Williamsburg Virginia Family History Center

= Upcoming Events =

See our Events page for more details.

Annual Open House
It's Time to Grow Your Family Tree! Planting, Pruning, and Branching Out

Saturday, October 10 - 9:00 - 12:00 Keynote by Adam H. Nielson - 10:15

Classes, exhibits, refreshments - for the whole family!

See the full event schedule.

RootsMagic User Group
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 10:00 - noon Come to learn! Come to share!

Third Thursday Brown Bag
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - noon FamilySearch Apps

If you didn't make it to that session during the open house, join us for a recap! Learn about RootsMapper, RelativeFinder, Geneapardy! and more.

Recent Presentations
Click on the presentation title to view and print the handout. Documents are in PDF format.

For more handouts, see our Presentation Handouts page.

October 2015 - Not Your Grandma's Genealogy: FamilySearch Apps (Spencer Wells)

October 2015 - Correcting Errors and Duplication in the FamilySearch Family Tree

October 2015 - Getting Started with RootsMagic (Joe Sell)

October 2015 - Branching Out with Social Media (Laura Carver)

September 2015 -

July 2015 - (Guest speaker: Jeanne Sutherland)

June 2015 - Beginning Greek Research (Guest speaker: Carol Kostakas Patranek) - stop by for a copy

June 2015 - National Archives Records on FamilySearch.org (Guest speaker: Carol Kostakas Patranek) - stop by for a copy

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Resources
Our Family History Center features:


 * Lexmark multi-function printer/scanner with direct scan to FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Access to 2.3 million rolls of microfilm through the Salt Lake Family History Library
 * ScanPro digital film/fiche reader
 * NMI 2020 microfilm readers
 * Canon Lide flatbed scanner
 * Wi-Fi access
 * 5 computer workstations

Our computer workstations provide free access to subscription genealogy web sites including:


 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * American Civil War Online
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital online (Swedish church records)
 * FindMyPast (UK/Ireland Research, PERSI)
 * Fold3.com (US National Archives records)
 * MyHeritage.com
 * NewspaperArchive.com
 * ProQuest Obituary Collection
 * 19th Century British Newspapers
 * World Vital Records

Check out our ScanPro 2000 digital microfilm/fiche reader! The reader, and its accompanying computer, printer, and scanner represent top-of-the-line technology for viewing, printing, and saving images from FamilySearch microfilms and fiche.

If you’ve never used microfilm before in your research, take five minutes to learn how to use the FamilySearch Catalog. Go to FamilySearch.org and click on Learn. A short video shows you how to use a Place Search or Last Name Search to locate microfilms that might be helpful to you in your research.

Once you find a film that you’d like to view, you can order it online at FamilySearch.org/films. If you need help with Online Film Ordering, stop by the FHC and we’ll help. You'll get an e-mail notification when the film arrives.