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:

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?

February 13, 2022: What was your favorite television show as a child?

February 20, 2022: What was your favorite subject at school?

February 27, 2022: What did you want to be when you grew up?

March 6, 2022: What is the funniest family story you remember?

March 13, 2022: What is the furthest you have traveled?

March 20, 2022: Who was the most influential person in your life?

March 27, 2022: What are the names of the schools you attended?

April 3, 2022: Which sports teams were you a fan of as a child?

April 10, 2022: What places can you travel to over and over again

April 27, 2022: What is your earliest memory?

April 24 ,2022: Did you have a nickname when you were growing up?

May 1, 2022: What was your parents' and grandparents' religion?

May 8, 2022: What is one of your favorite trips you have taken? What made it great?

May 15, 2022: What are your favorite books?

May 22, 2022: How did you get your first job?

May 29, 2022: What are some of your family traditions?

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Staff Training Meetings
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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.