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Genealogy Resources in North Central Washington

• Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society (WAGS)
  127 South Mission
  (at the south end of the Museum where the Coyote sits)
  Wenatchee, WA 98801
  (509) 664-3346  open Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 1-4
  
  All resources are free to the public (though donations are very welcome).  The library has many resources for research all over the country.  They also have excellent resources for Chelan, Douglas & Grant county genealogy.
  
  WAGS LIST OF LIBRARY HOLDINGS
  
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• LDS Family History Library
  All resources are free to the public for use in the Family History Library unless you order film from Salt Lake which has a rental fee of $5.95 per roll to cover shipping and handling)
  
  667-10th Street
  East Wenatchee, WA 98804
  (509) 884-8686
  
  Monday - Thursday 1:00-5:00 pm
  Tuesday-Thursday  7:00-10:00 pm
  
  remember that all LDS family history centers have indefinate loan (film & fiche) collections. In larger towns these can be extensive. A directory to FHCs may be found here
  
  
• also an excellent site devoted to understanding / IGI batch numbers for the U.S. and Great Britain may be found at Hugh Wallis's Genealogical Web Sites
  
  Family History Archive of Brigham Young University is working with the main Salt Lake site, Family Search, to make many genealogy books/materials available online
  
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• North Central Regional Library / Wenatchee Public Library
  310 Douglas Street
  Wenatchee, WA 98801
  (509) 662-5021
  
  NCRL has now subscribed to Heritage Quest online for the patrons it serves.  You may get the password from the library or use your library card and search this genealogy website for free through their subscription.  It gives access to all federal census, many genealogical books, all Rev. War pensions, PERSI's index to genealogical journals etc.