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''[[Image:LDS genealogy library slc utah.jpg|thumb|right|380px|The Family History Library]] ''<sup>''Welcome to the''</sup><sub><br></sub><big><big><big><font color="#003366">'''''Family History Library Page'''''</font></big></big></big> | ''[[Image:LDS genealogy library slc utah.jpg|thumb|right|380px|The Family History Library]] ''<sup>''Welcome to the''</sup><sub><br></sub><big><big><big><font color="#003366">'''''Family History Library Page'''''</font></big></big></big> | ||
''35 North West Temple Street <br>[[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], Utah 84150'' | ''35 North West Temple Street <br>[[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], Utah 84150-3400'' | ||
''801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830'' | ''801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830'' | ||
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==== Records Collection ==== | ==== Records Collection ==== | ||
• The collection includes over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 742,000 microfiche; 310,000 books, serials, and other formats; 4,500 periodicals; 3,400 electronic databases. • 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 80 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. | • The collection includes over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 742,000 microfiche; 310,000 books, serials, and other formats; 4,500 periodicals; 3,400 electronic databases. • 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 80 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. | ||
==== Patron Resources ==== | ==== Patron Resources ==== | ||
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*For a Family History Library area pay-parking lots map click [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhl/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_parking.asp here]. | *For a Family History Library area pay-parking lots map click [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhl/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_parking.asp here]. | ||
*For TRAX (light rail) and bus public transporation information click [http://www.rideuta.com/ here]. | *For TRAX (light rail) and bus public transporation information click [http://www.rideuta.com/ here]. | ||
==== 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). | |||
*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). | |||
==== Family History Centers ==== | ==== Family History Centers ==== | ||
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==== Online Resources ==== | ==== Online Resources ==== | ||
• [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] is the online web site which hosts: • The Ancestral File. • The International Genealogical Index. • The Pedigree Resource File database. • US Social Security Death Index • Vital Records Index • 1880 United States • 1881 British Isles • 1881 Canadian Census<br> | • [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] is the online web site which hosts: • The Ancestral File. • The International Genealogical Index. • The Pedigree Resource File database. • US Social Security Death Index • Vital Records Index • 1880 United States • 1881 British Isles • 1881 Canadian Census<br> | ||
• [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch Record Search] is a pilot web site hosting many more databases that have been indexed through the [http://www.familysearchindexing.org/en/home/home.jsf?pname=homeTab FamilySearch Indexing] program. | • [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch Record Search] is a pilot web site hosting many more databases that have been indexed through the [http://www.familysearchindexing.org/en/home/home.jsf?pname=homeTab FamilySearch Indexing] program. | ||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp The Library Catalog] | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp The Library Catalog] | ||
==== '''Substitute Repositories'''<br> ==== | |||
If you cannot find a source you need at the Family History Library, try one or more of these substitutes.<br> | |||
'''''Repositories with very large genealogical collections'''''<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_congress Library of Congress] - largest library in the world including "one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications,"<ref>"Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room].<br> | |||
*[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/ National Archives and Records Administration] (NARA) - preserves and documents United States federal government and historical records,<ref>"National Archives and Records Administration" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> including American Indian papers, federal censuses, U.S. passenger arrival lists, passport applications, federal land, military and war records, and some naturalizations.<br> | |||
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library] - 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, and 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 and Archives - documents the history of the LDS Church from 1830 to now with diaries, "manuscripts, Church records, photographs, oral histories, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, and audiovisual materials."<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> | |||
*Daughters of Utah Pioneers - 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 Territory before 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> | |||
*Utah State Historical Society - thousands of 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> | |||
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