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<font style="color: red"><font size="5"><b><center> We will be closed on June  16th for Father's Day </b><br> 
! style="color: white; background-color:#cef3e0; width: 100pt" |[[Ogden_Utah_FamilySearch_Center|<span style="color:black;">Home</span>]]
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<b><font style="color:#645ACD"><font size="5.5> June is British Isles Cultural Celebrations Month!  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ASaFDCq0RXff_WpPW00w5cTHVFYqNHVg/view?usp=sharing| Click here] for information and the calendar of events!
! style="color: white; background-color:#cef3e0; width: 100pt" |[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogy_Research_Forms<span style="color:black;">Genealogy Research Forms</span>]
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! style="color: white; background-color:#cef3e0; width: 100pt" |[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/create-free-account-familysearch-partners <span style="color:black;">Partner Sites</span>]
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! style="color: white; background-color:#cef3e0; width: 100pt" |[https://www.lds.org/church/temples/ogden-utah?lang=eng<span style="color:black;">Ogden Temple Info</span>]
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! style="color: white; background-color:#cef3e0; width: 100pt" |[https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/my-indexing/<span style="color:black;">Indexing</span>]
! style="color: white; font-size:22px; background-color:#7dba40; width: 250pt; border-right:1px solid white" |[[Ogden_FamilySearch_Center/Research|<span style="color:white;">Personalized Family History Help</span>]]
! style="color: white; background-color:#cef3e0; width: 100pt" |[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Church_History_Library<span style="color:black;">Family History Helps</span>]
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<br>'''The Ogden FamilySearch Library will close November 17th at the present location and will reopen next year in a new building near the Ogden Temple.'''<br>  
<b><font style="color:Black"><font size="5><b><center><b>Welcome to the Ogden FamilySearch Center<br><br>
<font style="color:Black"><font size="4><b><center>Discover tips, tools and services to help you gather and connect your family from the past, to the present, and on to the future.<br> Explore your options, uncover insites in the Dicovery Center, attend online classes, schedule events, and feel free to ask for help.<br>Knowledgeable consultants are here to guide you and answer questions.<br> You can even call us and schedule an individual appointment with one of our specialists in a wide range of topics.<br>Our services are provided free to the public and people of all ages are invited to learn how to find their roots or discover their family history.<br><br> American Sign Language missionaries are here to guide you and answer your questions on Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br><br>[https://youtu.be/evsYsTVn2v4?feature=shared| Click here] for a special invitation from one of our American Sign Language Missionaries.</br><br>


<br><p style="background:#cef3e0>'''Current Location and Hours'''</p>
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<p style="background:#cef3e0>'''See You in Our New Building'''
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<b><center> {{color|white|Current Hours of Operation}} </b>
== Purpose ==
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*Ogden FamilySearch Center is a branch of the [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]--[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States). <ref>The large centers, previously called multi-stake or regional centers, are now called FamilySearch Libraries.</ref>  
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*The Center provides resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history by:
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**Providing personal one-on-one assistance to patrons
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**Helping all patrons readily identify and link their ancestors by providing personal instruction and classes.
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**Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet. 
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== What may be found at the Ogden FamilySearch Center ==
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LR7BZKtyepw8exVmN0V7roItgc5qgm8Y/view?usp=sharing '''Holiday Schedule and Closure Dates''']{{Click}}
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**'''More will Follow'''
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=== '''Group Reservations--please call the Center at CLOSED for reservations. Some options:''' ===
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* '''''Find Ancestor Names to Take to the Temple'''''--Learn techniques for finding ancestors who need temple ordinances.
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* '''''Become a Family History Detective'''''--for ages 8 to 12--Look for clues in a cemetery, on a computer, in a keepsake suitcase, and keep an evidence folder. Play games your ancestors may have played. Allow about two hours. Earn your Family History Detective badge and certificate if you return with your evidence folder complete.
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* '''''Family Tree'''''--Build your pedigree to deceased ancestors. Participants must bring birth and death dates and places about parents, grandparents and great grandparents.
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* '''''Indexing'''''--Learn how to do web based indexing
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* '''''Add Memories'''''--pictures, stories, documents and audio files. Learn how to download the Memory App to your smart phone.
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* '''''Research'''''--Learn how to search for documents and attach them as sources using FamilySearch Research
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* '''''Special Request'''''--Design your own activity.
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=== Popular FamilySearch Links ===
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* [https://www.lds.org/callings/temple-and-family-history?lang=eng Temple and Family History Consultant information]
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* [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/volunteer/ Family History Service opportunities]
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* Links to popular family history and genealogical web sites
<font style="color:#7dba40"><font size="6"><b><center>Services Provided at the Center:</b></FONT><br>
** [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Websites_for_Family_History_Beginners Websites for Family History Beginners]
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** [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Helpful_International_Websites Helpful International Websites]
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* [https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/familysearch-trainingonline-classes-webinars/ FamilySearch Training--Online Classes and Webinars]
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| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>Need Help?</b><br>Individual appointments with missionaries are available. </b><br>Call us at 801.626.1132, or [mailto:ogdenfamilysearch@gmail.com email us].<br>
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=== Local Resources  ===
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*[http://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/ Weber County Library]--history, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, FamilySearch, HeritageQuest, death certificates.
! style="vertical-align:top;" |[[File:Ogden FSC Classrooms 1220.jpg|center|550px|link=Ogden_FamilySearch_Center/Classes|Online Classes]]
*[https://library.weber.edu/collections/special_collections Weber State University Special Collections]
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*[http://www.webermorganhealth.org/ Weber-Morgan Health Department:] Local Source for Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, and Marriage Verification.
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>Classes</b><br>Expert staff teach a variety of classes. <br>[[Ogden_FamilySearch_Center/Classes|Click here]] for classes and schedules.
*[http://www.courtreference.com/Weber-County-Utah-Courts.htm/ Weber County Utah Court Reference], local court records.
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=== Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections  ===
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*[[BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy|BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy]], Provo.
! style="vertical-align:top;" |[[File:Ogden FSC Photo Scanning 1220.jpg|center|550px|link=Ogden_FamilySearch_Center/Scanning]]
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
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*[[Church History Library|Church History Library]], Salt Lake City, LDS history 1830-now: diaries, *CensureBlock*s, Church records, photographs, 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>  
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>Document/Photo Scanning</b><br> Preserve memories and learn how to <br>submit books to the FamilySearch Library.
*[http://www.dupinternational.org/ Daughters of Utah Pioneers], Salt Lake City, 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>  
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*[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], Salt Lake City, family histories, photographs, books, *CensureBlock* collections, 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>
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| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>Group Activities</b><br>Several large interactive touch-screens<br> bring your family tree to life.
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| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>Personalized Family History Help</b><br>Our staff will help you to research, <br>discover and connect to your ancestors.
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| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>Family History Activities</b><br>We are excited to share many online <br>family history activities for all ages.
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=== Neighboring repositories  ===


*[http://www.archives.state.ut.us/ Utah State Archives], SLC, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminal.
*[https://archives.usu.edu/ Utah State University], Logan, 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] federal court records.
*[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]] Utah newspapers on microfilm, and genealogical databases.
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[[Category:Utah_Family_History_Centers]]
[[Category:Utah FamilySearch Centers]]

Latest revision as of 07:35, 10 June 2024

We will be closed on June 16th for Father's Day

June is British Isles Cultural Celebrations Month! Click here for information and the calendar of events!

Home Group Activities Classes Digitizing Personalized Family History Help Family History Activities Youth Internship Program Contact Us
Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center



Welcome to the Ogden FamilySearch Center

Discover tips, tools and services to help you gather and connect your family from the past, to the present, and on to the future.
Explore your options, uncover insites in the Dicovery Center, attend online classes, schedule events, and feel free to ask for help.
Knowledgeable consultants are here to guide you and answer questions.
You can even call us and schedule an individual appointment with one of our specialists in a wide range of topics.
Our services are provided free to the public and people of all ages are invited to learn how to find their roots or discover their family history.

American Sign Language missionaries are here to guide you and answer your questions on Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Click here for a special invitation from one of our American Sign Language Missionaries.

Current Hours of Operation
Monday
9 am to 5 pm
Tuesday
9 am to 9 pm
Wednesday
9 am to 9 pm
Thursday
9 am to 9 pm
Friday
9 am to 5 pm
Saturday
9 am to 1 pm
Sunday
2 pm to 6 pm



Services Provided at the Center:
Get Help
Need Help?
Individual appointments with missionaries are available.
Call us at 801.626.1132, or email us.



Online Classes
Classes
Expert staff teach a variety of classes.
Click here for classes and schedules.



Ogden FSC Photo Scanning 1220.jpg
Document/Photo Scanning
Preserve memories and learn how to
submit books to the FamilySearch Library.



Ogden FSC Scanning Equipment 1220.jpg
Audio/Video Conversion
Bring your audio and video tapes to
convert and preserve your memories.



Ogden FSC Discovery 1220.jpg
Group Activities
Several large interactive touch-screens
bring your family tree to life.



Ogden FSC Research 1200.jpg
Personalized Family History Help
Our staff will help you to research,
discover and connect to your ancestors.



Ogden FSC Welcome Area 1220.jpg
Family History Activities
We are excited to share many online
family history activities for all ages.



Ogden FSC Children's Area 1220.jpg
Children's Area
We have a comfortable space for you
to watch your children while you work.