Mapleton Utah FamilySearch Center

This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.

Center Contacts and Hours

Location and Map:

Address: 1215 N. 1000 W. Mapleton, Utah. (Enter on the Southwest corner of the building.)

Click Here for a Map to the Mapleton Utah Family History Center

Phone: 801-489-2999

E-mail: ut_mapleton@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:

Monday: 10 AM to 1 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM and 7 - 9 PM

Sunday: 5 - 8 PM

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

2014 Family Activity Program

Register your children online as Ancestor Detectives to participate in this year's family activity program. Engage your children in family history through a fun, motivational game. To register or download the Ancestor Detective Assignment Book, click on the links below:

Click here to register your children for the Mapleton Family History Activity

Click here to download the Ancestor Detective Assignment Book

Free Annual Family History Fair: 1 March 2014. 

Reserve the date for the center's biggest and best annual opportunity to update your family history skills in this all-day event with free lunch. This year's theme is "Me and My Tree—Family History for Everyone." Jeff Hawkins, product manager of FamilySearch Family Tree will give our keynote address. Other notable instructors include Tim Cross, product manager for FamilySearch; Brad Young, product manager of FamilySearch Photos and Stories; Todd Powell, manager of Family Tree mobile app; and Bruce Buzbee, president of RootsMagic. These and other experienced family history instructors will present over twenty classes this year, including a special course designed specifically for high priest group leaders and a track especially for youth. For those who attended in the past, we will be at a new venue this year, Mapleton North Stake Center, 475 North 1600 West (Highway 89), Mapleton, Utah.

Click here to see the 2014 class schedule

Click here to see the 2014 Fair Poster

Click here for a map to the Mapleton North Stake Center

Click here to see the 2014 class handouts

Click here to see the Mapleton North Stake Center layout

Click here to download a collection of family history pages for children

     Monthly Consultants' Meeting: 3 April 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

If you have a family history calling or are a high priest group leader, join us for training, inspiration, encouragement, and treats.

Class Schedules

Check our class schedule for a current list of classes below. We have classes on many Sunday and Thursday nights. We also have classes on some weekdays during the daytime. Check back frequently for updated schedules as we add new classes. For class suggestions contact class coordinator Guy Black- lawutah@gmail.com

March 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule

Date	Time	Class	Description	Teacher
Saturday Mar 1	8:30 AM TO 3:00 PM	Annual Family History Fair	Reserve the date for the center's biggest and best annual opportunity to update your family history skills in this all-day event with free lunch. This year's theme is "Me and My Tree—Family History for Everyone." Jeff Hawkins, product manager of FamilySearch Family Tree will give our keynote address. Other notable instructors include Tim Cross, product manager for FamilySearch; Brad Young, product manager of FamilySearch Photos and Stories; Todd Powell, manager of Family Tree mobile app; and Bruce Buzbee, president of RootsMagic. These and other experienced family history instructors will present over twenty classes this year, including a special course designed specifically for high priest group leaders and a track especially for youth. For those who attended in the past, we will be at a new venue this year, Mapleton North Stake Center, 475 North 1600 West (Highway 89), Mapleton, Utah.	Many Talented Instructors
Wednesday Mar 5	1:00 PM	Using Tree Connect to Add Sources to Family Tree	Learn how to use this tool to quickly and easily attach sources	John and Laurel Francis
Thursday Mar 6	7:00 PM	Consultant Training	Training for Mapleton & Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff	Charlie and Patti Coombs
Sunday Mar 9	6:00 PM	Effective Use of the Steve Morse Website	An introduction to using this invaluable site with tools for finding immigration records, census records, vital records, and for dealing with calendars, maps, foreign alphabets, and numerous other applications.	Barbara J. Starkey
Tuesday Mar 11	10:30 AM	Writing Personal Histories and Stories	Learn how to write and preserve your legacy for your descendants.	James Baird
Wednesday Mar 12	1:00 PM	Beginning Family Tree	An introduction to FamilySearch Family Tree	John and Laurel Francis
Thursday Mar 13	7:00 PM	Writing a Family Story by Searching FamilySearch Historical Records	Learn how to analyze the documents on FamilySearch Historical records and use the information found to expand your knowledge of your ancestors and their life story. Case studies will be used to show how you can create an exciting life story.	Liz Snow
Sunday Mar 16	6:00 PM	FamilySearch Family Tree Made Easy with RootsMagic 6	An overview by the president of RootsMagic on how to effectively use RootsMagic 6 to share data, sources, and notes with FamilySearch Family Tree. The class includes instruction on viewing and restoring changes on Family Tree.	Bruce Buzbee, president of RootsMagic
Tuesday Mar 18	10:30 AM	Puzilla and Then What?	Using Puzilla in coordination with Family Tree to find descendants for temple work. The class will demonstrate how to extend lines using Puzilla and FamilySearch or other sources.	James Baird
Wednesday Mar 19	1:30 PM	Adding Photos and Stories to Family Tree	Learn how to add interest and depth to your Ancestors' Family Tree page by posting photographs and stories from their lives.	John and Laurel Francis
Thursday Mar 20	7:00 PM	CENTER CLOSED IN THE EVENING FOR CAUCUS MEETINGS
Sunday Mar 23	6:00 PM	Family History: 15 Minutes at a Time	Have you avoided working on Family History because of time factors? This class will focus on specific strategies to break family history projects into manageable bites. We will discuss how to pick up and put down projects without wasting time remembering where you were ended and thus be able to use the time you do have to accomplish more actual work.	Patti Coombs
Thursday Mar 27	7:00 PM	Going Digital With Your Genealogy	Imagine having your family history information available where ever you are. This is the advantage of going digital with your genealogy. This class will focus on starting where you are right now and moving into digitally storing files and recording information in a manageable way. Overviews of cloud storage, more popular digital note taking programs, and scanning will all be discussed.	Patti Coombs
Sunday Mar 30	6:00 PM	Puzilla: A New Way to Find Temple Names	Do you think your family history is done? Having trouble finding family names for temple work? Solve the puzzle with this new tool certified to work with FamilySearch Family Tree.	Dan Barton

April 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule

Date	Time	Class	Description	Teacher
Tuesday April 1	10:30 AM	Using the FamilySearch Wiki	An introduction to using this invaluable resource to further your family history research.	James Baird
Thursday April 3	7:00 PM	Consultant Training	Training for Mapleton & Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff	Charlie and Patti Coombs
Sunday April 6		GENERAL CONFERENCE. No Classes.
Thursday April 10	7:00 PM	Effective Use of the Steve Morse Website	This website allows for searching passenger lists, many censuses, selected city records, and some UK and Canadian records using criteria that search only targeted information. See how to sync this search engine to Ancestry.com	Barbara Starkey
Sunday April 13	6:00 PM	Descendancy Research	If you are running into dead ends and brick walls researching your ancestors, maybe it is time to try a different approach. Finding your ancestors' descendants may help you expand your tree and find temple work. Come learn the techniques and tools of descendancy research.	Amberly Beck
Tuesday April 15	10:30 AM	Beginning Genealogy on FamilySearch	Much has changed in family history during the last two years. If you have not been involved in genealogy recently, this class is your opportunity to start finding out about the basics of finding your ancestors today.	James Baird
Wednesday April 16	1:30 PM	Using Source Tracker on CreateFan.com	Is your family tree on FamilySearch adequately sourced? Find out using this simple internet tool.	John and Laurel Francis
Thursday April 17	7:00 PM	Beginning Research in 19th-century England	Come learn how to start researching your English ancestors	Janice Scott
Sunday April 20		EASTER. No classes
Thursday April 24	7:00 PM	Online Swedish Parish Records	Learn where to find and how to use online Swedish Parish Records, including Birth, Marriage, Death/Burial, Moving-In, Moving-Out, and Household Examination records. The class will cover basic Swedish terminology and teach you to conduct parish research and attach records to Family Tree even if you cannot speak Swedish. This is a beginner's class.	Guy Black
Sunday April 27	6:00 PM	Youth Class: The Search for Lost Souls and Buried Records	A class designed especially for youth; pirate-themed family history.	Lisa Sommerfeldt
Tuesday April 29	10:30 AM	Writing and Adding a Story to FamilySearch Family Tree	Learn the basics of properly preserving your ancestors' histories on Family Tree	James Baird
Wednesday April 30	1:30 PM	Solve the Puzzle of Descendancy Research	An overview of how to use Puzzilla.com in coordination with FamilySearch Family Tree to find family names to take to the temple.	John and Laurel Francis

May 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule

Date	Time	Class	Description	Teacher
Sunday May 4	6:00 PM	German Handwriting	Learn the basics of reading German handwriting	Joe Everett
Tuesday May 6	10:30 AM	Finding & Adding Sources to FamilySearch Family Tree	Sources are the foundation of good family history research. Learn how to find sources on FamilySearch and attach them to your ancestors' pages on Family Tree.	James Baird
Thursday May 8	7:00 PM	Consultant Training	Training for Mapleton & Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff	Charlie & Patti Coombs
Sunday May 11	6:00 PM	Copyright Law	Learn what you can and cannot post to FamilySearch Family Tree. An introduction to the basics of copyright law for genealogists.	Guy Black
Wednesday May 14	1:30 PM	Reserving Names for Temple Work	Learn the process of reserving names for temple work and discover the rules about who you can and cannot take to the temple.	John & Laurel Francis
Thursday May 15	7:00 PM	Online is Not the Only Option: Effective Use of Microfilm & Fiche	Online searches are not the only option for family history. Learn how to access microfilm and fiche, when to use them, how to search for them, and how to order them. See examples of how to use them to further your family history and add to the resources available online.	Amberly Beck
Sunday May 18	6:00 PM
Tuesday May 20	10:30 AM	Preserving Your Legacy by Recording Your History	Perhaps your most important family history task is to do yourself what your descendants cannot do. Writing your own history is a task best done by you. Learn how best to preserve your legacy for future generations	James Baird
Thursday May 22	7:00 PM	The Genealogical Proof Standard	Join us as we outline a process accepted by professional genealogists as the gold standard in proving our trees.	Guy Black
Sunday May 25	6:00 PM	A Comprehensive Guide to Military Records	Join a veteran family history researcher as she shares her guide to learning about your ancestors from military records	Barbara Starkey
Tuesday May 27	10:30 AM	Using Online Newspapers for Family History	One infrequently-used resource for family history is the rapidly-expanding collection of searchable digitized newspapers available for online research. Join us to discover how to tapped this resource to further your genealogy.	James Baird
Wednesday May 28	1:30 PM	Adding Sources to Family Tree	Learn how to find and add sources to FamilySearch Family Tree.	John & Laurel Francis
Thursday May 29	7:00 PM	Blogging for Beginners	Learn how blogging can help you advance your family history. Learn how to set up a free blog and create posts. This class will focus on the basics of using Wordpress as your blogging format.	Amberly Beck

June 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule

Date	Time	Class	Description	Teacher
Sunday June 1	6:00 PM	U	U	U
Thursday June 5	7:00 PM	Consultant Training	Training for Mapleton and Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff	Charlie & Patti Coombs
Sunday June 8	6:00 PM	U	U
Thursday June 12	7:00 PM	Federal Census Records	An overview of the information found on each census, with an emphasis on the most helpful census questions. Case studies illustrate how the census can help you grow your tree and identify missing family members.	Amberly Beck
Sunday June 15	6:00 PM	U	U	U
Thursday June 19	7:00 PM	U	U	U
Sunday June 22	6:00 PM	U	U	U
Thursday June 26	U	U	U	U
Sunday June 29	6:00 PM	Publishing Family Histories: Traditional vs. Online	On overview of the means, benefits, challenges, and costs of publishing a family history. The class compares and contrasts traditional publishing with online print-on-demand publishing and demonstrates the process of publishing a book online.	Guy Black

Miscellaneous Classes How to Use our Scanners at the FHC (by appt. only) email Guy Black for a Wednesday night appointment at lawutah@gmail.com.

To be on a class notification email list email Guy Black at lawutah@gmail.com

For class suggestions email the class coordinator Guy Black at lawutah@gmail.com.

Center Resources

Collections

Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.

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Databases and Software

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.

Hardware and Equipment

We have 17 personal computers and 2 laser printer-copier-scanners with Duplex scanning capability.

We have 2 Epson Perfection V500 photo, slide and document plate scanners.

We have a Millenniata M-Writer archival disc writer and discs available for purchase for $3 each.

We have readers & printers for both microfiche & microfilm research.

We have an extensive collection of microfiche and specific microfilms ordered by our patrons.

Call our phone number listed above to determine if we have a microfilm you are seeking.

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties

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Resources in the Local Area

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Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum

175 South Main Street, springville, Utah 84663 (801)491-2076

http://www.springvillepioneermuseum.org/Springville_Pioneer_Museum/Welcome.html

Spanish Fork Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

390 North Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 (801)360-0117

Links

City of Mapleton

City of Springville

City of Spanish Fork

City of Provo

Utah County - Utah

Volunteer at the Center

We are always looking for volunteers to help staff our center. We welcome all enthusiatic family historians, regardless of experience or expertise. Even if you have no prior experience as a consultant, we can pair you with experienced consultants until you feel comfortable and trained in the consultant role.

We need consultants for any of our shifts, but have special needs during the day on Thursdays and on Tuesday afternoons. We would also like to open the center on Friday mornings in the future.