10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington, MD 20895
Upcoming Class: DNA for Family History, Saturday, October 17, 10:00 am ET, Washington DC FamilySearch Center
Discover how DNA testing can open new doors and break through brick walls in your family history research. This training will be followed by a tour of the Center's Memory Lane which provides scanning equipment to digitize your family memories. Help will be available after the training. All services are free of charge.
Everything is FREE. Everyone is welcome. Whether you're discovering new ancestors or preserving priceless family memories, the Washington DC FamilySearch Center is here to help you discover, preserve, and share your family story.
Research Library
- Free access to premium genealogy websites and subscription databases.
- Computers with high-speed internet for family history research.
- Exclusive FamilySearch records available only at FamilySearch Centers.
- Genealogy reference books and research guides.
- Historical maps, gazetteers, and research aids to support your research.
- Knowledgeable volunteers providing personalized, one-on-one assistance.
- Help breaking through research brick walls and developing research strategies.
- Resources for beginners and experienced genealogists alike.
Memory Lane Digitizing Center
- Preserve your family's memories by converting aging media into digital files for future generations.
- Scan photographs, documents, letters, and scrapbook pages.
- Digitize slides and film negatives into high-quality digital images.
- Convert VHS home videos to digital MP4 files.
- Digitize 8mm and Super 8 movie films to MP4 format.
- Convert audio cassette tapes to MP3 files.
- Use professional-quality equipment in a self-service environment with volunteer assistance.
- Bring your own 16–64 GB USB flash drive to save your digitized files (larger storage may be needed for extensive video projects).
- Receive guidance on organizing, preserving, and sharing your digital memories with family and through FamilySearch Memories. FamilySearch's Memory Lane initiative was created to help individuals preserve photos, documents, films, and recordings before they are lost to time.