FamilySearch Center

Welcome from the Vancouver FamilySearch Centre!

We are excited to be a part of your journey in discovering your Family History. The FamilySearch Centre is a place where you can discover, gather and connect with your family in the past, present and future.

The FamilySearch Centre is a place for everyone. We have a fully equipped Centre with 11 computers with free family history programs that you can only access through the Family History Portal. The programs include ancestry, Newspaper Archive, Puzzilla, American Ancestors and many more.

The FamilySearch Centre is perfect for groups. Want to get your youth involved in family history and temple work contact us and we can help! We offer specialized classes and can open the centre up for your group meeting time.

Hours:
Tuesday:

10:00am-2:00 pm

Wednesday:

10:00am - 2:00pm

6:00pm-8:30pm

Friday:

10:00am - 2:00pm

CLOSURE:

We will be closed all Statutory Holidays

Holiday season – December 22, 2025 to January 5, 2026

reopens Tuesday January 6, 2026

Contact Info:

phone: 604-299-8656

Email address: bc_vancouver@familyhistorymail.org

Location:

We Welcome Church and Community Groups!

We have YOUTH Family History Activities! We have ALL AGES Family History activities for FAMILIES! We have ADULT Research classes! Call and Book for a FamilySearch activity night.

FOR ALL AGES!!

A special Family Search Centre Escape Room
A FamilySearch Amazing Race!
Mission Impossible Booklet Activity!
Hands on FamiySearch training!
Classes & tutorials
Indexing Activities- Get involved!
One on one specialized Learning!
FHC Portal- FREE access to popular Family History web services!
Photo digitizing
VHS conversion- convert your home movies to digital
Memory gathering! Start your family story!
Legacy Room exploring the PAST!

Do you want to digitize your photos!

We have the perfect scanner! Do multiple photos at a time. Easily organize them into folders. Take an old photo and create a better quality copy. It is fast, easy and restores older photos!

Large Bed Photo Scanner

Scan your large photos direct to a USB
Print your Temple Ready cards!

Home movies digitized

It is here! Come and convert your VHS tapes to a digital format.

Original before scanning. Scanning using the EPSON Photo scanner at the FamilySearch Centre!

Legacy Room

Try on some retro clothing & costumes! Take photos from the past using our green screen. Learn how to compare your photo with your past family members to see who you look like. Discover how to record memories for the next generation. Learn about the new family tree maker in familysearch.

Convert your VHS to digital!

We have a VHS converter so that you can take all those home movies and digitize them so everyone can view and watch them. Share them all with your family! Make sure they last several more years so generations to come can know more about your family.

We can help you gather your memories

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VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED!

We have many opportunities for those who would like to share their knowledge in their family history journeys or if you have just started your journey you will be fully trained in family history research.

Contact us anytime for more information.

Contact Info:

phone: 604-299-8656

Email address: bc_vancouver@familyhistorymail.org