Redmond Washington Family History Center

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The Redmond Washington Family History Center is an ONSITE Family History Center offering compilation, scanning, research, story, calling, consultation, calling, translation and specialty services on-site or virtually, remotely or contactless to all patrons free of charge.

We provide direct access to public and restricted access records as well as assist patrons in obtaining access to any resources held at the Salt Lake Family History Library.

Additionally, we operate a VIRTUAL Family History Center accepting patrons from all around the globe.

Home of the Sammamish Valley VIRTUAL Family History Center
"We do the looking and email you the findings."

Need help with your family history but need to stay home? No problem.
Send a request or question today to [mailto:&#x20;SvVIRTUALfhc@gmail.com svVIRTUALfhc@gmail.com] and include any details you have such as Name, Birth or Death Date and Place, Family Search ID number, etc. We will respond to your email to discuss your request and then we are off to do the looking. We will email you regarding our progress and results. All services are provided free of charge.

Contact us, you'd be surprised at all that we can do to help you find what you have been looking for.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

The Redmond Family History Center is located across from Redmond High School and along side the Hartman Park Ball Field #6. Wheelchair access is through the front door which has a doorbell. Direct stair access is from the upper parking lot on the side of the building. Address: (Please bring a USB flashdrive with you to save your work and take it home, just in case)
 * Location on Map


 * Main FHC - 10115 172nd Ave NE Redmond WA 98052 United States


 * FH Room - 922 216th Avenue NE Sammamish WA 98074 United States

Phone:


 * Family History Center Director: Leslie Edmunds 1-425-443-7506 Email: [mailto:The3edmunds@hotmail.com the3edmunds@hotmail.com]

Main FHC Hours for 2021:


 * Monday: between 10:00am and 4:00pm
 * Tuesday: between 10:00am and 4:00pm
 * Wednesday: between 10:00am and 4:00pm
 * Thursday: between 10:00am and 4:00pm
 * Friday: between 10:00am and 4:00pm
 * Saturday: between 10:00am and 4:00pm

'''DUE TO COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, ALL FHC ACCESS IS BY APPOINTMENT. SAME DAY NOTICE IS POSSIBLE. 1-425-443-7506'''

Holiday Schedule: Closed all major holidays

Class Schedule 2020

 * By Appointment- Sammamish Plateau Workshop One-on-one help for beginning family historians supported by experts in compiling data, pictures and memories. Computer stations on-site. Please call or email for an appointment.  Please contact Cliff Wright @ 1-425-868-4845 or email wrightathome2001@aol.com.

FHC Portal

 * The Family History Center Portal provides FREE ACCESS in the center to premium subscription family history websites including
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers -
 * Alexander Street Press - American Civil war records, histories, photos and cultural background information
 * American Ancestors - New England focused vital records, histories, photos, collections and cultural background information
 * Ancestry Institution - global vital records, histories, photos maps, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research, Has localized sites for United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and United Kingdom
 * ArkivDigital - Sweden focused vital records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * FamNet - New Zealand focused vital records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * Find My Past* - United Kingdom focused vital records, histories, photos, collections, primary and secondary sources and expertise for conducting research
 * Fold3 - Military records, histories, photos and collections
 * Geneanet - Dedicated to Genealogy in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany
 * MyHeritage Library - Government records from across the world, Census Records from mostly U.S., U.K., Ireland, Nordic, France, Canada, Australia
 * Newspapers.com - Searchable and printable historical newspapers from around the world in many languages from the 1700s to the 2000s
 * Paper Trail* - Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.
 * Puzzilla - Software that assists you in identifying holes in your family tree and suggesting research options, requires a Family Search account to access all content

* The FHC Portal doesn't have full access to all content provided by the Website

Hardware and Equipment
The Redmond ONSITE FHC has

1 printer
We also have lots of table space to set up your own computer, review family history documents and evidence, or organize photos as you scan. There are no time limits for using the computers. Free WIFI is also available.

The Sammamish Plateau FH room has computers.

Center Services - What Kind of Services and Access to Resources Do We Offer Patrons at the Redmond FHC ?
We offer the same services free of charge in-person, remotely or contactless through our ONSITE and VIRTUAL FHCs.

We will either 1) teach patrons how to or 2) assist patrons to or 3) do the following for patrons:

Compilation services

·        Enter information into family search or any patron selected software

·        Connect to previously entered information in family search or ancestry.com

·        Anything else that falls within compilation services

 Scanning services 

·        Use high speed photo/document, film/slide and flat bed scanners to create digital images

·        Enhance digital images

·        Upload digital images to family search and attach the images to individual profiles

·        Anything else that falls within scanning services

 Research services 

·        Assess and attach hint sources to individual profiles

·        Identify, locate and attach missing sources from family search and other websites to individual profiles

·        Conduct more advanced-level research with the assistance of the patrons

·        Write proofing reports

·        Anything else that we deem reasonable that falls within research services

Story services

·        Write a basic timeline story

·        Expand a timeline story with biographical tidbits, personal sources and locality research

·        Find pictures and graphics to enhance a basic timeline story

·        Find story writing websites to assist patrons with writing personal and ancestor histories

·        Anything else that we deem reasonable that falls within story services

 Church calling services 

·        Help members to fulfill their callings as they relate to temple and family history work

·        Discuss needs and conduct activities as directed by the patron for their calling.

 Consultation services 

·        Review what has been done and what needs to be done

·        Do what needs to be done that can be done through the FHC

·        Prepare requests for services through the FHL in Salt Lake City to improve the likelihood on a successful response

·        Attend FHL 20 Min Consultations as directed by the patron in-person

·        Provide similar services as the FHL 20 min Consultations with FHC resources for an unlimited time.

 Translation services 

·        Find COMMUNITY groups offering free translation services for a specific language

·        Capture digital images of the item requiring translation

·        Prepare a posting requesting free translation services one item at a time

 Access to Public access records and Restricted access records 

·        Through in-person use of FHC computers and Familysearch, the patron is able to access public and restricted access records located at the FHL in Salt Lake City.

·        Through in-person use of FHC computers and the FHC Portal, the patron is able to use premium websites free of charge.

·        Look up records, create digital images, and email the results to the patrons

·        Transcribe digital images as directed by the patrons

·        Allow the patron to remote control FHC computers via Zoom while observing the patrons’ sessions

 Specialty services 

·        Prepare names for temple ordinances by ensuring no duplication of prior temple ordinance work

·        Print temple name cards

·        Prove relationships for DNA matches

·        Research remnant biological families for adoption participants

·        Research ancestral village relatives by compiling family units within a surname

Staff Research Specialties In addition to our staff and consultants, we have Experts at Large in the following areas:


 * US Land Records
 * DNA Matching
 * Adoptions and Biologic Remnants
 * Using the Family Search App
 * Census/Cemetery Research
 * French
 * Italian
 * German
 * Eastern European

Links

 * Washington State Digital Archives . Name-searchable collections including birth, cemetery, census, marriage, divorce, death, land, military and court records, Free access with printable images also.
 * Washington State Digital Library Name-searchable collections including newspapers, maps, photos and other sources of biographical and cultural information in historical times.
 * WIki Page of United States Online Genealogy Records
 * Wiki Page of Washington Online Genealogy Records Comprehensive listing (with links) of a variety sources and records to aid in researching ancestors who lived in Washington State.
 * Wiki Page of Washington, United States Genealogy Research guides and tools for conducting genealogy research in Washington State
 * Wiki Page of Washington Online Genealogy Records Comprehensive listing (with links) of a variety sources and records to aid in researching ancestors who lived in Washington State.
 * Wiki Page of Washington, United States Genealogy Research guides and tools for conducting genealogy research in Washington State

Volunteer at the Center
We welcome any community members wishing to staff the family history center for two hours at a time (or more) on a consistent monthly or weekly basis. Please contact the FHC director listed above.