealogical Society (Website).

Washington State Library (Website).

Links

 * King County
 * King County, Washington
 * State of Washington
 * Washington

Volunteer at the Center
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