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United States Utah Archives and Libraries Family History Library

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    Family History Library


35 North West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 Phone: 1 801-240-6996


                Hours


Mon: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Tues-Fri: 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Sat: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sun: Closed

Holidays: Click here


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Classes, Hours, Parking: 1 801-240-6536

  • Lost and Found: 1 801-240-5624
  • Group Reservations: 1 801-240-4673
  • World Wide Support Research Help: 1-801-240-2584

 Hours: Normal Hours of Operation

  • Mon: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
  • Tues-Fri: 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
  • Sat: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
  • Sun: Closed


Maps: Google Map; MapQuest.

Parking and Transportation:

Parking can be an issue in downtown Salt Lake City. The following parking is available in the area:

Free: Parking lot behind the Church History Museum
  • Monday to Friday, 4:30-9 pm; all day Saturday
  • Limitations: Closed during Conference Center events, and from the day after Thanksgiving to January 2nd. Parking subject to availability.
Pay: For a Family History Library area pay-parking lots map click here. Pricing is subject to change and is not controlled by the Family History Library. As of July 16, 2013 the following fees apply:
  • Salt Palace Parking a maximum of $12.00 per day.
  • Lot on the northwest corner of North Temple is $2 under 1 hr, $5 under 2 hrs, $8 under 12 hrs
  • The JSMB underground parking is a flat rate of $10.
Public Transportation: For FrontRunner (commuter rail), TRAX (light rail), and bus public transportation information see the Utah Transit Authority Internet site.

Library Resources

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. If you have problems viewing the class schedules using Mozilla Firefox browser, try Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer. 

October 2015 Schedule
November 2015 Schedule

View handouts for the webinars.

View past webinars.

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 FamilySearch Internet site.

Subscriptions websites available at the Library

Click the link Subscriptions websites at the FHL link to see what subscription websites are accessible at the Library. 

Guest Resources

Donations

Gifts of family histories, autobiographies, biographies, indexes, local histories, and well-organized collections of genealogy research are welcome. If you own the copyright, you can indicate that you would like the item digitized for the Internet. More details about donations.

Request a "Vault Film" before Visiting

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 Order Process.

United States and Canada Research Consultants

Plan Group Visits

Click the link to review the Group visit options and make a reservation.

Library Rules

While visiting the Library, be sure to view the current listing of Library Rules.