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'''Closed 1st weekend in Apr/Oct for General Conference. Closed Christmas and New Years Day (last two weeks in December).''' <br> | '''Closed 1st weekend in Apr/Oct for General Conference. Closed Christmas and New Years Day (last two weeks in December).''' <br> | ||
We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather. Same as the Des Moines Public School system. If they are closed, we are closed too. | We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather. Same as the Des Moines Public School system. If they are closed, we are closed too. | ||
'''Planning a Visit''' | '''Planning a Visit''' | ||
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Be our guests in a fun and learning atmosphere where knowledgeable FamilySearch staff will welcome and assist you in uncovering your ancestors and build your family tree | Be our guests in a fun and learning atmosphere where knowledgeable FamilySearch staff will welcome and assist you in uncovering your ancestors and build your family tree | ||
'''For Groups:''' To make an appointment, please contact the director. [mailto:IA_DesMoines@ldsmail.net IA_DesMoines@ldsmail.net] | '''For Groups:''' To make an appointment, please contact the director. [mailto:IA_DesMoines@ldsmail.net IA_DesMoines@ldsmail.net] | ||
'''From Riverton Utah library:''' | '''From Riverton Utah library:''' | ||
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This new page includes links to download or print PDF handouts from the classes taught at the library and the Quick Start Guides available at the library.Click here (https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Riverton_FamilySearch_Library/Handouts_and_Guides) to view the handouts and guides. | This new page includes links to download or print PDF handouts from the classes taught at the library and the Quick Start Guides available at the library.Click here (https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Riverton_FamilySearch_Library/Handouts_and_Guides) to view the handouts and guides. | ||
Click here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fuGadhnLuCIeRWu5aq_B5BMkHdPpZJ_2nH8JwnkfpXA/viewform) to register for a weekly email. | Click here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fuGadhnLuCIeRWu5aq_B5BMkHdPpZJ_2nH8JwnkfpXA/viewform) to register for a weekly email. | ||
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=== Calendar and Events === | === Calendar and Events === | ||
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:*'''[[FHC Portal]]''' This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | :*'''[[FHC Portal]]''' This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | ||
*19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive | *'''19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive''' | ||
*Access Newspaper Archive | *'''Access Newspaper Archive''' - the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1753 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content. All 50 states plus 10 countries. | ||
*Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database Letters and Diaries Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera | *'''Alexander Street Press''' - The American Civil War: Research Database Letters and Diaries Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera | ||
*American Ancestors | *'''American Ancestors''' - | ||
*Newspaper Archives | *'''Newspaper Archives''' - World's largest online newspaper archive, Features billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U. S. and the world. Full page and fully searchable. | ||
*Ancestry.com -- This site has 10+ billion records. U. S. federal and state census records, vital records, passenger | *'''Ancestry.com''' -- This site has 10+ billion records. U. S. federal and state census records, vital records, passenger | ||
lists, Canadian census, church, and vital records, UK census records, birth, marriage and death indexes, and other international records. | lists, Canadian census, church, and vital records, UK census records, birth, marriage and death indexes, and other international records. | ||
*ArkivDigital Online -- Swedish genealogy. Launch from the 'ArkivDigital Online' Start Menu or Desktop icon from a computer where the program has been installed. | *'''ArkivDigital Online''' -- Swedish genealogy. Launch from the 'ArkivDigital Online' Start Menu or Desktop icon from a computer where the program has been installed. | ||
*Find My Past -- 1.7 billion international family history records from the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and beyond with records going back to 1200. New collections are added every month. | *'''Find My Past''' -- 1.7 billion international family history records from the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and beyond with records going back to 1200. New collections are added every month. | ||
*Fold3.com (Previously known as Footnote.com) -- Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. | *'''Fold3.com''' (Previously known as Footnote.com) -- Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. | ||
*Godfrey Memorial Library -- Online access to the Middletown CT historical library's approximately 200,000 books and periodicals in its collection which includes state and local histories, family histories, biographies, church records, funeral records, cemetery records, military records, maps, and more. | *'''Godfrey Memorial Library''' -- Online access to the Middletown CT historical library's approximately 200,000 books and periodicals in its collection which includes state and local histories, family histories, biographies, church records, funeral records, cemetery records, military records, maps, and more. | ||
*Heritage Quest Online -- a valuable genealogical resource available at this time only through library subscriptions like the Family History Center. U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 through 1930. (No index for 1830, 1840, 1850, nor 1880 census; for the 1930 census, only five states are indexed: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia.) The online collection includes new indexes created by HeritageQuest. In addition to the ability to search by name, the census records can be searched by place of birth, age, ethnicity, and other variables. | *'''Heritage Quest Online''' -- a valuable genealogical resource available at this time only through library subscriptions like the Family History Center. U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 through 1930. (No index for 1830, 1840, 1850, nor 1880 census; for the 1930 census, only five states are indexed: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia.) The online collection includes new indexes created by HeritageQuest. In addition to the ability to search by name, the census records can be searched by place of birth, age, ethnicity, and other variables. | ||
More than 25,000 fully searchable family and local history books. There are numerous other "non-history" books available that also have genealogy value, such as town and city directories, government reports made years ago, biographies, lectures, and much more. | More than 25,000 fully searchable family and local history books. There are numerous other "non-history" books available that also have genealogy value, such as town and city directories, government reports made years ago, biographies, lectures, and much more. | ||
Selected Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, again fully searchable with high-quality scanned images of the original applications available online. | Selected Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, again fully searchable with high-quality scanned images of the original applications available online. | ||
Signatures of and personal identification data about depositors in 29 branch offices of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-74. | Signatures of and personal identification data about depositors in 29 branch offices of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-74. | ||
PERSI (the PERiodical Source Index - a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French since 1800). Best of all, you can view the original records and book pages as high-quality images and even print individual pages on your local printer. | PERSI (the PERiodical Source Index - a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French since 1800). Best of all, you can view the original records and book pages as high-quality images and even print individual pages on your local printer. | ||
*Historic Map Works Library Edition | *'''Historic Map Works Library Edition''' - Historic Map Works™ Library Edition is one of the most extensive digital map collections available, with over 1.5 million high-resolution, full color historic maps. | ||
*Paper Trail | *'''Paper Trail''' - a guide to overland pioneer names and documents. | ||
*World Vital Records | *'''World Vital Records''' - Records from United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, China, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Turkey. | ||
Software Installed at the FHC: | Software Installed at the FHC: | ||
*FamilySearch Indexing (to help index transcriptions from film to excel spreadsheets to make a searchable index for FamilySearch) | *'''FamilySearch Indexing''' (to help index transcriptions from film to excel spreadsheets to make a searchable index for FamilySearch) | ||
*Ancestral Quest 15 (By Incline Software) (newer update from PAF) | *'''Ancestral Quest 15''' (By Incline Software) (newer update from PAF) | ||
*ArkivDigital Online -- Swedish genealogy. Launch from the 'ArkivDigital Online' Start Menu or Desktop icon from a computer where the program has been installed. | *'''ArkivDigital Online''' -- Swedish genealogy. Launch from the 'ArkivDigital Online' Start Menu or Desktop icon from a computer where the program has been installed. | ||
*XnView to capture images | *'''XnView''' to capture images | ||
*FastStone Viewer to capture images | *'''FastStone''' Viewer to capture images | ||
*Libre Office (Alternative to Microsoft Office, compatible | *'''Libre Office''' (Alternative to Microsoft Office, compatible | ||
==== Hardware and Equipment ==== | ==== Hardware and Equipment ==== | ||
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Other nearby Family History Centers from Des Moines : | Other nearby Family History Centers from Des Moines : | ||
*Ames Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ames_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Ames Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ames_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Indianola Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Indianola_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Indianola Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Indianola_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Knoxville Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Knoxville_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Knoxville Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Knoxville_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Newton Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Newton_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Newton Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Newton_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
Others in the state of Iowa: | Others in the state of Iowa: | ||
*Atlantic Iowa: | *'''Atlantic Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Atlantic_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Belle Plaine Iowa: | *'''Belle Plaine Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Belle_Plaine_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Burlington Iowa: | *'''Burlington Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Burlington_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Cedar Falls/Waterloo Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cedar_Falls/Waterloo_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Cedar Falls/Waterloo Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cedar_Falls/Waterloo_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Cedar Rapids Iowa: | *'''Cedar Rapids Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Cedar_Rapids_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Centerville Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Centerville_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *Centerville Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Centerville_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Council Bluffs Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Council_Bluffs_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Council Bluffs Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Council_Bluffs_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Davenport Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Davenport_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Davenport Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Davenport_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Dubuque Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Dubuque_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Dubuque Iowa''': https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Dubuque_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Fairfield Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Fairfield_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Fairfield Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Fairfield_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Fort Dodge Iowa: https:// familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Fort_Dodge_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Fort Dodge Iowa:''' https:// familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Fort_Dodge_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Glenwood Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Glenwood_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Glenwood Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Glenwood_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Iowa City Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Iowa_City_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Iowa City Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Iowa_City_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Logan Iowa: familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Logan_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Logan Iowa:''' familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Logan_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Marshalltown Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Marshalltown_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Marshalltown Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Marshalltown_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Mason City Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mason_City_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Mason City Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mason_City_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Mount Vernon Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Mount_Vernon_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Mount Vernon Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Mount_Vernon_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Muscatine_Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Muscatine_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Muscatine_Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Muscatine_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Osceola Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Osceola_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Osceola Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Osceola_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Oskaloosa Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Oskaloosa_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Oskaloosa Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Oskaloosa_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Ottumwa Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ottumwa_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Ottumwa Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ottumwa_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Shenandoah Iowa: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Shenandoah_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Shenandoah Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Shenandoah_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Storm Lake Iowa: | *'''Storm Lake Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Storm_Lake_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Spencer Iowa: | *'''Spencer Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spencer_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
*Sioux City Iowa: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sioux_City_Iowa_Family_History_Center | *'''Sioux City Iowa:''' https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sioux_City_Iowa_Family_History_Center | ||
==== Staff Research Specialties ==== | ==== Staff Research Specialties ==== | ||