What's New at the Family History Library July 2016

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What's New[edit | edit source]

Worldwide Indexing Event

Worldwide Indexing Event 2016[edit | edit source]

July 15th to July 17th[edit | edit source]

Soon, you can watch athletes break records, but you can also preserve a different kind of record for generations to come.

During 72 hours from July 15 to 17, help us index the world’s historical records, making them freely searchable on the Internet

and helping families worldwide find their ancestors.

Sign up to be one of the 72,000 indexers for this event using the following link: https://familysearch.org/worldsrecords?et_cid=51256898&et_rid=795404078&linkid=https%3a%2f%2ffamilysearch.org%2fworldsrecords&cid=em-2371

You can also join the project on Facebook at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/233520797028022/

Join us as we "rewrite" history.


Classes and Webinars[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library is offering classes and webinars for various countries and subjects. Click on the thumbnail to see the class schedule for July.

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Main Floor Construction[edit | edit source]

The first phase of construction is completed on the Main Floor of the FamilySearch Library. The second phase of construction will begin in September to convert the Main Floor into a flagship Discovery Center.

FamilySearch Library
FamilySearch Library Lobby
Lobby and Main Floor Computer Area
Main Floor Computer Area
Main Floor Computer Area
Main Floor Window
Second Floor Mural



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New self-help training to retrieve or your familysearch.org username and password[edit | edit source]

Can't remember your familysearch.org account username or password? No problem! The FamilySearch Library includes a new self-help training on how to create, sign in, or retrieve a familysearch.org username and password. This self-help training is available on the FamilySearch Library desktop computers as well as online by clicking the following link. Good luck! Self-help FamilySearch account training