Vernal Utah FamilySearch Center: Difference between revisions

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

We’re Here to Help. Experienced genealogists can help you with your research, and it’s available to you free of charge! Research consultants and volunteers can help you by suggesting sources for you to search, answering basic questions such as how to get started, where a town is located, and what records are available for a locality and how to use them.

NEW: We have recently added an interactive Discovery Experience and a small recording studio for recording interviews.

Center Contacts and Hours

Location Map:

Location on Map
480 West 500 North
Vernal, Utah 84078 United States

Phone: 435-789-3618

E-mail:UT_Vernal@familyhistorymail.org

Stake Temple and Family History Consultants --FamilySearch Center Vernal, Utah

Directors: Ted and Shirley Powell

Open Hours:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 am. - 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 7:00 pm
Friday through Sunday: Open by appointment only. (Contact your Stake Family History Coordinator or Consultant)

Holiday Schedule: We are closed at the same time as the temple closes, 2 weeks biannually for cleaning.

We will be closed for major holidays and Christmas vacation.

Thanksgiving 2024

Christmas 2023

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness.
Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

COVID-19: If you are sick, please get well before you visit. Masks or social distancing recommended.

Calendar and Events

Staff Training Meetings

Center Resources

Collections

We have a nice selection of hundreds of genealogical books and family histories available for use at the Center.

Databases and Software

FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch 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 a class room with 8 computers. We have 3 Epson Photo Scanners; some can scan slides and negatives as well as make stills photos from 8mm film. We have 12 computers with extensive genealogical software and access to premium databases to help with research. We have a film digitizer for 8mm and Super 8mm Film. We have an Audio visual recording room to record interviews, family stories, personal histories and much more, you can choose to share the audio through your genealogy family tree and have the video sent to your email. There is a play area for children with two computers setup so the parents can keep an eye on their children while working on their family history.

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties

Most of our staff members are ward temple and family history consultants. If your are a ward temple and family history consultant, please come in for training and volunteer to serve at the Center for a 3-4 hour shift each week or when you can.

We have staff members who are experienced in Spanish, Irish, Scottish, Nordic, Dutch and British research, as well as using FamilySearch and other databases, and adding media to the FS Family Tree.

Nine staff members of the Vernal FamilySearch Center have completed the certification to help answer e-mails sent to FamilySearch.org by patrons around the world who are researching their ancestors. This course was offered by the Global Training Delivery Department of the Church.

Resources in the Local Area

The Regional History Center is located in Vernal, Utah at 152 East 100 North, first floor (northeast corner of building). Hours: Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment.

Links

FamilySearch.org

Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.
FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars: They are continually offering FREE classes, and most are available as webinars, which means you can watch it online. Eventually they are posted as videos. Scroll down the page to find YOUR areas of interest.

Online Genealogy Records by Location

Other useful resources

Webinars and Online Classes from outside FamilySearch: Includes most of the major databases, as well as professional societies (general and for specific locations) and the BYU Family History Library (has GREAT free videos on YouTube!),

Volunteer at the Center

We like the marines, can always use a few good men or women. We have a staff of 70+ and welcome anyone who would like to serve in our center to come in and fill out a volunteer information sheet that tells of your skills and time availability. We will match your skills and availability with our needs.

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+Stake Temple and Family History Consultants --FamilySearch Center Vernal, Utah
+'''Directors''':  Ted and Shirley Powell
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-'''Holiday Schedule:'''
+:*'''Monday:''' &nbsp;&nbsp; Closed
+:*'''Tuesday: &nbsp;&nbsp;''' 10 am. - 7:00 pm
+:*'''Wednesday:''' 10 am - 7:00 pm
+:*'''Thursday: &nbsp; '''10 am - 7:00 pm
+:*'''Friday through Sunday: Open by appointment only.'''  (Contact your Stake Family History Coordinator or Consultant)
+'''Holiday Schedule:''' We are closed at the same time as the temple closes, 2 weeks biannually for cleaning.
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+:We will be closed for major holidays and Christmas vacation.
+:Thanksgiving 2024
+:Christmas 2023
+:*'''We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness.'''
+:*'''Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.'''
+'''COVID-19:'''  If you are sick, please get well before you visit.  Masks or social distancing recommended.
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-==== Class Schedule  ====
-==== Staff Training Meetings  ====
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-=== Center Resources  ===
+===Center Resources===
-==== Collections  ====
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-:*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
+:*We have a nice selection of hundreds of genealogical books and family histories available for use at the Center.
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-:*''(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )''
+:*We have a class room with 8 computers.&nbsp; We have 3 Epson Photo Scanners; some can scan slides and negatives as well as make stills photos from 8mm film.&nbsp; We have 12 computers with extensive genealogical software and access to premium databases to help with research. We have a film digitizer for 8mm and Super 8mm Film.&nbsp;We have an Audio visual recording room to record interviews, family stories, personal histories and much more, you can choose to share the audio through your genealogy family tree and have the video sent to your email. There is a play area for children with two computers setup so the parents can keep an eye on their children while working on their family history.
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+===Center Services===
-=== Center Services  ===
+====Staff Research Specialties====
-==== Staff Research Specialties  ====
+Most of our staff members are ward temple and family history consultants. If your are a ward temple and family history consultant, please come in for training and volunteer to serve at the Center for a 3-4 hour shift each week or when you can.
-''(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. See the [[Mesa Family History Center|Mesa]] and [[Logan Utah Family History Center|Logan]] FHC pages for examples.)''
+We have staff members who are experienced in Spanish, Irish, Scottish, Nordic, Dutch and British research, as well as using FamilySearch and other databases, and adding media to the FS Family Tree.
+Nine staff members of the Vernal FamilySearch Center have completed the certification to help answer e-mails sent to FamilySearch.org by patrons around the world who are researching their ancestors. This course was offered by the Global Training Delivery Department of the Church.
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-=== Resources in the Local Area<br>  ===
+===Resources in the Local Area===
+The [https://uintahhistory.org/ Regional History Center] is located in Vernal, Utah at 152 East 100 North, first floor (northeast corner of building). '''Hours:''' Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment.
+----
-''(This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)''
+===Links===
+[https://FamilySearch.org FamilySearch.org]
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+*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/using-the-familysearch-research-wiki-introduction '''Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki''']: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.
+*'''[[FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars]]:'''  They are continually offering FREE classes, and most are available as webinars, which means you can watch it online.  Eventually they are posted as videos.  Scroll down the page to find YOUR areas of interest.
+<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Online Genealogy Records by Location]]</span></div><br>
-=== Links  ===
+Other useful resources
-''(Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.)''
+'''[[Webinars and Online Classes from outside FamilySearch]]:'''  Includes most of the major databases, as well as professional societies (general and for specific locations) and the BYU Family History Library (has GREAT free videos on YouTube!),
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-=== Volunteer at the Center  ===
+===Volunteer at the Center===
-''(Include information here about the volunteers you are looking for.)''
+We like the marines, can always use a few good men or women.&nbsp; We have a staff of 70+ and welcome anyone who would like to serve in our center to come in and fill out a volunteer information sheet that tells of your skills and time availability.&nbsp; We will match your skills and availability with our needs.&nbsp;