Port Angeles Washington Family History Center

  The Port Angeles Family History Center is located on the south side of the Port Angeles meetinghouse. We serve the west end of Clallam County including the communities of Port Angeles, Sequim, Joyce, and Forks. All interested in genealogy and family history are invited to come to the center for assistance, to research, or to attend classes. Center Contacts and Hours Location Map: Port Angeles Washington Family History Center Location Map  Address: 591 Monroe Road Port Angeles WA 98362 United States Enter on the southwest side of building. Use the sidewalk from the parking lot on the south side to the front of the building Enter the Family History Center from the first set of doors facing Monroe Road. </li>Please ring doorbell (on the wall to your right) for admission. </li></ul> Language:English </li></ul> Phone: 1-360-565-8322 </li></ul> E-mail: WA_PortAngeles@ldslmail.net </li>FHC Director&#160; wrnope@yahoo.com </li></ul> Open Hours: Tuesday:10:00am-9:00pm </li>Wednesday:10:00am-2:00pm and 6:00pm-9:00pm </li>Thursday:10:00am-9:00pm </li>Friday:6:00pm-9:00pm </li></ul> Holiday Schedule: Thanksgiving Holiday: November 25 thru 28th Christmas Holiday: December 23rd-31st: Reopening January 6th 2015 Calendar and Events The 2014 Port Angeles Family History Jamboree has been canceled. Upcoming Events:&#160; Friday Night Classes have ended. It will be announced if and when they may restart. Staff Training Meetings are held monthly from 10 am to 11 am  2014 Schedule: Sep 20; Oct 18; Nov 15; Dec 6 Center Resources Collections <dl><dd><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog">FamilySearch Catalog:</a> Any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog may now be ordered through your home computer. </li>(List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.) </li></ul> </dd></dl> Databases and Software <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="FHC Portal">FHC Portal</a> This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access to the following premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. </li><li><a href="http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/newspdigproj/database/index.html">19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives</a> </li><li><a href="http://access.newspaperarchive.com/SiteLoading.aspx?from=default.aspx">Access Newspaper Archive</a> </li><li><a href="http://alexanderstreet.com/products/american-civil-war-online-package">Alexander Street Press - The Amerian Civil War</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.ancestry.com">Ancestry.com</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.findmypast.com/?ukwid=850360&amp;sourceid=240&amp;utm_source=Google+FMP-US+11_CPC&amp;utm_medium=Brand+Terms&amp;utm_campaign=Brand">Find My Past</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.fold3.com/">Fold3.com</a> (previously known as Footnote.com) </li><li><a href="http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk">The Genealogist</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.genline.com">Genline FamilyFinder</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.godfrey.org">Godfrey Memorial Library</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index">Heritage Quest Online</a> </li><li>{http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/hmw.shtml Historic Map Works Library Edition } </li><li>Paper Trail </li><li><a href="http://www.worldvitalrecords.com">World Vital Records</a> </li><li> </li></ul> <ul><li>Hardware and Equipment </li><li>7 computers </li><li>3&#160;printers including a&#160;Multi Function Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax.&#160; </li><li>Canon 300 microfiche/microfilm digitizer with attached flatbed scanner.&#160; Used to transfer and save&#160; images from films, fiche, or scanner to&#160;a flash drive or&#160;CD or print the images. </li><li>five microfilm readers </li><li>two microfiche readers </li></ul> Center Services Staff Research Specialties (Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. See the <a href="Mesa Family History Center">Mesa</a> and <a href="Logan Utah Family History Center">Logan</a> FHC pages for examples.) Resources in the Local Area (This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.) <ul><li>Clallam County Genealogical Society (CCGS) - <a href="http://olypen.com/ccgs">http://olypen.com/ccgs</a> 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362 phone: 360-417-5000 </li><li>Clallam County Historical Society - http://clallamhistoricalsociety.com </li><li>Museum and Arts Center (Sequim) - <a href="http://macsequim.org">http://macsequim.org</a> Exhibit Center at 175 W. Cedar Street, Sequim, WA 98382 Phone: 360-683-8110. Research Center and Administrative Offices Location: 544 N. Sequim Avenue, Sequim, WA 98382 Phone: 360-681-2257 </li><li>North Olympic Library System (NOLS) - <a href="http://www.//www.nols.org">www.//www.nols.org</a> Library locations are in Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and Neah Bay. See Nols web page for hours, addresses and phone numbers. </li></ul> <dl><dt> </dt></dl> Links (Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.) <ul><li>City of Port Angeles, Washington - <a href="http://www.cityofpa.us">http://www.cityofpa.us</a> </li><li>Clallam County, Washington - <a href="http://www.clallam.net">http://www.clallam.net</a> </li><li>Heritage Quest Research Library - Sumner, WA - <a href="http://www.hqrl.com/index.html">http://www.hqrl.com/index.html</a> </li><li>Jefferson County Genealogical Library - <a href="http://wajcgs.org">http://wajcgs.org</a> Research Center 13692 Airport Cutoff Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Phone 360-385-9495 </li><li>Washington State Government - <a href="http://www.sos.wa.gov">http://www.sos.wa.gov</a> </li><li>Washington State Digital Archives - <a href="http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov">http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov</a> </li><li>Washington State Genealogical Society - <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs</a>&#160; </li></ul> Volunteer at the Center (Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)