Centralia Washington Family History Center

This Family History Center provides genealogical assistance for patrons in the Lewis County Washington area and from southern Thurston County, parts of Pacific County and northern Cowlitz County. It is located in the rear of the Centralia Washington Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 2195 Jackson Hwy Chehalis WA 98582 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-360-748-1516

E-mail:


 * [mailto:WA_Centralia@ldsmail.net WA_Centralia@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:10:00am-8:00pm
 * Wednesday:10:00am-9:00pm
 * Thursday:10:00am-6:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

All major holidays: June 30, July 1,2 2015; August 18, 19, 20  2015; September 8, 9, 10, 2015; December 19, 2015 - January 4, 2016

Calendar and Events
Family Discovery Day - Saturday, February 28, 2015 8 AM - 3 PM

Open to public, come find your family. Welcome especially to first time researchers or those having an interesting story to research.

Staff Training Meetings
First Thursday of each month at Staff Meeting

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.

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

 * The Center is equipped with 6 computers and monitors for on-line research work. These computers are connected to the Family Search Portal, which has access to some other selected third-party web site resources, such as Ancestry.com and Roots Magic 6.
 * The Center also has two microfilm readers, a microfiche reader and a microfilm scanner

Staff Research Specialties
The Center is working on getting one or two personnel capable of working with Spanish-speaking patrons and then access and train on Spanish language versions of some of the research software. 

Resources in the Local Area
The Lewis County Genealogical Society is close at hand and sometimes uses the Center for training meetings. It also utilizes space in the Center for a fair sized collection of local records.