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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 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
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.
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
Many family history websites that usually need a paid subscription are available to search and use for free while visiting the Library. To see a listing of websites currently available click the Subscriptions websites at the FHLlink.
Guest Resources
The Family History Library makes availabe many guest resources free of charge. These includes computers, digital film readers, microfilm readers, guest classes and webinars, and the assistance of professional research specialists and over 600 trained volunteers. To see snapshot of Library resources click the following link: Guest resources at the Family History Library
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.
- Donations Guidelines.
- If you have questions about donations please contact:
Book Donations
Telephone: 1-801-240-1855E-mail: bookdonations@familysearch.org
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.