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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Family_History_Library|Family History Library]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Family_History_Library|Family History Library]]'' | ||
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| style="font-size: 70%;" | '''''Welcome to the''''' | | style="font-size: 70%;" | '''''Welcome to the''''' | ||
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Bring your friends and family and explore the culture and traditions of the Polynesian Islands at the Family History Library Open House, June 20th, from 6:00–8:00pm. The Event is free of charge and open to the public. Enjoy live entertainment, hands-on children’s activities, storytelling, singing, and dancing, Polynesian style, as you discover the beauty of the Polynesian people, the importance of knowing your own heritage, and how the Family History Library can help you tell and preserve your story. | Bring your friends and family and explore the culture and traditions of the Polynesian Islands at the Family History Library Open House, June 20th, from 6:00–8:00pm. The Event is free of charge and open to the public. Enjoy live entertainment, hands-on children’s activities, storytelling, singing, and dancing, Polynesian style, as you discover the beauty of the Polynesian people, the importance of knowing your own heritage, and how the Family History Library can help you tell and preserve your story. | ||
Light refreshments will be served, and limited free parking is available behind the Family History Library and the Church History Museum. Because free parking is limited, and not guaranteed, other options would include carpooling and using the UTA transit system. For complete parking information, see https://familysearch.org/locations/library_parking | Light refreshments will be served, and limited free parking is available behind the Family History Library and the Church History Museum. Because free parking is limited, and not guaranteed, other options would include carpooling and using the UTA transit system. For complete parking information, see https://familysearch.org/locations/library_parking | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
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:'''Public Transportation: ''' For FrontRunner (commuter rail), TRAX (light rail), and bus public transportation information see the [http://www.rideuta.com Utah Transit Authority] Internet site.<br><br> | :'''Public Transportation: ''' For FrontRunner (commuter rail), TRAX (light rail), and bus public transportation information see the [http://www.rideuta.com Utah Transit Authority] Internet site.<br><br> | ||
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| colspan="3" | '''Copy Fees (self-service)''' | | colspan="3" | '''Copy Fees (self-service)''' | ||
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==== Patron Class Schedule ==== | ==== Patron Class Schedule ==== | ||
View the following schedules using Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer. '''<u>They will NOT appear using a Mozilla Firefox browser.</u>''' | View the following schedules using Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer. '''<u>They will NOT appear using a Mozilla Firefox browser.</u>''' <br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/ac/Jun_2014_Patron_Class_Calendar.pdf June, 2014] <br> [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/9f/Jul_2014_Class_Calendar.pdf July, 2014] | ||
==== Live Online Class Schedule ==== | ==== Live Online Class Schedule ==== | ||
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==== Key Internet Sites ==== | ==== Key Internet Sites ==== | ||
'''[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]''' containing all the other Family History Library related sites including:<br> '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog]''' {{WC}}describes the holdings—has place, surname,<br> title, author, subject, keyword, or call number searches. Also on [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].<br> '''[https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree§ion=pedigree Family Tree]''' worldwide pedigree you can edit, including portraits, and fan charts.<br> '''[https://familysearch.org/search Historical Records Collection]''' has billions of names across hundreds of our collections including<br> birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, Ancestral File, and International Genealogical Index. | '''[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]''' containing all the other Family History Library related sites including:<br> '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog]''' {{WC}}describes the holdings—has place, surname,<br> title, author, subject, keyword, or call number searches. Also on [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].<br> '''[https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree§ion=pedigree Family Tree]''' worldwide pedigree you can edit, including portraits, and fan charts.<br> '''[https://familysearch.org/search Historical Records Collection]''' has billions of names across hundreds of our collections including<br> birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, Ancestral File, and International Genealogical Index. | ||
==== Guest Resources ==== | ==== Guest Resources ==== | ||
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==== Book and Film Numbers at the FHL ==== | ==== Book and Film Numbers at the FHL ==== | ||
For an explanation of the different numbering systems used in the collection over the years (including the current system), and to see tables for converting old book and film numbers to new, click [[Book and Film Numbers Used by the Family History Library|here]]. | For an explanation of the different numbering systems used in the collection over the years (including the current system), and to see tables for converting old book and film numbers to new, click [[Book and Film Numbers Used by the Family History Library|here]]. | ||
==== Request a "Vault Film" before Visiting ==== | ==== Request a "Vault Film" before Visiting ==== | ||
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If you cannot find a source you need at the '''''Family History Library''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.<br> | If you cannot find a source you need at the '''''Family History Library''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.<br> | ||
'''''Repositories with very large genealogical collections'''''<br> [[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. <br><br>[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br> <br>[[Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, home of the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]], more than 350,000 printed books and 513,000 items of microfilm/fiche including family histories, censuses, city directories, passenger lists, military records, local histories, American Indians, African Americans, Canadian, British, & German collections.<ref>"Genealogy Center" in Allen County Public Library [Internet site] at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br> '''''Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections'''''<br>[[Church History Library|Church History Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS history 1830-now: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photos, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material<ref>"Church History Library and Archives" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Internet site] at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br>[http://www.dupinternational.org/ Daughters of Utah Pioneers], Salt Lake City, Utah, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.<ref>"Pioneer Museum" and "History Department" pages in International Society ~ Daughter of Utah Pioneers [Internet site] at http://www.dupinternational.org/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br>[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], Salt Lake City, Utah, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br> '''''Neighboring repositories'''''<br> [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Brigham Young University Library]], Provo, Utah, genealogy, history, census, [[BYU Family History Library|Family History Center]], [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php digital family history]. <br>[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah newspapers on microfilm, and genealogical databases. <br>[https://silver.health.utah.gov/ Utah Vital Records Office], Salt Lake City, Utah, statewide births and deaths since 1905; marriages and divorces since 1978.<br>[http://www.archives.state.ut.us/ Utah State Archives], Salt Lake City, Utah, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminals. <br>[http://library.usu.edu/ Utah State University], Logan, Utah, Special Collections and Archives local historical and biographical sources. <br>[http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/ University of Utah], Salt Lake City, Utah, history, biography, newspapers, government documents, and Western Americana. <br>[http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court of Utah], Salt Lake City, Utah, federal court records. <br>[http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/courthouse.cgi?district=3 Salt Lake County Court], Salt Lake City, Utah, local court records. <br>[http://clerk.slco.org/ Salt Lake County Clerk], Salt Lake City, Utah, county marriages since 1887, probate records since 1852.<br> [http://www.slcorecorder.org/SLCR/Home.aspx Salt Lake County Recorder], Salt Lake City, Utah, property, tax, and military discharge DD-214 papers.<br> | '''''Repositories with very large genealogical collections'''''<br> [[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. <br><br>[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br> <br>[[Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, home of the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]], more than 350,000 printed books and 513,000 items of microfilm/fiche including family histories, censuses, city directories, passenger lists, military records, local histories, American Indians, African Americans, Canadian, British, & German collections.<ref>"Genealogy Center" in Allen County Public Library [Internet site] at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br> '''''Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections'''''<br>[[Church History Library|Church History Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS history 1830-now: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photos, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material<ref>"Church History Library and Archives" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Internet site] at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br>[http://www.dupinternational.org/ Daughters of Utah Pioneers], Salt Lake City, Utah, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.<ref>"Pioneer Museum" and "History Department" pages in International Society ~ Daughter of Utah Pioneers [Internet site] at http://www.dupinternational.org/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br>[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], Salt Lake City, Utah, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br> <br> '''''Neighboring repositories'''''<br> [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Brigham Young University Library]], Provo, Utah, genealogy, history, census, [[BYU Family History Library|Family History Center]], [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php digital family history]. <br>[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah newspapers on microfilm, and genealogical databases. <br>[https://silver.health.utah.gov/ Utah Vital Records Office], Salt Lake City, Utah, statewide births and deaths since 1905; marriages and divorces since 1978.<br>[http://www.archives.state.ut.us/ Utah State Archives], Salt Lake City, Utah, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminals. <br>[http://library.usu.edu/ Utah State University], Logan, Utah, Special Collections and Archives local historical and biographical sources. <br>[http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/ University of Utah], Salt Lake City, Utah, history, biography, newspapers, government documents, and Western Americana. <br>[http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court of Utah], Salt Lake City, Utah, federal court records. <br>[http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/courthouse.cgi?district=3 Salt Lake County Court], Salt Lake City, Utah, local court records. <br>[http://clerk.slco.org/ Salt Lake County Clerk], Salt Lake City, Utah, county marriages since 1887, probate records since 1852.<br> [http://www.slcorecorder.org/SLCR/Home.aspx Salt Lake County Recorder], Salt Lake City, Utah, property, tax, and military discharge DD-214 papers.<br> | ||
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