Research Center
The Jefferson County Genealogical Society library and collections are housed in a shared facility with the Jefferson County Historical Society’s Research Center at 13692 Airport Cutoff Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368. In addition to the assistance of Genealogical Society research center volunteers and the JCGS library, the Research Center houses the archives and vast collections of the Jefferson Genealogical Society Volunteer Compiled Data Records.
Stop in during Research Center open hours and ask for a brief tour!
Open to all individuals researching family history!
Location (This is NOT a mailing address):
The Research Center is located at 13692 Airport Cutoff Road (Highway 19), Port Townsend, WA – approximately five miles south of the City of Port Townsend and 0.3 miles south of the intersection of Highway 19 and Highway 20. The JCGS phone number is (360) 302-5543.
Hours and Fees: Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 1pm to 4pm. Also the third Saturday of each month from 1pm to 4pm.
No appointments needed. Walk-ins welcome.
- Closures: The Center is closed on all major holidays and the last two weeks in December. The Center may be closed for inclement weather.
- Entrance Fee: JCHS and JCGS members and students: Free. All others are by donations. Suggested donation is $5 per person. Donations help to support the mission of JCGS.
- Copies: Suggested donations: Photocopies (of any size) and computer printouts are suggested 10¢ each for members and suggested 20¢ each for non-members.
- Visiting the Research Center
JCGS volunteers are on duty during all designated hours to welcome and help you with your research needs.
The Research Center is handicap accessible. There is ample free parking. Free Wi-Fi is available for members and for visitors using the center.
No food or drink is allowed in the research room. Only pencils are to be used in the research room—no ink or markers.
General Non-Jefferson County Specific Resources and Services Available:
Volunteer Assistance
JCGS Members are present to assist you in your research efforts. The volunteers have expertise in varied areas so it is never quite the same on an given day as to the help you may receive. The volunteers strive to meet your specific needs in helping you to discover your family history.
Library
The Jefferson County Genealogical Society library and collections are housed in the Research Center and cataloged on LibraryThing.org. CLICK HERE to go to the Library page.
Subscription Online Databases Available at the Research Center.
One of the benefits of your membership is access to subscription websites free of charge in the Research Center. You may want to look at a site to see if it is worth your while to subscribe privately. Or, you may find the information you seek by coming into the Research Center and thus saving yourself the subscription fee. We are always open to ideas for new subscriptions, so please let us know if there is one that would benefit you. The following are available for free to JCGS members:
Ancestry.com – Library edition. We have the US Collection and the 
International Collection, so you have access to US, English and Canadian census records as well as other non-United States information. The databases are numerous and cover many types of records. The Library Edition does not include Family Trees or Newspapers.
distributed via ProQuest. In includes hundreds of
NewspaperArchive.com . . . . Search 5+ billion newspaper records & obituaries from 47 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Search through 15,941 historic newspaper archives to do genealogy and family history. Browse 17,000+ Newspapers. 50 States & 47 Countries. Search Obituaries Online.
