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''Use the following links to find out more information about the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ '''FamilySearch Library''']:''<br>
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*FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/family-history-library-location '''hours, location, and contact''' information]
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=== Contact Information  ===
*FamilySearch Library [[FamilySearch_Library_Classes_and_Webinars#Upcoming_Webinars|'''Classes and Webinars Schedule''']]


'''E-mail:''' [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhl/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=Email_fhl.asp FHL@FamilySearch.org] <br><br>
*Schedule a [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/virtual-genealogy-consultation-faqs '''Virtual Genealogy Consultation''']


'''Address:'''  
*Schedule a group visit to the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/discovery-center '''Discovery Center''']


:35 North West Temple Street
*Information on [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/family-history-library-records-look-up-service '''Record Lookup Requests''']
:[[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], Utah 84150-3400 <br><br>


'''Telephone:''' 801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830
*Information on [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/scanning-services'''Scanning equipment'''] free for patron use at the FamilySearch Library
 
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'''Hours and holidays:''' [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhl/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_hours.asp click here] or call phone number above.<br><br>
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[[Category:FamilySearch Library]]
*For a Family History Library area [[Parking and Public Transportation near the Family History Library|pay-parking lots]] map [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhl/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_parking.asp click here].
*For TRAX (light rail) and bus public transportation information [http://www.rideuta.com/ click here].
 
=== Library Background  ===
 
• Founded in 1894 to gather genealogical records and assist members of [http://www.lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] with their family history and genealogical research • Largest library of its kind in the world • Open to the general public at no charge • [[Family History Library Rules|Visited]] by an estimated 1,900 or more individual patrons and [[Family History Library Tours and Group Visits|groups]] each day. <br>
 
=== Library Resources  ===
 
==== Online Resources  ====
 
• [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]&nbsp;is the online&nbsp;web site which hosts:&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Ancestral File. • The International Genealogical Index.&nbsp; • The Pedigree Resource File database.&nbsp;&nbsp;• US Social Security Death Index&nbsp;&nbsp;• Vital Records Index&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;1880 United States Census&nbsp;• 1881 British Isles&nbsp;Census• 1881 Canadian Census&nbsp;
 
• [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp The Family History Library Catalog]&nbsp;online describes&nbsp;the library's holdings.
 
==== Collection Description  ====
 
• The collection includes over 2.4 million rolls of [[Family History Library Microfilm Restrictions|microfilmed genealogical records]]; 727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats; 4,500 periodicals;&nbsp;3,725 [[Family History Library CDs|electronic databases]].<ref>"About the Family History Library" in FamilySearch.org at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> • The Ancestral File database contains more than 36 million names that are linked into families. • The International Genealogical Index database contains approximately 600 million names of deceased individuals. An addendum to the International Genealogical Index contains an additional 125 million names. These names have been patron submitted or extracted from thousands of original birth, christening and marriage records. • The Pedigree Resource File database contains over 100 million names that are linked into families. • Records available are from the United States, Canada, the British Isles, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. • In 2003, the collection increased monthly by an average of 4,100 rolls of film, 700 books, and 16 electronic resources. • A majority of the records contain information about persons who lived before 1930. • Approximately 200 cameras are currently microfilming records in over 45 countries. Records have been filmed in over 110 countries, territories, and possessions.
 
==== Donations  ====
 
Gifts of family histories, organized collections, and other records that contain genealogical information are welcome. For example, you can write a history of your family and donate a copy to the Family History Library. When you donate an item, you can indicate that you would like the item microfilmed, as well. [[Donations|Guidelines and instructions on]] how to donate are on our Web site. <br>
 
==== Patron Resources  ====
 
• over 450 patron [[Family History Library Computer Resources|computers]] • 509 microfilm readers • 36 microfiche readers • 28 microfilm and microfiche copiers • 4 microfilm scanners • 15 book copiers • Seating capacity for 396 at tables • Orientation and research classes
 
==== What's New at the Family History Library  ====
 
Check out the new books that have been added to the collection!
 
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/3/34/NEW_BOOKS_US_CAN.pdf US/Canada Collections]
 
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/8/86/NEW_BOOKS_BRITISH.pdf British Collections]
 
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/6/67/NEW_BOOKS_INTL.pdf International Collections]
 
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/7/7c/NEW_BOOKS_FAM_HIST.pdf Family History Collections]
 
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/d/d0/NEW_BOOKS_STAFF.pdf Staff/Reference Collections]
 
==== Personnel  ====
 
• Currently 125 [[Family History Library Consultation Service|full-time and part-time professional staff]] • Approximately 400 trained volunteers
 
:• [[Family History Library: British Research Consultants|British Research Consultants Directory]]
:•&nbsp;[[Family History Library: International Research Consultants|International Research Consultants Directory]]
:• [[Family History Library: United States and Canada Research Consultants|United States and Canada Research Consultants Directory]]
 
==== Guides  ====
 
*Johni Cerny, and Wendy L. Elliott, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17461790&referer=brief_results ''The Library: a Guide to the LDS Family History Library''] (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 1988) [{{FHL|624339|title-id|disp=FHL Book 979.2258 A3Li}}].
*J. Carlyle Parker, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33361524&referer=brief_results Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research, 3rd ed].'' (Turlock, Calif.: Marietta Pub., 1996) [{{FHL|767755|title-id|disp=FHL Book 979.2258 J5p 1996}}].
 
=== FamilySearch Centers  ===
 
• [[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.
 
• [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp?PAGE=library_fhc_find.asp Click here to locate a nearby family history center], or call 866-406-1830 in the United States&nbsp;or Canada.
 
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
 
If you cannot find a source you need at the '''''Family History Library''''', try one or more of these other repositories.<br>
 
'''''Repositories with very large genealogical collections'''''<br>
 
*[[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.
*[[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'''''
 
*[[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>
*[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/Specol/index.html 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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