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===Contact Information===
 
=== Contact Information ===


'''E-mail:''' [http://library.loganutah.org/archives/ContactUs.cfm Contact Us]  
'''E-Mail & Telephone:''' [https://cms9.revize.com/revize/loganutlibrary/ask_a_librarian/index.php Contact Us]. <br>


'''Address:'''  
'''Address:'''  


:255 North Main Street
:255 North Main<br>Logan, Utah 84321 <br>
:[[Logan, Utah|Logan]], Utah 84321 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''  
'''Hours and holidays:'''  


:1-435-716-9143
:Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
:Saturday        10 a.m.-2 p.m.
:Closed Sunday<br>
:For the '''''holiday schedule''''', [https://cms9.revize.com/revize/loganutlibrary/about_us/information/location_and_hours.php Click here]


<br>'''Hours and holidays:&nbsp;''' [http://library.loganutah.org/information/location.cfm Click here] or call the phone number above.<br>
{{Wikipedia|Logan Library}}


=== Collection Description ===
===Collection Description===


The Logan Library, Virginia Hanson Special Collections has an excellent collection of historical information related to [[Logan, Utah|Logan]] and [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]], Utah. In 2006 the Everton Genealogy Collection was donated to the library. It was opened to the public for two years but was then closed in April 2008. The staff of the library have since been working to add a portion of this book collection to the Virginia Hanson Special Collections. In addition to the book collections, there is an expanding archival and digital collection relating primarily to the City of Logan.  
The Logan Library is home to the Virginia Hanson Special Collections, including genealogical and historical materials related to the Logan, Utah area and wider. It is currently home to over 7,500 print, film, and manuscript items.


=== FamilySearch Centers  ===
The Logan Library is also an affiliate library with the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Many digital resources on FamilySearch.org not available at home can be accessed here.


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] are branches of the Family History Library
*Over 4,500 family history centers operate in more than 100 countries
*Local FamilySearch Centers are staffed by helpful volunteers
*About 100,000 rolls of microfilm are circulated to family history centers each month.<br>


=== Alternate Repositories  ===


If you cannot find a source you need at the '''''Family History Library''''', try one or more of these other repositories.<br>
'''Key Internet sites and databases:'''


'''''Repositories with very large genealogical collections'''''<br>
*[https://lopl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/Logan/search/results?qu=&te=ILS Online Logan Library Catalog] has keyword, title, author, subject, call number, and advanced searches.
*[https://cms9.revize.com/revize/loganutlibrary/research___learn/local_history.php Logan History] Get a glimpse of what local history and genealogy materials the Logan Library has to offer online.
*[https://cms9.revize.com/revize/loganutlibrary/research___learn/digital_projects.php Logan History Digital Projects]  collection of maps, newspapers, photographs, and other digital resources related to the history of Logan, Utah.
*[http://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/hqa HeritageQuest Online] has over 28,000 genealogy and local history ebooks, U.S. census records, Revolutionary War service records, and more.


*[[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.
===Tips===
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (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, &amp; 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>


'''''Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections'''''
The collection is available during all general library hours.


*[[Church History Library|Church History Library]], Salt Lake City, 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>
If you desire or need specialized reference help, please call or email in advance to make sure the librarian will be available to help you.  
*[http://www.dupinternational.org/ Daughters of Utah Pioneers], SLC, 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>
*[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], SLC, 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>
 
'''''Neighboring repositories'''''<br>
 
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fslab/ Brigham Young University], Provo UT, genealogy, history, census, [[BYU Family History Library|Family History Center]],&nbsp;[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php digital family history].
*[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]] Utah newspapers on microfilm, and genealogical databases.
*[http://www.archives.state.ut.us/ Utah State Archives], SLC, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminals.
*[http://library.usu.edu/ Utah State University], Logan UT, Special Collections and Archives local historical and biographical sources.
*[http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/ University of Utah], SLC, history, biography, newspapers, government documents, and Western Americana.
*[http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court of Utah], Salt Lake City, federal court records.
*[http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/courthouse.cgi?district=3 Salt Lake County Court] local court records.
 
=== Sources  ===
 
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Logan Public Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-Mail & Telephone: Contact Us.

Address:

255 North Main
Logan, Utah 84321

Hours and holidays:

Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Closed Sunday
For the holiday schedule, Click here
Wikipedia has more about this subject: Logan Library

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The Logan Library is home to the Virginia Hanson Special Collections, including genealogical and historical materials related to the Logan, Utah area and wider. It is currently home to over 7,500 print, film, and manuscript items.

The Logan Library is also an affiliate library with the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Many digital resources on FamilySearch.org not available at home can be accessed here.


Key Internet sites and databases:

  • Online Logan Library Catalog has keyword, title, author, subject, call number, and advanced searches.
  • Logan History Get a glimpse of what local history and genealogy materials the Logan Library has to offer online.
  • Logan History Digital Projects collection of maps, newspapers, photographs, and other digital resources related to the history of Logan, Utah.
  • HeritageQuest Online has over 28,000 genealogy and local history ebooks, U.S. census records, Revolutionary War service records, and more.

Tips[edit | edit source]

The collection is available during all general library hours.

If you desire or need specialized reference help, please call or email in advance to make sure the librarian will be available to help you.