Pendleton Oregon Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 609 NW 12th St Pendleton Oregon 97801 United States
 * Please use the Gilliam Street entrance and parking.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-541-276-3117

E-mail:


 * OR_Pendleton@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday 4 pm - 8 pm
 * Wednesday: 5 pm-8pm
 * Thursday: 1:00 pm -4:00 pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed week of Thanksgiving and between Christmas and New Year:

Classes
Zoom Family History Class Schedule:

January 9th: Tips and Tricks to Understanding and Navigating Search on FamilySearch

January 16th: Adding pictures and stories to Memories on FamilySearch to help with personal histories.

January 23rd: Using Ordinances Ready to find family members to research and to reserve family names.

February 6th: English Research-Church Records

February 13th: English Research-Census

February 20th: English Research-Civil Registration

Zoom Link:

https://zoom.us/j/96629277971?pwd=Q1BVM2FydmN4OEJQRUQ2aWViUzZjQT09

Meeting ID: 966 2927 7971

Passcode: 032602

Ideas to Get Started on Family History
1. Start researching your family tree (We have good staff members who can help you get started or answer questions)

2. Record some of your parents’ memories of their younger years (Lots of questions to ask on FamilySearch/wiki/.org

3. Post your photographs on the internet for others to enjoy (Family History Center copy machine makes this super easy. Come to the center and give it a try!)

4. Begin writing down some of your own life stories (This is fun to remember when).

5. Record the voices of your young children or grandchildren and keep them to listen to when they are older (This is really fun!!!)

6. Visit a cemetery and take pictures of family tombstones

7. Call a relative you haven’t heard from in a long time and reestablish those family connections. This is easy to do!! You will be surprised at your connection.

8. Cook a family favorite dish and invite family or friends over to enjoy it with you (Why not cook a family dish each week during this month and explain to your kids where it came from. You say you don’t have any family dishes that were passed down? Well, create some, write down the recipe and tell your kids that you are starting a tradition that you want them to pass down to their kids.

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Questions for Writing Personal Family Histories
You can post these in Memories in FamilySearch, edit at any time and add photos at any time also. To do this go to: FamilySearch.org, sign in, click on Memories, then Gallery, and add a story by clicking on green plus sign and choose Create a Story.

January 1, 2022: Where did you grow up? What do you remember about this place?

January 8, 2022: What was your first job?

January 15, 2022: Where were your grandparents born?

January 23, 2022: Did you take any trips as a child? Where did you go?

January 30, 2022: Are you still friends with any of your friends from high school?

February 6, 2022: What was your first boss like?

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Staff Training Meetings
April 6, 2022 5:30 pm

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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

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: 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.