Williamsburg Virginia Family History Center

November Brown Bag
Mark you calendars for the next Family History Brown Bag seminar!

November 15, noon to 1:00 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints chapel, 2017 Newman Road, Williamsburg, VA

"Deciphering Old Photographs" will be the topic. See you there!

New Hours
Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Evenings and Saturday Mornings:

Please call for an appointment @ 220-0266 at least 2 days in advance

Closed 2-9 July for Summer Holiday
Opens for modified summer hours from 7/10 for July & August

Please call for an appointment 757-220-0266 at least 2 days prior

Modified Summer Hours (June-August)
Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

2nd & 4th Saturday 9:30 am. - 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Evenings: Please call for an appointment 220-0266 at least 2 days in advance

May Brown Bag Seminar
17 May 2018

RootsMagic - Q & A at 10:30

Brown Bag - noon to 1:00 p.m.

Hidden Ancestors in 1790 - 1840 Censuses by Merle Kimball, President of Tidewater Genealogical Association

No reservations required. Please join us at 2017 Newman Road in Williamsburg, VA 23188.

Spring Break Closure
The Williamsburg, VA Family History Center will be closed during the evening April 3rd, 4th & 5th.

We WILL be open during the morning (9:30 - 12:30) April 3rd & 5th, as usual.

No reservations required. Please join us at 2017 Newman Road in Williamsburg, VA 23188.
'''We will be closed one additional day due to hazardous parking lot conditions. We will reopen Wednesday, 10 January at 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.'''

Holiday Closures
The Williamsburg Family History Center will be closed 12/22/17 - 1/8/18 for the holidays.

Please visit us during our regular hours when we reopen in January. Happy Holidays!

16 November 2017
Brown Bag Lunch on November 16th, noon to 1 pm.

Shelly Flint will present amazing new insights into Indexing, now a web-based program.

Please plan to bring your laptop, tablet or other device to practice on.

Roots Magic class will be at 10:30 - 11:30 am same day.

No reservations required. Please join us at 2017 Newman Road in Williamsburg, VA 23188.

Evening Closures
The Williamsburg Family History Center will be closed the following evenings:

22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 August 2017

We are sorry for any inconveniences. We will be open during regular morning hours:

22, 24, 26, 29 & 31 August 2017

4-8 July 2017
We are sorry for any inconveniences. Please visit us during other operating hours.

Also please visit us on Facebook @ Williamsburg Family History Center for updates, information and closures.

Upcoming Events
See our Events page for more details.

Third Thursday Brown Bag
See the Events page to learn more about sessions and presenters.

RootsMagic User Group
TBA

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Resources
Our Family History Center features:


 * Personal assistance
 * Informative lectures and events
 * Lexmark multi-function printer/scanner with direct scan to FamilySearch Family Tree
 * ScanPro digital film/fiche reader
 * Story Catcher interactive video interview terminal
 * NMI 2020 microfilm readers
 * Canon Lide flatbed scanner
 * Wifi access
 * 5 computer workstations

Our computer workstations provide free access to subscription genealogy websites including:
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * American Civil War Online
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital online (Swedish church records)
 * findmypast (UK/Ireland/US/World Research, PERSI)
 * Fold3.com (US National Archives records)
 * MyHeritage.com (includes WorldVitalRecords and Mocavo data)
 * NewspaperArchive.com
 * ProQuest Obituary Collection
 * 19th Century British Newspapers