Spanish Fork Utah FamilySearch Center
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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library. |
The Spanish Fork Utah FamilySearch Center is located at 962 East 200 North in Spanish Fork.
It is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the Spanish Fork area. The FamilySearch Center is open to the public, who are invited to use the resources free of charge. Anyone interested in learning more about their family history, including doing research to find ancestors, is welcome and encouraged to come to the center. Trained volunteers are available during Center hours and by appointment to assist patrons.
Center Contacts and Hours
B. LeGrande Moore, Director 801-310-5743
To Schedule Group Appointments -- email: ut_spanishfork@familyhistory.org
Make sure that all group members know and bring with them their FamilySearch login and password.
Walk in groups over 5 should call to make an appointment.
Location Map:
Address:
962 E 200 N, Spanish Fork UT 84660 United States
Phone:
1 801-798-5535
Email:
UT_Spanishfork@familyhistorymail.org
Open Hours:
- Monday 9am - 6pm
- Tuesday 9am - 6pm
- Wednesday 9am - 6pm
- Thursday 9am - 6pm
- Friday 10am - 1pm
- Saturday and Sunday CLOSED
- Open after hours by appointment only
Closed for Holidays, General Conference and Saturdays.
Training Video
Adding Photos to FamilySearch https://youtu.be/-cKk3BEnZ1w
Family Tree Mobile App https://youtu.be/1vjWO6UYH-Y
Find A Grave GPS https://youtu.be/fF3qgXXpKMg
Calendar and Events
Class Schedule
Everyone is welcome.
| DATE & TIME | CLASS | TEACHER |
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FEBRUARY |
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| Tuesday, February 14 10:00 a.m. | Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
| Thursday, February 16
7:00 p.m. |
Intermediate Methods to England Research -- Part 1
In this two-part class, we will focus on advanced techniques that can be used to locate ancestors in England and Wales. We will discuss techniques that can be used in searching the civil registry to locate ancestors. Learn of the many different records that can be located from England’s National Archive. In this class, we will discuss the many different types of records from hair powder taxes to hearth taxes. We will also touch on records to locate illegitimate ancestors. |
Angela Beecher |
| Monday, February 20 | CLOSED | |
| Tuesday, February 21 10:00 a.m. | Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
| Friday, February 10 10:30 a.m. | Life Story Writing Class
What the class covers: *The basics: where and how to start writing. *How to overcome excuses and procrastination: combat your fears, feelings of inadequacy or being overwhelmed. You are the best author of your story! *Finding your stories: how to decide what to write, how to discover our stories. There are no ordinary lives! *What inspires you?! How to find your motivation and vision; how to keep going! *How to preserve and save your stories: how to self-publish your stories in a book and or upload stories to FamilySearch. *Tips and tricks to make it easy and fun. *Your questions answered. It has been said that when a person dies, a library is lost, as all the stories that person knows may die with them. Please, let's Save Our Stories! |
Teri Denos |
| Tuesday, February 21
7:00 p.m. |
Intermediate Methods to England Research -- Part 2 | Angela Beecher |
| Wednesday, February 22
7:00 p.m. |
Ancestry.com 101 | Angela Beecher |
| Tuesday, February 28 10:00 a.m. | Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
MARCH |
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| March 2-4 | ROOTSTECH | |
| Tuesday,
March 7 10:00 a.m. |
Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
| Tuesday,
March 14 10:00 a.m. |
Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
| Tuesday,
March 21 10:00 a.m. |
Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
| Tuesday,
March 28 10:00 a.m. |
Life Story Writing Group
A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. |
Teri Denos |
| APRIL |
Center Resources:
Collections:
The largest collection of Icelandic records in the United States
Databases and Software
- FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
- Newspaper Archive
- Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
- Ancestry.com
- ArkivDigital Online - Swedish Genealogy
- Findmypast
- Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)
- Godfrey Memorial Library
- Historic Map Works Library Edition
- MyHeritage
- FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
Hardware and Equipment
- 18 computer workstations
1 Black & white printer
flatbed scanner - photo scanner
Center Services:
Staff Research Specialties for All shifts Family Search and Tree & Indexing
Family History Staff and Shift Research
Staff Members
| Area Temple & Family History Advisor | |
| Moore, B LeGrande | FHC Temple & Family History Consultant -- Director |
| Moore, Irene | FHC Temple & Family History Consultant -- Assistant Director |
| Kent Jex | FHC Temple & Family History Consultant -- Assistant Director |
| Mary Jex | FHC Temple & Family History Consultant -- Assistant Director |
| Shell, Debbie | FHC Temple & Family History Consultant -- Assistant Director |
| Darling, Paula | Secretary |
| Parker, Taralyn | Social Media Specialist |
| Hess, Diana | FamilySearch Wiki page editor -- Spanish Fork FamilySearch Center |
| Denos, Teri | Instructor |
| Beecher, Angela | Instructor |
| Irwin, Denise | Instructor |
Resources in the Local Area
- DUP Museum, Spanish Fork located at 390 North Main, Spanish Fork, Utah
- Spanish Fork Family Search Wiki Page
- Utah County Family Search Wiki Page
- Utah State Historical Society
- Utah USGenWeb Project
- Springville-Mapleton Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum Facebook: 175 South Main Springville, Utah
- Peteetneet Museum Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center 600 East Payson, Utah
Links
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National Links:
- National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections
Other FamilySearch Centers and Resources
- Billiongraves.com
- Find A Grave
- BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
- BYU Family History Library
- Logan Utah FamilySearch Center
- Research WIKI
- Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center
- Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library
- Utah South Area Family History Training Center
Volunteer at the Center - Come join our Staff
We are looking for those with computer skills and are familiar with Family Search and Family History.