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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

Class Schedule

Please note: some "hands-on" computer classes have limited capacity and advance registration is required. These classes are noted in the schedule. To register for any class requiring advance registration, please call 801-240-9618.

Click here to see the entire class schedule or click on the monthly schedule below.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 12, 11:00 a.m. - Boy Scout 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. Make sure this includes information about at least one ancestor who was living in 1930;
3) complete two family group sheets (one listing your parents and your family, and another listing one of your parents and their parents and siblings); 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.

Saturday, February 19, 9:00 a.m. - Noon - Saturday Seminar

Preparations are being made for this event and details will be published as they become available.

Lecture / Lab Classes

Pre-registration is necessary for these classes. Call 801-240-9618 to register.

United States Research

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 24 participants)
Presented by Rose Ann Fisher or Pat Jensen
Pre-registration is required. Call 801-240-9618 to register.

This is a 14 week course that provides instruction in genealogical research for the United States. Basic computer skills are necessary.

The next course begins Friday, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. and concludes May 20, 2011. Register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class by calling 801-240-9618.

Class Titles:
Class 1: “Organization”
Class 2: “Building a Family History Data Base”
Class 3: “Internet Genealogy”
Class 4: “Finding Your Way”
Class 5: “Paleography / Old Handwriting”
Class 6: “Census Records”
Class 7: “Vital Records”
Class 8: “U.S. Church Records”
Class 9: “Land Records”
Class 10 “LDS Church Records”
Class 11: “Probate Records”
Class 12: “Military Records”
Class 13: “Immigration and Emigration Records”
Class 14: “Naturalization Records”

New FamilySearch

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 10 participants)
Presented by Linda Baker
Pre-registration is required. Call 801-240-9618 to register.

This is a 5 week course that provides learning and “hands-on” experience with the features of New FamilySearch. Basic computer skills are necessary. Participants need to have a New FamilySearch account and access to their login id and password.

The next course begins Feb 10, 2011 and concludes Mar 10, 2011. Register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class by calling 801-240-9618.

Another course begins Mar 17, 2011 and concludes April 14, 2011. Register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class by calling 801-240-9618.

9:30 a.m. - Thursdays
Course Titles:
Class 1: “Introduction and Home Page Features”
Class 2: “Navigating My Pedigree”
Class 3: “Combining and Separating Records”
Class 4: “Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances”
Class 5: “Questions and Answers, Practice, and Getting Help”

Ancestral Quest

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 10 participants)
Presented by Jim Schuchert
Pre-registration is required. Call 801-240-9618 to register.

This is a 4 week course that teaches the features and capabilities of the genealogy data management program Ancestral Quest, which is approved New Family Search affiliate software, and will provide hands-on experience. Basic computer skills are necessary. Some experience with the Ancestral Quest will be helpful.

The next course begins Feb 2, 2011 at and concludes Feb 23, 2011. Call 801-240-9618 to register.

10:00 a.m. - Wednesdays
Course Titles:
Class 1: “Introduction and Getting Started with Data Entry”
Class 2: “Review of Basic Menus and Advanced Features”
Class 3: “Interfacing with New FamilySearch, Part 1”
Class 4: “Interfacing with New FamilySearch, Part 2”

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.

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.

Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center Library