Annandale Virginia Family History Center

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: MICROFILM ORDERING WILL BE DISCONTINUED
FamilySearch has announced that it will discontinue its 80 year old microfilm distribution service. Here is what we know: What does this mean for you?
 * The last day to order microfilm/microfiche will be August 31, 2017
 * This is occurring because of the progress made in FamilySearch’s microfilm digitization and the obsolescence of microfilm technology
 * Current microfilms that have not yet been digitized by Sept. 2017 are projected to be digitized by the end of 2020.
 * Records currently being filmed around the world are done now with specialized microfilm cameras that are more easily converted to online digital records.
 * Digital image collections can be accessed today in three places on FamilySearch.org under Search. Records includes collections that have been indexed by name or published with an image    browse. Books includes digital copies of books from the Family History Library and other libraries, including many books that were previously copied to microfilm. The Catalog includes a     description of all the microfilms in the FamilySearch collection. A camera icon appears in the Catalog when a microfilm is available digitally. For additional help, see Finding Digital Images of Records on FamilySearch.org.
 * If records listed in the Catalog of FamilySearch that you are interested in are not yet digitized, consider ordering the microfilm before Aug. 31st.
 * The Annandale Family History Center(AFHC) will maintain microfilm readers as long as it is possible to do so.
 * If you have a film at    AFHC, and would like it to remain here, alert the Director: Lexie Staton, va_annandale@ldsmail.net.
 * Over the next several months we will go through our permanent film collection to see what films are here on an extended basis, but are already available online.  Some films may be shipped back to Salt Lake eventually, so talk with the Director if you have films that you would like to stay here.
 * Family History Centers will continue to operate and focus on one-on-one experiences for patrons as we continue to provide access to relevant technology, popular premium subscription services, and restricted digital record collections not available to patrons from home.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:  3900 Howard St Annandale, VA 22003-1762


 * Access to FHC is through the exterior door on the West side of the building, as you come into the parking lot.

Language: English

Phone:  703-256-5518

E-mail:  VA_Annandale@ldsmail.net

Open Hours: 


 * Tuesday: 9:30am-4:30pm
 * Wednesday: 9:30am-4:30pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday: 9:30am-1:00pm
 * Friday: 9:30am-1:00pm
 * Saturday: 9:30am-4:30pm

Closings
Closed every Sunday and Monday and all major holidays.

Additional Closings are: 

April 1 - 2, 2017 (reopen Tuesday, April 4) General Conference

April 9 - 17, 2017 (reopen Tuesday, April 18) Easter Holiday and Spring Break

May 27 - 29, 2017 (reopen Tuesday, May 30) Memorial Day Holiday

July 2 - 4, 2017 (reopen Tuesday July 5) Fourth of July Holiday

August 20 - September 4, 2017 (reopen Tuesday Sept. 5) Inventory, Summer Break, Labor Day

October 7 - 8, 2017 (reopen October 9) General Conference

November 19 - November 27, 2017 (reopen Tuesday Nov. 28) Thanksgiving Holiday

December 17, 2017 - January 1, 2018 (reopen Tuesday Jan. 2, 2018) Christmas and New Year Holiday

Inclement Weather Schedule:
'''AFHC may be closed for part of the day or all day when Fairfax County Schools are delayed or closed due to inclement weather (their info can be found at fcps.edu). Please call AFHC at 703-256-5518 after the beginning of a shift (9:30am, 1:00pm, 6:30pm on Wed.) to determine if the Center is open or not and to ask about the condition of the parking lot. If no one answers the phone, the Center has not opened.'''

Center Resources
Collections

Databases and Software

Hardware and Equipment
 * 9    computers (one with double monitor)
 * 1    Canon 300 microfilm scanner
 * 8    microfilm readers
 * 1    microfiche reader
 * 2    network printers, with one scanner having the ability to upload photos and     documents directly to FamilySearch
 * 1    Kodak PS80 Photo Scanner and Flatbed Scanner - scan and digitize photos of     almost any size quickly and save to your thumb drive or to FamilySearch
 * Wi-Fi    Access