Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center Library

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Latest Library News

We have just added the following new classes and activities to our schedule:

England Beginning Research - (click here to view details for this class)

Ancestry.com - (click here to view details for this class)

RootsMagic Lab - (click here to view details for this class)

Youth Conference Activities and Service Projects
The library can help plan a Family History activity or service project for your Ward Youth Conference this year. These activities and service projects will be held at the library during our summer daytime hours and can be personalized for your group’s needs.  Group size limitations apply.  Cafeteria catering is available.  Call 801-240-9618 for details and scheduling.
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Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 14, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Merit Badge Workshop

The library offers a monthly workshop to assist Boy Scouts with their Genealogy Merit Badge. 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, May 21, 9:00 a.m. - noon
Saturday Seminar

The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Followi this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.

 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Address - "Using Your Digital Camera to Copy Records" - Mary Hill 
10:00 a.m. - “Decendancy Research:  Finding the Past in the Present” - Tim Bingaman
10:00 a.m. - "Sharing Time" - Andrea Schnakenburg
10:00 a.m. - "From the Heartland - Utilizing Online Resources in Midwest Research" - Luana Darby
10:00 a.m. - "Social Networking for the Genealogist" - Janet Hovorka
11:00 a.m. - “Mormon Ancestors:  Across the Seas and Across the Plains” - Terry and Carol Lee
11:00 a.m. - "Serving in Family History" - Jim Greene
11:00 a.m. - “Indexing" - Randy Bryson
11:00 a.m. - "Families and the War Between the States:  Getting to Know Your Civil War Era Ancestors" - Yvonne Curry

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Daily Class Schedule 

 Printable May 2011 Class Schedule 

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Walk-in Classes

New FamilySearch

• Current Monday Series

Lecture & On-line Practice
Presented by Boyd Willden
No registration necessary.
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Mondays - Library Training Room 

Apr 25: “Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else”
May 2: “Me and My Ancestors”
May 9: “Combining Duplicates and Separating Records”
May 16: “Searching for and Adding Individuals”
May 23: “Adding, Editing and Correcting Information”
May 30: Memorial Day Holiday (No Class)
Jun 6: “Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances”
Jun 13: “Importing Information into New FamilySearch, Affiliate Software”

• Next Wednesday Series 

Jun 1: “Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else”
Jun 8: “Me and My Ancestors”
Jun 15: “Combining Duplicates and Separating Records”
Jun 22: “Searching for and Adding Individuals”
Jun 29: “Adding, Editing and Correcting Information”
Jul 6: “Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances”
Jul 13: “Importing Information into New FamilySearch, Affiliate Software”

Basic Genealogical Research

Lecture & Lab
Presented by Rose Ann Fisher
No registration necessary.

This class session teaches the basic elements of genealogical research. Participants should bring a flash drive and a personal pedigree chart to get the most from this class.

10:00 a.m. – noon - Tuesday
May 24: “Let's Start at the Very Beginning”

RootsMagic

Lecture Only
Presented by Sue Maxwell
No registration necessary. 

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Tuesdays - Zion Room A
Apr 12: “Getting Started, Database Set Up”
Apr 19: “Using RootsMagic with New FamilySearch, LDS Features”
Apr 26: “Sources and Tools”
May 3: “Tools and Reports”
May 10: “Multimedia, Research Aids, Sharing Data”

Classes for Consultants 

• Saturday Series

Lecture and Some Hands Practice
Presented by Marci Wahlquist
No registration necessary.

Basic computer skills are necessary. Each class is designed to build on knowledge received in the previous class, so it is helpful to begin training with the first class in the series but not necessary. 

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Saturdays - Library Training Room

Apr 30: “The Family History Consultant, Part 1.”
May 7: “The Family History Consultant, Part 2”
May 14: “new FamilySearch, Part 1”
Jun 4: “new FamilySearch, Part 2”
Jun 11: “Introduction to Research, Part 1”
Jun 25: "Introduction to  Research, Part 2"

• Thursday Series

Lecture and Some Hands-on Practice
Presented by Jean and Mark Vanderkooi
No registration necessary.

Basic computer skills are necessary.  Each class is designed to build on knowledge received in the previous class, so it is helpful to begin training with the first class in the series but not necessary. 

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Thursdays - Library Training Room
Apr 21: "The Family History Consultant, Part 1"
Apr 28: "The Family History Consultant, Part 2"
May 5: "new FamilySearch, Part 1"
May 12: “new FamilySearch, Part 2”
May 19: “Introduction to Genealogical Research, Part 1”
May 26: "Introduction to Genealogical Research, Part 2”
 

Basic Computer Skills

Lecture/Lab
Presented by Colleen Willis
No registration necessary.

This class teaches basic computer skills. 

1:00 3:00 p.m. - Library Training Room 
Apr 28: “Basic computer skills with hands-on experience."
May 12: “Basic computer skills with hands-on experience."

Basic Internet Skills

Lecture/Lab
Presented by Colleen Willis
No registration necessary.

This class introduces basic Internet technology and navigation skills.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Library Training Room
May 5: “Introduction to the Internet Including Hands-on Experience."
May 5:  “Introduction to the Internet Including Hands-on Experience."

Spanish Speaking

Lecture/Lab
Presented by Silvia Girard
No registration necessary

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Library Training Room
Apr 13:  "New FamilySearch, PAF and Family History Library Catalog"
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Pre-registration Classes

United States Research

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 24 participants)
Presented by Pat Jensen 

The next course begins May 24, 2011 and concludes August 23, 2011.
Pre-registration is required. Register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class by calling 801-240-9618.

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

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Tuesdays - Library Training Room
Class Titles:
Class 1: “Getting Started”
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:  "LDS Church Records"
Class 10:  "Land 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
The next course begins April 28, 2011 and concludes May 26, 2011.

Pre-registration is required. Register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class by calling 801-240-9618.
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.

9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Thursdays - Library Training Room
Class 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 12 participants)
Presented by Jim Marci Wahlquist
The next course begins May 11, 2011 and concludes June 1, 2011.
Pre-registration is required.  Call 801-240-9618 to register for this class or to add your name to a waiting list for a future class. 

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.  

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Wednesdays - Library Training Room
Class 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”

RootsMagic Lab 

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 12 participants.)
Presented by Margaret Peterson.

The next course begins May 13, 2011 and concludes June 3, 2011.
Pre-registration required. Call 801-240-9618 to register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class.
This is a 5 week course that teaches the basic features and capabilities of the genealogy data management program RootsMagic, which is approved new.familysearch affiliate software, and will provide hands-on computer experience. Basic computer skills are necessary. Some experience with the RootsMagic will be helpful.
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Fridays - Library Training  Room
Class Titles:
Class 1: "Getting Started with RootsMagic"
Class 2: "Using RootsMagic-To-Go"
Class 3: "Interfacing with New FamilySearch, Part 1"
Class 4: "Interfacing with New FamilySearch, Part 2"
Class 5: "Review"

England Beginning Research

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 18 participants)
Presented by Cheryl Waterfall
The next course begins May 4, 2011 and concludes June 1, 2011.
Pre-registration required. Call 801-240-9618 to register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class.
This five week course of instruction will assist patrons in beginning England genealogical research. Basic computer skills are necessary.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Wednesdays - Library Training Room
Class Titles:
Class 1: Research Overview 
Class 2: Census Records
Class 3: Civil Registration
Class 4: Church Records
Class 5: Find Your Ancestors

Ancestry.com

Lecture/Lab Course (Limited to 18 participants)
Presented by Freida Ross 
The next course begins May 3, 2011 and concludes May 17, 2011.
Pre-registration is required. Call 801-240-9618 to register for this class or add your name to a waiting list for a future class.

The library provides patrons free use of the institutional version of Ancestry.com. This three week course of instruction will assist patrons in using Ancestry.com for genealogical research. Basic computer skills are necessary.

10:00 - noon - Tuesdays - Library Training Room 
Class Titles:
Class 1: “Introduction and Using Ancestry.com for Genealogical Research”
Class 2: “Locating and Interpreting Census Records”
Class 3: “Using Specific Research Collections”
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 Expert 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.
• French Canadian expert Roz Loudon is available Mondays from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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 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.
• Microfilms ordered and sent to Riverton are just $2.50 each, and will be kept indefinately at the Riverton FamilySearch Library.
• Microfilm can be ordered online at film.familysearch.org.  Select the Riverton FamilySearch Library as the default location for where you would like your microfilm/microfiche to be sent.
• Films will usually arrive at the library within one-two business days after placing the order. 

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 In the Community 

• Sons of the Utah Pioneers - Porter Rockwell Chapter Meeting (serving Draper, Bluffdale, Herriman and Riverton - Meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at the Riverton FamilySearch Library at 6:30 p.m.

• Utah Genealogical Association - Virtual Chapter Meeting - Thursday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. MDT.  You can attend my going to their website at www.infouga.org and clicking on "virtual chapter" then click the link to participate in this online meeting.

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