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| | style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-family: verdana; text-align: left;" | '''''BYU Family History Library'''''<br><br> | | | style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-family: verdana; text-align: left;" |'''''BYU Library Family History Center''''' |
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| | ::'''See also [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library]]'''.<br><br> |
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| === Contact Information === | | ===Contact Info=== |
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| '''E-mail:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "E-mail a Question" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref> [http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php Ask a Librarian] <br> | | <br>'''Address:''' |
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| '''Address:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Contact Us" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/feedback.php (8 February 2010).</ref>
| | :Brigham Young University |
| | :2250 HBLL<br>Provo, UT 84602<br> |
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| :Harold B. Lee Library <br> | | '''Telephone:''' |
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| '''Telephone:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Ask a Librarian" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask.php (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref>
| | * (801) 422-6200 Family History Reference Desk |
| | * (801) 422-3766 Family History Assistance (Missionary Volunteers)<br> |
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| :*Missionary Reference Desk 801-422-3934
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| :*Religion/Family History Reference Desk 801-422-6200<br>
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| :*Family History Librarian 801-422-7661 <br>
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| '''Regular Hours:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Family History and Genealogy Resources-Sunday Classes" at http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/sunday-classes/ (20 May 2010).</ref> <br>
| | *[mailto:Family-history@byu.edu family-history@byu.edu] Family History Reference Desk |
| | *[mailto:familyhistorymissionaries@byu.edu familyhistorymissionaries@byu.edu] Family History Assistance (Missionary Volunteers) |
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| :*Mon – Thurs: 8am to 9pm
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| :*Fri: 8am to 6pm; Sat: 10am to 6pm
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| :*2nd & 4th Sundays: 10am to 7:30pm
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| :*The library is open Mon - Sat 7am- midnight, but help is only available during the hours listed above.
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| :'''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/hours_vac.php Holiday Hours]'''
| | '''[https://fh.lib.byu.edu/byu-family-history-library-hours/ Hours]''' |
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| '''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/liblocation.php Directions, map, and parking]'''
| | See [https://fh.lib.byu.edu/byu-family-history-library-hours/ current operating hours] on the BYU Library Family History website. |
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| '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
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| *[http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ BYU Family History Library] website
| | '''[https://fh.lib.byu.edu/directions/ Directions]''' |
| *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library Internet site], books & more, articles & more, subject guides, databases, journals, collections, today in the library, ask, reserve a group study room.<br>
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| *[http://catalog.lib.byu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/wedbTwC8hf/LEE/140330071/60/548/X BYU Harold B. Lee Library Catalog Online], net I.D. required.<br>
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| *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ Family history and genealogy resources], Internet sites, records, societies, reference, family histories.<br>
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| *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/SubsUtility/dbresources.pl General databases] A-Z list of thousands, many of which are available off-campus.<br>
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| === Collection Description ===
| | Visitor parking is located north of the BYU Museum of Art. Walk to center of campus to locate the library. For more [https://fh.lib.byu.edu/directions/ detailed directions], visit the library's web site.<br> |
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| Census, vital birth, marriage, death, and divorce records, obituaries, cemeteries, immigration, land, Latter-day Saints, military, archives CDs, libraries and historical societies, reference books, family and local histories, periodicals, newspapers, biography, city directories, African American records, maps, government documents, digital archives, FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Cyndi’s List, Footnote.com, GenForum, HeritageQuest Online, Rootsweb.com, AltaVista, Google, Teoma, Yahoo.
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| The library also acts as a Family History Center with access to microfilms of the [[Family History Library]].
| | *[https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Library Family History Center] |
| | *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Library Homepage] |
| | *[https://lib.byu.edu/special-collections/ BYU Library Special Collections] |
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| BYU Family History Library staff have annotated the old Family History Library Research Outlines (Salt Lake City) to identify what resources are also housed at the Provo facility:
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| [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Alabama.pdf Alabama] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Alaska.pdf Alaska] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Arizona.pdf Arizona] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Arkansas.pdf Arkansas] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/California.pdf California] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Colorado.pdf Colorado] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Connecticut.pdf Connecticut] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Delaware.pdf Delaware] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Florida.pdf Florida] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Georgia.pdf Georgia] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Hawaii.pdf Hawaii] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Idaho.pdf Idaho] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Illinois.pdf Illinois] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Indiana.pdf Indiana] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Iowa.pdf Iowa] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Kansas.pdf Kansas] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Kentucky.pdf Kentucky] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Louisiana.pdf Louisiana] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Maine.pdf Maine] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Maryland.pdf Maryland] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Massachusetts.pdf Massachusetts] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Michigan.pdf Michigan] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Minnesota.pdf Minnesota] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Mississippi.pdf Mississippi] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Missouri.pdf Missouri] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Montana.pdf Montana] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Nebraska.pdf Nebraska] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Nevada.pdf Nevada] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/NewHampshire.pdf New Hampshire] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/NewJersey.pdf New Jersey] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/NewMexico.pdf New Mexico] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/NewYork.pdf New York] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/NorthCarolina.pdf North Carolina] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/NorthDakota.pdf North Dakota] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Ohio.pdf Ohio] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Oklahoma.pdf Oklahoma] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Oregon.pdf Oregon] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Pennsylvania.pdf Pennsylvania] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/RhodeIsland.pdf Rhode Island] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/SouthCarolina.pdf South Carolina] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/SouthDakota.pdf South Dakota] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Tennessee.pdf Tennessee] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Texas.pdf Texas] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Utah.pdf Utah] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Vermont.pdf Vermont] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Virginia.pdf Virginia] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Washington.pdf Washington] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/WestVirginia.pdf West Virginia] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf Wisconsin] {{·}} [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Wyoming.pdf Wyoming] {{·}} | | Located within the [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|BYU Library]], one of the top academic libraries in the United States. Located on Level 2, it is a premier family history center with access to FamilySearch digital images and microfilms, other premier FamilySearch and academic databases, and a large collection of family and local history books. The BYU Library is a partner with FamilySearch for scanning books, available on [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ FamilySearch Digital Library]. Patrons have access to many other relevant resources in the BYU Library beyond the Family History section, including print, manuscript, microfilm, cartographic, and electronic collections covering the breadth of academic studies, many of which relate to family and local history. The library also includes the Special Collections which archives many original and rare materials, including diaries, personal histories, letters, papers, photographs, and more. |
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| *Free family history classes are taught on Sundays, [http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/sunday-classes/ click here], or telephone 801-422-6200.
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| === Alternate Repositories ===
| | The BYU Library offers personal family history assistance and instruction through one-on-one help, classes, and other group instruction. Librarians, student reference staff, and family history missionary volunteers are willing to help you, including providing remote assistance, when needed. For more information, visit the [https://fh.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Library Family History website]. |
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| '''''Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections''''' | | '''Online Learning''' |
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| *[[BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy|BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy]], Provo.
| | The library hosts webinars and other online classes and recorded family history instruction on a variety of related topics, from research, to websites and other tools. Visit the website for more information about [https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/ classes and webinars]. |
| *[[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, manuscripts, 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><br>
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| *[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><br>
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| *[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], Salt Lake City, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript 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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| '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | | '''Preserving Memories''' |
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| *[http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=544&linkidentifier=id&itemid=544 Huntington Library], San Marino CA, Western Americana including California LDS history for "qualified" scholars.
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| *[http://www.lib.siu.edu/index.html Southern Illinois University], Carbondale IL, collects LDS history sources.
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| *[http://www.library.yale.edu/div/divhome.htm Yale University Divinity School Library], New Haven CT, excellent collection of LDS theology and history books.
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| *[http://www.archives.state.ut.us/ Utah State Archives], SLC, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminal.
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| *[http://library.usu.edu/Specol/index.html Utah State University], Logan, Special Collections and Archives local historical and biographical sources.
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| *[http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/ University of Utah], SLC, history, biography, newspapers, government documents, and Western Americana.
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| *[http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/documents/dirpage.html United States District Court of Utah] federal court records.
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| *[http://www.courtreference.com/Utah-County-Utah-Courts.htm Utah County Court] local court records.
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| *[http://www.provolibrary.com/local-info-and-resources Provo City Library], history, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, FamilySearch, HeritageQuest, death certificates.
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| *[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]] Utah newspapers on microfilm, and genealogical databases.
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| | The BYU Library offers an array of equipment for scanning and preserving photos and other memories. Scan photographs, slides, negatives, prints, documents, maps, microforms and more, at no charge. A large format printer for photos and charts or posters up to 24” x 56” is available with a nominal cost per print. Instruction and assistance is available for all equipment. Visit the website for more information on [https://fh.lib.byu.edu/scanner-help/ scanning equipment]. |
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