10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington, MD 20895
About the Washington DC FamilySearch Center
Discover Your Family Story
At the Washington DC FamilySearch Center, we provide free access to:
- Personalized one-on-one family history assistance
- FamilySearch.org and the world's largest shared family tree
- Premium genealogy websites available at no cost
- Historical records from around the world
- Classes, workshops, and special interest groups
- Technology for scanning and preserving family memories
- Photo, document, slide, negative, and VHS digitization assistance
- FamilySearch Discovery Experiences and interactive activities
Our goal is simple: help you make meaningful discoveries about yourself, your family, and the generations that came before you.
More Than Genealogy
Family history is more than names and dates. It is about preserving family photographs, recording personal stories, safeguarding documents, and passing treasured memories to future generations.
The Washington DC FamilySearch Center features a growing Memory Preservation Center where visitors can digitize:
- Photographs
- Documents
- Slides and negatives
- VHS and home videos
- Family records and memorabilia
Every family has a story worth preserving.
Learn, Connect, and Discover
The center hosts a variety of educational opportunities throughout the year, including:
- Beginning Genealogy Classes
- African American Research
- DNA and Genetic Genealogy
- Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy
- Irish, Italian, and Eastern European Research
- RootsMagic User Groups
- Workshops, Lunch & Learn sessions, and community events
These programs create opportunities to learn new skills, collaborate with others, and make exciting discoveries.
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