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Riverton FSL
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Director: TBD
Hours of Operation
- Mon: 9 - 5
- Tue: 9 - 9
- Wed: 9 - 9
- Thu: 9 - 9
- Fri: 9 - 5
- Sat 9 - 5
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Online Training
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Riverton FamilySearch Library
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- Located at 3740 West Market Center Drive in Riverton. Inside the Riverton Office Building. (East of Home Depot off 13400 South and Bangerter)
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.
Class Schedule
Monday, August 2nd:
- 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 5 - Adding and Editing Information, Correcting Information
- 1:00 p.m. - Roots Magic (first of a five-week series)
Tuesday, August 3rd:
- 10:00 a.m. - Finding your ssons and dotters in Swedish Records
Wednesday, August 4th:
- 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Military and Land Records
- 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 6 - Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances
Thursday, August 5th:
- 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (first in a five-week series)
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - American Miliary Records (Up to the Civil War) - Week 14
Friday, August 6th:
- 11:00 a.m. - Land Records
- 2:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 5 - Adding and Editing Information, Correcting Information
Saturday, August 7th:
- 10:00 a.m. - Training for Consultants (first in a five-week series)
Monday, August 9th:
- 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 6 - Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances
- 1:00 p.m. - Roots Magic (second of a five-week series)
Tuesday, August 10th:
- 10:00 a.m. - Where to Go For Self Help
- 7:00 p.m. - Comparing and Correcting New FamilySearch Using PAF
Wednesday, August 11th:
- 10:00 a.m. - Ancestral Qwest
- 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - The Institutional Version (first in a three-week series)
- 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 7 - Importing Information into New FamilySearch, Affiliate Software
Thursday, August 12th:
- 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (second in a five-week series)
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - American Military Records (Civil War to Present) - Week 15
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 in a five-week series)
- 11:00 a.m. - Monthly 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 p.m. - Roots Magic (third of a five-week series)
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 in a three-week series)
Thursday, August 19th:
- 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (third in a five-week series)
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Emigration Records - Week 16
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:
- 10:00 a.m. - Training for Consultants (third in a five-week series)
Monday, August 23rd:
- 1:00 p.m. - Roots Magic - (fourth in a five-week series)
Tuesday, August 24th:
- 10:00 a.m. - Strategies for Research
Wednesday, August 25th:
- 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Military and Land Records (third in a three-week series)
Thursday, August 26th:
- 10:00 a.m. - Websites for Research (Free and Subscription)
- 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (fourth in a five-week series)
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Naturalization Records - Week 17
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 (fourth in a five-week series)
Monday, August 30th:
- 1:00 p.m. - Roots Magic - (fifth in a five-week series)
Tuesday, August 31st:
- 2:00 p.m. - Probate Records
Thursday, September 2nd:
- 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (fifth in a five-week series)
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Paleography/Old Handwriting - Week 18
Saturday, September 4th:
- 10:00 a.m. - Training for Consultants (fifth in a five-week series)
Thursday, September 9th:
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Migration Westward - Week 19
Saturday, September 11th:
- 1:00 p.m. - Using Library Hardware
Monday, September 13th:
- 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 1 - Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else
Wednesday, September 15th:
- 3:00 p.m. - Using Library Hardware
- 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 1 - Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else
Thursday, September 16th:
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - New England Research - Week 20
Friday, September 17th:
- 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 1 - Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else
Monday, September 20th:
- 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 2 - Me and My Ancestors
Wednesday, September 22nd:
- 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 2 - Me and My Ancestors
Thursday, September 23rd:
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Southern States Research - Week 21
Friday, September 24th:
- 10:00 a.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
Wednesday, September 29th:
- 7:00 p.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 3 - Combining Duplicates and Separating Records
Thursday, September 30th:
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Mid-Atlantic States Research - Week 22
Friday, October 1st:
- 10:00 a.m. - New FamilySearch - Week 3 - Combining Duplicates and Separating Records
Thursday, October 2nd:
- 7:00 p.m. - Research Series - Mid-Western States Research - Week 23
New FamilySearch Classes
A new series of classes on new FamilySearch will begin the week of Sepetember 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 10:00 a.m. The series will be taught for seven weeks.
Consultant Training Classes
Two new series of training classes for Consultants will begin in August.
One series will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning August 5th and the other series will be held on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. beginning August 7th. Each series will run for five weeks.
These classes will be held in the training room at the rear of the library.
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 by telephone, e-mail or letter and record the information learned; 2) complete a four-generation pedigree chart; and 3) complete a family group sheet. 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, 2) Basic English Research, 3) Capturing Your Computer Screen, 4) U.S. Military Records
- 11:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): 1) Family History Books Online, 2) Records of Pioneer Ancestors, 3) Basic Irish Research, 4) New Resources for Consultants
September 18, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12 :00 Noon
9:00 am Keynote Address - Alan Mann - All A Twitter About Wave
10:00 am Immigration Records, Indexing, New FamilySearch -
11:00 am Canada/US Border Crossings 1800s, Sourcing Original Documents, A Practical Guide to Family History - consultants,
October 16, First Riverton FamilySearch Library Conference - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday
- An exciting Family History event including a well known speaker for plenary session and 5 streams of classes
- Entry will be free
- Prior registration is requested but not required
November 20, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12:00 Noon
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.
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Databases & Software
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- 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
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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 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 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 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 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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