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
• Hours of operation: Mon, Fri, Sat 9-5; Tue, Wed, Thurs 9-9
• Website: http://familysearch.org/fhc/riverton
• Email: ut_rivertonfslibrary@familysearch.org

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Class Schedule

Please note: some "hands-on" computer classes have limited capacity and advance registration is required.  These classes are noted in the schedule.

Click here to see the entire 2010 class schedule.

• September 2010 class schedule

New FamilySearch Classes

Classes on new FamilySearch are beginning 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.

Consultant Classes

Classes for consultants are taught on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.  Please refer to the monthly class schedule for exact details.  Please be aware that these classes are taught by two different presenters and the same class is not taught each week.

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Upcoming Events

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. (Choose one of the following four options):

1. What Do You Need From Laptop and Smartphone Technology? - Michael Helmantoler
2. Mid-Atlantic Research - DeAnne Shelley
3. Waypointing: A New Tool for the Online Publication of Genealogical Records - Travis Mecham
4. New FamilySearch - Combining and Separating Duplicate Records - Cathy Anderegg

• 11:00 a.m. (Choose one of the following four options):

1. Synchronizing Roots Magic Data with New FamilySearch - Sue Maxwell
2. Bite Size Pieces: How to Write Your Personal History - Rose Ann Fisher
3. Sourcing Original Documents - Joni Kesler
4. Where To Start on new FamilySearch When Your Genealogy is All "Done" - Janet Hovorka

Saturday, October 9, 11:00 a.m. - Genealogy Merit Badge Workshop

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.

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Research Consultants

• 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 Ray Joos is available at the library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 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.

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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.
• A catalog of all films in the center is being developed. Until then, please call 801-240-9601 to verify the film you want is already available.
• If the center does not have the film that you need, the cost of ordering microfilm will be $2.50 for a short-term loan, or $7.50 for an indefinite loan.
• Films ordered before noon will usually be available the afternoon of the following day.

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