Williamsburg Virginia Family History Center



NOTICE: We will be CLOSED December 20-January 1 for the Christmas holiday. We will re-open on Wednesday, January 2, for the 6:30 - 9:00 pm shift. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

2017 Newman Road Williamsburg, VA 23188

Map to the Williamsburg Family History Center.

Tues. 9:30am-12:30pm &amp;          6:30pm-9:00pm Wed. 6:30pm-9:00pm Thurs. 9:30am-12:30pm Sat. 9:30am-12:30pm

757.220.0266 during operating hours 757.903.5706  when the center is not open

Resources
Our Family History Center features:


 * Access to 2.3 million rolls of microfilm through the Salt Lake Family History Library
 * NMI 2020 microfilm reader
 * ScanPro digital film/fiche reader
 * Wi-Fi access
 * 5 computer workstations

Our computer workstations provide free access to subscription genealogy web sites including:


 * Alexander Street Press (American Civil War Collections)
 * Ancestry.com
 * FindMyPast (United Kingdom Research)
 * Fold3 (was Footnote.com)
 * Genline Family Finder (Swedish research)
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * NewspaperArchive.com
 * 19th Century British Newspapers

Check out our ScanPro 2000digital microfilm/fiche reader! The new reader, and its accompanying computer, printer, and scanner represent top-of-the-line technology for viewing, printing, and saving images from FamilySearch microfilms and fiche.

If you’ve never used microfilm before in your research, take five minutes to learn how to use the Family History Library catalog. Go to FamilySearch.org and click on Learn. A short video shows you how to use a Place Search or Last Name Search to locate microfilms that might be helpful to you in your research.

Once you find a film that you’d like to view, you can order it online at FamilySearch.org/films. If you need help with Online Film Ordering, stop by the FHC and we’ll help. You'll get an e-mail notification when the film arrives.