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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah Genealogy|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '' [[Utah Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah Genealogy|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '' [[Utah Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Family_History_Library|Family History Library]]  


Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.  
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.  


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=== Library Resources  ===
=== Library Resources  ===


==== Class Schedule and Online Webinars<br>  ====
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==== Classes and Online Webinars ====


Attend classes in person in the Family History Library or view some of them online as a Webinar. Click on the month to see a list of all classes. All classes and webinars are free to the public. View the following schedules using Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer. '''<u>They may NOT appear using a Mozilla Firefox browser.</u>'''
 
Attend classes in person in the Family History Library or view some of them online as a Webinar. Click on the month to see a list of all classes. All classes and webinars are free to the public. View the following schedules using Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer. <u>They may NOT appear using a Mozilla Firefox browser.</u>  


==== [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/e/e8/Oct_2015_Class_Calendar.pdf October 2015 Schedule] <br> [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f1/2015_Nov_Class_Calendar.pdf November 2015 Schedule] <br>  ====
==== [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/e/e8/Oct_2015_Class_Calendar.pdf October 2015 Schedule] <br> [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f1/2015_Nov_Class_Calendar.pdf November 2015 Schedule] <br>  ====
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Click the link to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Class_Handouts view handouts for the webinars].  
Click the link to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Class_Handouts view handouts for the webinars].  


Click the link to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars#Upcoming_Classes_and_Webinars view past webinars.]
Click the link to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars#Upcoming_Classes_and_Webinars view past webinars.]  
 
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==== Collection Description ====


==== Collection Description  ====


Largest genealogical collection in the world—it is especially strong for the United States, British Isles, Scandinavia, Mexico, and parts of Germany, but also has material from all parts of the world. Includes civil vital births, marriages, and deaths, church records, county and local histories, court records, military records, probate records, American passenger arrival lists and naturalizations, and land records. The large microfilm and book collections are being digitized and are showing up on the [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] Internet site.  
Largest genealogical collection in the world—it is especially strong for the United States, British Isles, Scandinavia, Mexico, and parts of Germany, but also has material from all parts of the world. Includes civil vital births, marriages, and deaths, church records, county and local histories, court records, military records, probate records, American passenger arrival lists and naturalizations, and land records. The large microfilm and book collections are being digitized and are showing up on the [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] Internet site.  


==== Subscriptions websites available at the Family History Library <br> ====
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==== Subscriptions websites available at the Library  ====


Click the link [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Subscription_websites_available_at_the_Family_History_Library#FHL_Subscription_Websites Subscriptions websites at the FHL] link to see what subscription websites are accessible at the Library.&nbsp;
 
Click the link [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Subscription_websites_available_at_the_Family_History_Library#FHL_Subscription_Websites Subscriptions websites at the FHL] link to see what subscription websites are accessible at the Library.&nbsp;  


==== Guest Resources  ====
==== Guest Resources  ====
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*Seating capacity for 375 at tables  
*Seating capacity for 375 at tables  
*Orientation and [https://familysearch.org/locations/library_class_schedule research classes]
*Orientation and [https://familysearch.org/locations/library_class_schedule research classes]
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==== Personnel ====
Currently about 30 [[Family History Library Consultation Service|full-time and part-time professional staff]] <br>Approximately 600 trained volunteers <br>[[Family History Library: British Research Consultants|British Research Consultants Directory]] <br>[[Family History Library: International Research Consultants|International Research Consultants Directory]] <br>[[Family History Library: United States and Canada Research Consultants|United States and Canada Research Consultants Directory]]


==== Donations  ====
==== Donations  ====
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Films in the "Vault" take several days to reach the Family History Library. If the Catalog shows a film is in the vault, order it ahead of time so it will be at the Library when you arrive. For details see [[Request a Vault Film before Visiting the Family History Library|Order Process]].  
Films in the "Vault" take several days to reach the Family History Library. If the Catalog shows a film is in the vault, order it ahead of time so it will be at the Library when you arrive. For details see [[Request a Vault Film before Visiting the Family History Library|Order Process]].  


==== Personnel  ====
[[Family History Library: United States and Canada Research Consultants| United States and Canada Research Consultants]] <br>  
 
Currently about 30 [[Family History Library Consultation Service|full-time and part-time professional staff]] <br>Approximately 600 trained volunteers <br>[[Family History Library: British Research Consultants|British Research Consultants Directory]] <br>[[Family History Library: International Research Consultants|International Research Consultants Directory]] <br>[[Family History Library: United States and Canada Research Consultants|United States and Canada Research Consultants Directory]] <br>


=== Plan Group Visits  ===
=== Plan Group Visits  ===
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=== Library Rules  ===
=== Library Rules  ===


Click the link [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Rules Library Rules] to see the up-to-date rules in the Family History Library.
Click the link [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Rules Library Rules] to see the up-to-date rules in the Family History Library.  


=== FHL Visitors Describe Their Experiences  ===
=== FHL Visitors Describe Their Experiences  ===
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=== FamilySearch Centers  ===
=== FamilySearch Centers  ===


[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] are branches of the Family History Library <br>Over 4,500 family history centers operate in more than 100 countries <br>Local FamilySearch Centers are staffed by helpful volunteers <br>About 100,000 rolls of microfilm are circulated to family history centers each month. <br>[https://familysearch.org/locations/ Click here to locate a nearby family history center], or call 1 866-406-1830 in the United States or Canada. [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Click here for the map-based locator.] <br>  
[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] are branches of the Family History Library <br>Over 4,500 family history centers operate in more than 100 countries <br>Local FamilySearch Centers are staffed by helpful volunteers <br>[https://familysearch.org/locations/ Click here to locate a nearby family history center], or call 1 866-406-1830 in the United States or Canada. [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Click here for the map-based locator.] <br>  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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