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[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60cHN3dUQyQXZQNkE/edit?usp=sharing 2014 FAM HIST FAIR SCHEDULE 082014.pdf ]<br>  
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60cHN3dUQyQXZQNkE/edit?usp=sharing 2014 FAM HIST FAIR SCHEDULE 082014.pdf ]<br>  
=== Fair Handouts  ===
'''Presented by Lynn Andersen: '''<br>
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60ZW9UaXlZUVNCdVU&usp=sharing How to Recognize Your Ancestors]
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60SWhhNzNXTk5NNEE&usp=sharing Finding Your Cousins Using FamilySearch &amp; Other Online Tools (Class will be repeated)]
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60MFg2bWZlTDFUZzQ&usp=sharing Using FamilySearch to Solve Tough Research Problems ]<br>
'''Presented by Van Celaya:'''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60OGl6R0dNRm5nVUk/view?usp=sharing FamilySearch &amp; Wiki]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60R1kxbzRPUGZ6ZzA/view?usp=sharing Advanced Google Search Tips &amp; Secrets]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60WmZZbEhqVl9UUGc/view?usp=sharing Affiliate &amp; Other Genealogy Websites]
*Practice &amp; Application - Hands On
'''Presented by David Dilts'''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60UDR1ekw0WDAyXzQ/view?usp=sharing Religious Migration History &amp; Genealogy]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60RGNQMXROTVFJNm8/view?usp=sharing Research Logs: Important Tools for Organizing Your Genealgoy ]<br>
'''Presented by Robert Givens: '''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60QWZNUFFNT2ktb28/view?usp=sharing Using Puzzilla.org to Find Names For the Temple<br>]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60VHktYjRibnlleGc/view?usp=sharing Writing Your Ancestors Life Stories]<br>
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60TkFvN2xrSFJZNDA/view?usp=sharing Cleaning Up Your Family Mess in Family Tree]<br>
'''Presented by Pat Jensen: '''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60WkdEVWlFWTBpRDg/view?usp=sharing Basic Internet Skills<br>]
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60X1ZZYy1JdlA2OWM&usp=sharing Adding Photos &amp; Stories <br>]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60eVgybVBodFlLUHc/view?usp=sharing Navigating Family Tree<br>]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60VW9SRlRjb3ZrU1E/view?usp=sharing IrfanView &amp; Snipping Tool'''<br>''']
'''Presented by Ann Moss'''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60V1AxWTN1cEZ4WHM/view?usp=sharing Are you a Good Detective? (Basic)]
'''Presented by Lindsay Parker:'''
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60aUhmUUF2V0t6a1U&usp=sharing Introduction to FamilySearch YOUTH]<br>
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60dkdORkpoWUZXWEE&usp=sharing Family History Research Using FamilySearch, Ancestry &amp; Find My Past YOUTH<br>]
*[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8JUZshjnQ60RGo3QVNua2loQ0E&usp=sharing FamilySearch Memories: Photos, Documents &amp; Stories]
'''Presented by B J Salmond '''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60UlFrS0lmeEFHSUE/view?usp=sharing Getting to Know Your Ancestors]
'''&nbsp;Presented by Bud Wood:'''
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60VXdMczZCQml0cnc/view?usp=sharing Introduction on Ancestral Quest<br>]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JUZshjnQ60THhaM1p5TjZXTG8/view?usp=sharing Personal Database File Organization]<br>


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=== Center Services  ===
=== Center Services  ===

Revision as of 07:01, 11 September 2015

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

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Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]

Location Map:

Address:

  • 751 North 520 East Tooele Utah 84074 United States
  • The center is in the back of the Tooele East Stake Center.

FHC Phone:

  • 1 435-882-1396

E-mail:

  • UT_TooeleValley@ldsmail.net

FHC Directors:

  • Peggy Koon  1-435-843-5647

Assistant FHC Directors:

  • Gary Larsen
  • Silvia Larsen

Open Hours:

  • Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00-4:00, 7:00pm.-9:00pm.
  • Wednesday: 10:00am. - 4:00pm.
  • Friday:10:00am. - 4:00pm.
  • Saturday by appointment only. (For an appointment, call center during business hours. Phone:  435-882-1396.

Holiday Schedule:

  • Closed for National Holidays
  • Summer Breaks include the following:
  • The week of the 4th of July for Independence Day
  • The week of the 24th of July for Pioneer Day
  • Closed Thanksgiving Week.
  • Closed two weeks for Christmas

Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]

FAMILY HISTORY  Building Bridges to your Past

Family History Fair November 7, 2015 

Tooele East Stake Center                                    

751 North 520 East, Tooele, Utah                        

Go to the Registration Formto register for the fair. It is not required to attend but it will help us with planning.

Use the link below for a printable version of the schedule of this years fair.

2014 FAM HIST FAIR SCHEDULE 082014.pdf

Collections[edit | edit source]

Films may be sent to this center when ordered from the:*FamilySearch Catalog: :*

Small library of books that consists of biographies, genealogies, family histories, histories, maps, genealogical reference guides and vital records etc. Use link below to access a list of our books.

Tooele FHC Books Catalog


FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.


Equipment[edit | edit source]

  • 12 Lenovo ThinkCentre all in one computers.
  • A digital film reader that prints the documents and can also save the document to a flash drive or cd.
  • four manual film readers and one microfiche reader.



Center Services[edit | edit source]

Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]

Our staff specialties include the following:

  • Family Trees
  • Familysearch.org
  • Ancestry.com
  • Record Management Programs
  • Google Research
  • Free Research Websites

We always strive to have enough staff so that each patron who comes in can have one-on-one help.

Volunteer at the Center[edit | edit source]

The center is always looking for volunteers. The shifts are 3 hours long. 10:00-1:00, 1:00-4:00 and two hour shifts in the evenings 7:00-9:00pm. You can choose the shift. It is not necessary to be an expert in family history.