Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center Library

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Riverton FamilySearch Library

Located at 3740 West Market Center Drive in Riverton.  Inside the Riverton Office Building. (East of Home Depot off 13400 South and Bangerter) Phone 801-240-9601 Website: http://familysearch.org/fhc/riverton Email: ut_rivertonfslibrary@familysearch.org Class Schedule Thursday, August 12th: 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (second of five classes) 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 15 - American Military Records (Civil War to Present) Friday, August 13th: 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 6 - Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances Saturday, August 14th: 10:00 a.m. - Training for Consultants (second of five classes) 11:00 a.m. - Monthly Boy Scout Workshop - Genealogy Merit Badges (please see instructions listed below) Monday, August 16th: 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 7 - Importing Information into New FamilySearch, Affiliate Software 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Roots Magic - Sources - (third of five classes) Tuesday, August 17th: 2:00 p.m. - American Church Records 7:00 p.m. - Spanish Speaking - New FamilySearch, PAF and Family History Library Catalog Wednesday, August 18th: 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Intermediate Skills (second of three classes)  Thursday, August 19th: 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (third of five classes) 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 16 - Emigration Records and Nuturalization Friday, August 20th: 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 7 - Importing Information into New FamilySearch, Affiliate Software - THIS CLASS WILL BE POSTPONED ONE WEEK DUE TO EDUCATION WEEK Saturday, August 21st:  See Saturday Seminar information listed below.  Monday, August 23rd: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Roots Magic - Tools and Reports - (fourth of five classes) Tuesday, August 24th: 10:00 a.m. - Strategies for Research Wednesday, August 25th: 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Military and Land Records (last of three classes)  Thursday, August 26th: 10:00 a.m. - Websites for Research (Free and Subscription) 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (fourth of five classes) 7:00 p.m. - Research Class Cancelled (material on Naturalization Records will be taught on August 19th along with Emigration Records)  Friday, August 27th: 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 7 - Importing Information into New FamilySearch, Affiliate Software Saturday, August 28th: 10:00 a.m. - Training for Consultants (third of five classes) Monday, August 30th: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Roots Magic - Multimedia, Research Aids and Sharing Data - (fifth of five classes) Tuesday, August 31st: 2:00 p.m. - Probate Records Thursday, September 2nd: 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (fifth of five classes) 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 18 - Paleography/Old Handwriting Thursday, September 9th: 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 19 - Migration Westward Saturday, September 11th: 10:00 a.m. - Training for Consultants - (fourth of five classes) 11:00 a.m. - Monthly Boy Scout Workshop - Genealogy Merit Badges (please see instructions listed below) Monday, September 13th: 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 1 - Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. - Research Class - Week 1 - Organization Tuesday, September 14th: 7:00 p.m. - Finding your ssons and dotters in Swedish Records Wednesday, September 15th: 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 1 - Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else Thursday, September 16th: 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 20 - New England Research - Week Friday, September 17th: 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 1 - Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else Saturday, September 18th:  See Saturday Seminar information listed below.  Monday, September 20th: 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 2 - Me and My Ancestors 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. - Research Class - Week 2 - Death Records Wednesday, September 22nd: 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 2 - Me and My Ancestors Thursday, September 23rd: 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 21 - Southern States Research Friday, September 24th: 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 2 - Me and My Ancestors Monday, September 27th: 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 3 - Combining Duplicates and Separating Records 1:00 -2:45 p.m. - Research Class - Week 3 - Using Google Wednesday, September 29th: 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 3 - Combining Duplicates and Separating Records Thursday, September 30th: 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 22 - Mid-Atlantic States Research Friday, October 1st: 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 3 - Combining Duplicates and Separating Records Monday, October 4th: 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 4 - Searching for and Adding Individuals 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. - Research Class - Week 4 - Understanding Indexing Wednesday, October 6th: 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 4 - Searching for and Adding Individuals Thursday, October 7th: 7:00 p.m. - Research Class - Week 23 - Mid-Western States Research Specialty Services Scandanavian expert Linda Baker is available at the Library on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Danish experts Orla and Karen Pedersen are available at the Library on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. German expert Camille Miller is available at the library on Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Danish, Norweigen and Russian expert Larry Parkinson is available Tuesdays from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. New FamilySearch Classes Classes on new FamilySearch will begin again the week of September 13th. The same class will be offered each week at three different times: Mondays at 10:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Fridays at 2:00 p.m.  Different topics will be addressed each week.  The classes will be taught for seven weeks. No registration is required. Monthly Workshop - Genealogy Merit Badges The library offers a monthly workshop to assist Boy Scouts with their Genealogy Merit Badges.  The workshop will be held the second Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m.  Scouts must prepare for the workshop, by doing the following before coming: 1) interview a family member about their life.  The interview can be completed by telephone, e-mail or letter and the information learned must be recorded; 2) complete a four-generation pedigree chart; 3) complete a family group sheet and 4) bring a blue merit badge card (which can be obtained from the Scoutmaster).  If these items are completed and brought to the workshop, all other requirements for the merit badge can be completed at the workshop and authorized personnel can certify the completion of the merit badge. Upcoming Events August 21,  Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12:00 Noon 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Address - Paul Nauta - Unlocking the World's Genealogical Treasures 10:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): 1) New FamilySearch Advanced Issues: Loops, Editing and Searching - Cathy Anderegg; 2) Basic Irish Research - Dee Richards; 3) Basic English Research - Marci Dispain; 4) Capturing Your Computer Screen - Jon Bonnessen. 11:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): 1) Family History Books Online - Don and Diane Snow; 2) Synchronizing Ancestral Quest Data with New FamilySearch - Gaylon Findlay; 3) Military Records - DeAnne Shelley; 4) New Resources for Consultants - Jim Greene September 18, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12 :00 Noon 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Address - Alan Mann - All A Twitter About Wave 10:00 a.m. - Technology in Genealogy, Immigration Records of the 1700-1800s, Indexing, New FamilySearch - Merging and Duplicates 11:00 a.m. - Roots Magic, Canada/US Border Crossings in the 1800s, Sourcing Original Documents October 16, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 a.m. - Noon Details forthcoming November 20,  Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12:00 Noon Details forthcoming Staffing Applying to join the staff: Those who can serve at least 16 hours a week are invited to apply as a Church Service Missionary using the form provided on lds.org under "Serving in the Church." The form should be signed by the Bishop and Stake President.The form is then mailed to the address on the form.  Those who cannot serve 16 hours, but can serve at least 7 hours a week (one shift) are invited to send an email to ut_riverton@familysearch.org or to telephone 801-240-9601.

Databases & Software

Ancestry (use for free) Heritage Quest Footnote.com NewEnglandAncestors.org Godfrey Memorial Library US 19th C Newspapers US Civil War Research Database US Civil War Letters and Diaries Images of the American Civil War FindMyPast TheGenealogist Times Digital Archives (UK) Oxford English Dictionary British Library 19th C Newspapers WorldVitalRecords Genline.com (Swedish Records) SVAR (National Archives of Sweden) Pedigree Resource File FamilySearch DOS Personal Ancestral File Family Insight RootsMagic Ancestral Quest Legacy Family Tree Maker

                        Riverton FamilySearch Library Resources

Hardware and Equipment

• 127 Patron Computers
• 20 Microfilm and Microfiche Readers
• Digital Scanning from films
• Copy Machines and Printers 
• Conference Rooms
• Training Rooms
• Teleconferencing

                 Description of some of the above databases

• Footnote ( www.footnote.com )

Footnote is a subscription-based website that features searchable,
original documents that provide users a view of the events, places and people
that shaped the American nation and the world. The site will have over 25
million digital images by the end of 2007. Footnote is currently working with
FamilySearch to index the American Revolutionary War Pension files. Additional
projects with FamilySearch are under development.

Individuals with Footnote subscriptions will be able to sign in with the
same Footnote username and password they use at home in order to save, annotate,
and upload content.

• Godfrey Memorial Library ( www.godfrey.org )

Godfrey Memorial Library has an extensive collection of essential
resources to assist genealogical and historical research. Resources include
newspapers, city and business directories, vital records, printed census
records, state, county, and local histories, as well as numerous family
histories, family bible records, and service and pension records.

• Heritage Quest/ProQuest ( www.heritagequestonline.com )

Heritage Quest online includes the complete set of U.S. Federal Census
images from 1790 to 1930 including names and indexes for many of the sets. Users
will be able to find people and places located in over 20,000 published family
and local histories and PERSI, an index of over 1.9 million genealogy and local
history articles. Other online databases include Revolutionary War Pension,
Bounty-Land Warrant Application files, and the Freedman Bank Records.

Access to this service will be limited to 1,400 family history centers in
North America. Patrons should contact their local family history center to see
if this service is available. Family history center directors should contact
Family History Center Support with questions.

• World Vital Records ( www.worldvitalrecords.com )

World Vital Records provides access to research helps and has a wide
variety of international records, including more than 60 parish registers,
Scottish death records, UK marriages, and Irish prisoner records. There are more
than 300 newspapers with 100,000 pages added a month, and over 500 online
databases, including vital, military, land, pension records, reference
materials, family histories, maps, gazetteers, and international coops. With the
recent Quintin Publications partnership, World Vital Records will soon have more
than 10,000 databases online. At least one new database is added every business
day.

                          Microfilm Collection and Film Ordering

• The Library is beginning to assemble a collection of roughly 50,000 often requested films from England, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts. 
• The films held will be presented on a catalog on the website familysearch.org/fhc/riverton
• The cost of ordering microfilm will be $2.50 for a short-term loan
• Films ordered before noon will be available the afternoon of the following day

 

 

 

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