Tooele Valley 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. |
Center Contacts and Hours
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:
- Roger K Koon - 1 435-843-5647
- Peggy Ann Koon
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, please contact the director in advance at 1 435-882-1396.
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
Become a Fan of Family History
Family History Fair November 8, 2014
Tooele East Stake Center
751 North 520 East, Tooele, Utah
Use the link below to register for the fair. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LBfFjtrjubNPG5CNLmY8oxsM-A-QxuORAw43xBguapI/viewform?usp=send_form
Fair Schedule
Presented by Pat Jensen: Basic Internet Skills; Adding Photos & Stories; Navigating Family Tree; IrfanView & Snipping Tool
Presented by Lindsay Parker: Introduction to FamilySearch YOUTH; Family History Research Using Ancestry, Find A Grave & Find My Past YOUTH; FamilySearch Memories: Photos, Documents & Stories
Presented by Van Celaya: FamilySearch & Wiki; Advanced Google Search Tips & Secrets; Affiliate & Other Genealogy Websites; Practice & Application - Hands On
Presented by Lynn Andersen: How to Recognize Your Ancestors; Finding Your Cousins Using FamilySearch & Other Online Tools (Will be repeated); Using FamilySearch to Solve Tough Research Problems
Presented by Robert Givens: Finding Names for Temple Using Puzzilla.org; Writing Your Ancestors Life Stories; Cleaning Up Family Mess in Family Tree
Presented by Lewis Bud Wood: Introduction on Ancestral Quest; Personal Database File Organization
Collections
Films may be sent to this center when ordered from the:*FamilySearch Catalog: :*
This center has a 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.
http://sdrv.ms/VmP3aW
Databases and Software
- 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.
Hardware and Equipment
- We have 12 Lenovo ThinkCentre all in one computers. A digital film reader that prints the documents but can also save the document to a flash drive or cd and four other film readers and one microfiche.
Center Services
Staff Research Specialties
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
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.