La Grande Oregon Family History Center

The La Grande Oregon Family History Center is open to the public.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

Address:


 * 1802 Gekeler Lane La Grande Oregon 97850 United States
 *  FHC is in the SW corner of the La Grande Oregon Stake Center 


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-541-963-5003

E-mail:


 * OR_LaGrande@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Monday:9:00am-12:00pm
 * Tuesday:9:00am-3:00pm
 * Wednesday:6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:9:00am-3:00pm
 * Friday:9:00am-12:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed New Years: Memorial day: 4th of July, 24th of July: Labor day: Thanksgiving and Christmas:

Staff Training Meetings:
Third Tuesday of each month from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. except June, July and August and if it falls on a holiday.

Collections

 * Oregon Death Indexes on fiche; 1971 - 1990.
 * Oregon census on film; 1850-1920.
 * Union County Marriage Records; 1865 - 1975.
 * Oregon land records;1865-1971, deeds; 1864-1933, some mining deeds; 1864 &amp; water rights; 1891-1969.
 * The Observer, a La Grande newspaper is also available on film from 1897-1972.
 * Books covering Union, Wallowa and Baker county histories.
 * Notebooks of local obituaries; 1985- current.
 * Over 1200 books and magazines for use in genealogical research.
 * Maps

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

 * 10 computers with internet access
 * 4 printers
 * 2 film readers and one of the film readers is capable to save file to computer for printing data.
 * 2 copy machine
 * 2 scanners

Staff Research Specialties

 * German Research - Jo Zaugg


 * Native American Research - Jeri Sawyer


 * Norway Research &amp; language - Linda Strand

Resources in the Local Area
Eastern Oregon University Library 1410 L Avenue La Grande, Oregon Telephone: 541-962-3579

Union County Courthouse 1001 4th Street La Grande, Oregon Telephone: 541-963-1006

Union County Historical Society

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: 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.


 * City of La Grande, Oregon
 * Eastern Oregon University
 * Union County Historical Society
 * Union County Courthouse

Volunteer at the Center
We are always looking for volunteers!

It helps if you have computer experience &amp; experience in genealogy work.