Valley Forge Pennsylvania Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location of Valley Forge Pennsylvania Family History Center on Map





Address:


 * 721 Paxon Hollow Rd Broomall PA 19008 United States
 * Located in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building
 * Enter in the back door labeled “Family History Center”


 * Language:English





Email:


 * broomallfhc@gmail.com

Email us to:

• Make an appointment for guided help, or to view films outside of regular hours.

• Sign up on our mailing list

• Receive a class schedule

• Be notified of weather closures or delays

Phone: 1-610-356-8507 only answered when we are open. There is no message machine.

Regular Open Hours: Every Wednesdays 9:30-3:30pm and the 2nd and 4th Saturday 9:30-12:30

Holiday Closures: We will be closed on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend May 26th.

We will also close our regular open hours in July and August. Appointments will still be available for those needing to independently use our microfilm or the images or subscription services on FHC computers. Also other patron questions and help will still be available by email during July and August.

We will reopen 9:30am September 5th (the Wednesday after Labor Day).

We will be closed on November 21 and 24 for Thanksgiving.

We will close for the holidays at 3:30pm on December 19th after being open that day and reopen on Jan. 9th at 9:30am.

Additional Hours: By appointment

You may request to have the center open at other times by appointment. For a timely and quick response, please email broomallfhc@gmail.com to request a time. Appointments are not needed during regular hours unless you need a guided practice lab time. As usual I appreciate your replies that you have moved or are not interested etc. and would like to be removed from our list. I add and remove people promptly. If you have friends that would like to stay informed and be added to the list they may email broomallfhc@gmail.com with their request.

Events:
Hello Patrons of the Valley Forge Family History Center,

June 15th - 16th - "Family Heritage Celebration" held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1682 Wood St. Philadelphia, PA (across the street from the Philadelphia Mormon Temple)

Come strengthen your family ties while you discover your ancestors, experience unique cultures and help other families.

Friday June 15th

9 am - 4 pm Narenj Tree donations for refugees

6:30 pm Keynote Speaker Denise Valentine and Multi-Cultural Performances

Saturday June 16th

9 am - 4 pm Family Activities especially for families with children

9 am - 4 om FamilySearch.org Classes and one on one computer lab help

6:30 pm Keynote Speaker 76ers CEO Scott O'Neil and Multi-Cultural Performances

Microfilms:

I have received assurances from FamilySearch that ALL microfilms WILL BE digitized and available online. Not all films will be available for viewing on your home computer on FamilySearch.org, some may be available only in the FH Center, and others on Ancestry.com which we have available for free viewing in the FH Center.

FHC Classes about learning to use FS will be held in Oct./Nov 2018

Hope to see you in the Family History Center!

Shelli Nye Director

Resources in the Local Area
The Mainline Genealogy Club meets at the Easttown library. They have great presentations each month!

http://mainlineroots.org/

The Irish Immigration Center located in Upper Darby at 7 S Cedar Lane. They support Irish families in our area with genealogy help and many other kinds of support.

http://www.icphila.org/

The Bucks County Genealogy Society has a Comprehensive Calendar of Genealogical Events in the Greater Philadelphia Area

http://www.bucksgen.org/index.php/bcgs-programs

Links

 * Delaware County, Pennsylvania


 * Pennsylvania

Volunteer at the Center
We would love to have more volunteers!

We look forward to seeing you at the center!