Kirkland Family History Center to hold open house

Published 5:03 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The Kirkland Family History Center will hold an open house from 1-4 p.m. on March 7 for anyone interested in learning about genealogy.

The center was created to provide free expert assistance to the budding genealogist through free access to online subscription resources and as a place to review microfilm and microfiche records.

The center also be offers free classes for all levels of genealogist.

As an affiliated library with the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the center has access to the largest collection of microfilms in the world – 2.4 million rolls, containing billions of documents from almost all countries. The microfilm and microfiche can be ordered to the center in Kirkland for review.

The center also has a ScanPro microfilm reader, usually available only in major research institutions or archives, which allow the user to digitally enhance the microfilm picture for easier reading and copying.

The center is located on Kirkland’s Finn Hill, on the east side of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints building, located at 7910 132nd Street.

For more information, visit www.kirklandfhc.org.