Beaverton Oregon West Family History Center

The Beaverton Oregon West Family History Center primarily serves the Beaverton, Aloha, and Cedar Mill communities, but welcomes patrons from the surrounding greater Portland/Vancouver area as well.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 17140 SW Bany Rd Beaverton OR 97007 United States
 * We are located to the left of the building's north-side main entrance. If you need to avoid stairs, park on the south side by the east end of the building and ring the bell at the east entrance door to be admitted (or call us at 503-356-1385 on your cell).


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-503-356-1385

E-mail:


 * OR_BeavertonWest@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours: (The center is temporarily closed due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus)


 * Wednesday:closed
 * Thursday:closed

'''Winter Weather? Call 503-356-1385 and talk to a live person before coming in.'''

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed the week of Thanksgiving
 * Closed last two weeks of December.

Upcoming Events
RootsTech.org Family Discovery Day : Saturday, February 29th, 2020

RootsTech Family Discovery Day is a one-day free event at the RootsTech family history conference in Salt Lake City, designed to help Latter-day Saint individuals and families discover and celebrate their family heritage—past, present, and future.

Family Discovery Day will be streamed on ChurchofJesusChrist.org on Saturday, February 29, starting at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, and Latter-day Saints around the world are invited to participate.

View on demand

Videos of the messages from Family Discovery Day will be archived on ChurchofJesusChrist.org/discoverfamily for later viewing, with closed-captioning in English.

Roots Quest 2020 Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 9:30 AM – 3 PM

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3661 Brooke St, Forest Grove, Oregon 97116

There is no charge for the classes, but please register for Tickets and a free lunch.

Like and follow the Facebook event page for class and presenter information coming soon!

Collections

 * FamilySearch 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, including Ancestry.com

Hardware and Equipment

 * 8 computers, 4 microfilm readers, 4 fiche readers, 2 printers (print from computers), 1 copier (b&amp;w), 1 microfilm/fiche reader-copier, 1 small ST Genie digital scanner for microfilm, 35mm negatives and slides

Center Services
Family History Center Portal List of premium online research services available on our computers.

Wi-fi access for personal laptops and electronic devices.

Resources in the Local Area
Washington County, Oregon Genealogy FamilySearch Guide to Washington County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Genealogical Society of Washington County Oregon (GSWCO) Meetings open to the public on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 am located at the Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway. Check website for monthly topic.

Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2505 SE 11st Ave, Suite B-18, Portland, OR. 503-963-1932.

Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR. 503-222-1741

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * The Washington County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * The Family History Guide  Want to learn more about FamilySearch features and research strategies? The Family History Guide is a website that represents a best-in-class learning environment for family history. Its scope is broad, but its focus is narrow enough to help you achieve your goals, step by step. Whether you are brand new to family history or a seasoned researcher - or somewhere in between - The Family History Guide can be your difference maker.
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Volunteer at the Center
If you have expertise in a research location or foreign language and are willing to help our patrons with their searches and reading documents, please call the center at 503-356-1385 and leave us a message to that effect OR email us at [mailto:OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org OR_beavertonwest@familyhistorymail.org]