Provo Utah Freedom FamilySearch Center
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Welcome to the Provo Utah Freedom FamilySearch Center
Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map
- Address: 835 S 500 W, Provo, UT 84601
- The FamilySearch Center entrance is located on the east side of the building.
- Ring the bell to the left of the doors if the door is locked and the center is open.
Phone: (801) 722-5535
E-mail: ut_provofreedom@familyhistorymail.org
Hours of Operation
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | 10:00 am to 12:00 noon | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Closed | Closed |
| 2nd Sunday 4-6 PM
French & Haitian/Creole speaking consultants available. |
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Spanish speaking Consultants available |
By appointment | By appointment |
- Monday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Tuesday: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Wednesday: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
- Thursday: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Spanish Speaking Consultants Available
- Friday: By appointment
- Saturday: By appointment
- Sunday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 4-6 pm - 2nd Sunday French & Haitian /Creole Speaking Consultants Available
Holiday and Center Closure Schedule
| Dates | Days | Holiday Celebration |
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| Jan 1-7 | Holiday Closure | New Year's Day |
| Jan 15 | Monday | ML King Day |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentines |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Presidents' Day |
| Feb 29 | Thursday | Roots Tech |
| 31 March | Sunday | Easter |
| Apr 6-7 | Saturday/Sunday | General Conference |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| May 25-27 | Saturday to Monday | Memorial Day |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| Jun 30-Jul 7 | Sunday - Sunday | Independence Day |
| July 24 | Wednesday | Pioneer Day Holiday |
| Sep 1-2 | Sunday to Monday | Labor Day |
| October 5-6 | Saturday/Sunday | General Conference |
| October 31 | Thursday | Halloween |
| Nov 24-Dec 1 | Sunday to Sunday | Thanksgiving |
| Dec 8 -Jan 5 | Holiday Closure | Christmas-New Year |
Calendar and Events
-- Currently Paused Zoom Family History class every Sunday evening at 7 pm. (Get a link for the class here: Family History Class)
Upcoming Events
Staff Training Meetings
- Our Staff Training Meetings will be announced.
Center Resources
Collections
A variety of books on many subjects
Family History Activities and Games: Puzzles, FH Jenga, FH Memory Game, FH Shoots and Ladders, FH related storybooks for children, Coloring Sheets and more!
Databases and Software
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.
Premium Sites
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900. These support the study of colonial history, genealogical research, politics, urban studies, and media courses.
- Alexander Street Social and Cultural History Personal accounts of well-known historical figures
- The American Civil War- Letters and Diaries Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs, including 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts, such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland planter William Clayton.
- The American Civil War—Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera Provides a vivid history of the American Civil War with over 1,400 images.
- Women and Social Movements in the United States Organized around the history of women in social movements in the United States between A.D. 1600 and 2000
- American Ancestors Advance your family history research today with AmericanAncestors.org! Created by the expert staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEGS), America's founding genealogical organization, AmericanAncestors.org is the portal to the nation's leading resource for the highest- quality, comprehensive family history services. Consult with our expert staff, some of the most respected genealogists in the profession.
- Read the most significant original scholarship and important publications in genealogy. Access millions of exclusive and sought-after records online. Learn with in-depth online courses and webinars from expert staff. Explore the largest collection of original family history research materials in America.
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- Ancestry Institution Ancestry gives you access to thousands or collections of records from around the world, Including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court records, land records, wills and financial records, stories. memories. and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. Ancestry is the largest for profit genealogy company in the world.
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- Ancestry Institution Ancestry gives you access to thousands or collections of records from around the world, Including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court records, land records, wills and financial records, stories. memories. and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. Ancestry is the largest for profit genealogy company in the world.
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- ArkivDigital ArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online! All images are newly photographed color images of the original documents.
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- FamNet The online family history network for those who have New Zealand roots.
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- Findmypast Findmypast makes it easy to research your United Kingdom ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records, and trace births, marriages, and deaths to bring your family history to life. Please note that not all of the content from Findmypast is available in family history centers.
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- Fold3 Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories. The Fold3 name reflects military history and honor, since traditionally, the third fold in a flag-folding ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
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- Geneanet With 3 billion referenced individuals and 600,000 trees online, Geneanet is the first site dedicated to genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. The Geneanet community has 2 million members who exchange genealogical information.
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- Goldie May Goldie May is a suite of software power tools for genealogists. Keep your research in your FamilySearch of Ancestry tree and see how Goldie May can multiply your efforts. Organize your research with an automatic research log, screenshots, projects & tasks, and bookmarks of your windows & tabs. Analyze your ancestors’ facts and relationships using a new timeline tool called the Subway Map. Find and easily navigate to new collections relevant to your ancestors.
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- Irish Ancestors Irish Ancestors aims to be the one-stop starting point for all Irish ancestral research, mapping surnames and surname variants in all the major sources and providing easy links back to all the underlying records.
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- HyHeritage Library Edition Used by millions of people worldwide to help research family history, build a family tree, and add photos, historical records and more.
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- Newspaper Archive The largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content.
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- Paper Trail Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.
- Puzzilla Find new research opportunities on descendant lines in Family Tree.
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- Photoshop Elements. (Software)
Hardware and Equipment
- 10 Computers
- 1 High Speed Photo Scanner
- 1 Printer/scanner
- 1 smart TV
- 1 Cassette tape to USB MP3 Converter (can also do records)
- 1 Audio digital recorder
Center Services
Staff Research Specialties
- Krystal Vomocil - Freedom Stake Temple and Family History Consultant-FamilySearch Center
- Ed and Elsie Sparks - Provo Freedom Stake Temple and Family History Consultants
Resources in the Local Area
- BYU Family History Library
- Provo City Cemetery
Links
Provo Utah Freedom FamilySearch Center *Facebook
Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering at the Provo Utah Freedom FamilySearch Center we would love to have you and invite you to contact us for further information and direction. You do not need any advanced knowledge of Family History to be a volunteer. We will train and prepare you to serve in the FamilySearch Center.