SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Welcome to The Salt lake City Family History Library
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We’re here to help!
Experienced guides and genealogists can help you with your research, and it’s available to you free of charge! Research Consultants and volunteers can help you by suggesting sources for you to search, answering basic questions such as how to get started, where a town is located, and what records are available for a locality and how to use them. Online Assistance 1-866-406-1830 we are here 24/7 Digital Microfilm: The microfilm at the FamilySearch Library has ALL been digitized. Images with no limited access may be viewed online when signed into FamilySearch.org at a family history center. Records Available: are from the United States, Canada, the British Isles, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. A majority of the records contain information about persons who lived before 1930. Approximately 200 cameras are currently digitizing records in over 445 countries. Records have been filmed in over 110 countries, territories, and possessions. Accessing the Microfiche: The Library has access to over 197,000 microfiche. All microfiche in the library are located on the B1 international floor. Microfiche can also be viewed on ScanPro machines. Search the Library Catalog Planning Your Visit We have assembled a list of tips that can help you get the maximum value from your visit to the Family History Library. If you plan to visit the FamilySearch Library with a group, we offer free library tours and group orientations. Sign your group up today. A short 10-minute orientation is available anytime the library is open. Class Schedule: The library regularly holds workshops on the use of the library, its computer systems, family history records, and resources. Specialized workshops teach patrons about methods of research and how to use various kinds of records, and computer classes educate patrons about the library’s unique software programs. View the Class Schedule Gifts and donations of family genealogies, organized collections, and other records that contain genealogical information are welcome. You can even write a history of your family and place a copy in the library. For more information, please contact FamilySearch support at: 1-866-406-1830 Make the FamilySearch Library part of your RootsTech experience! 
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Before Your Library Visit:
You should do the following things before you come. Volunteers at a family history center near you can help you with these steps. 1. Organize Your Materials Gather together information you have about your family. Talk to other family members and get copies of their information. Use a genealogy program like FamilySearch, RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, Gramps, and Legacy Family Tree, to record information about your ancestors. Organize historical records (like birth certificates, marriage licenses, etc.) of your family by family group (such as a husband and wife and their children) or surname to make it easy for you to find the records. 2. See What’s Already Been Done See what other people have already discovered about your family by searching for your ancestors in collections of precompiled genealogies. The term "compiled genealogy" is used to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. These records can include pedigree charts, compiled data on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. Because compiled genealogies are secondary sources of information, they must be carefully evaluated and original records found to verify THEIR ACCURACY. FAMILYSEARCH GENEALOGIES AT FAMILYSEARCH AND PUBLIC MEMBER TREES AT ANCESTRY. Cloud-based family tree tools are also available through Ancestry.com, findmypast, My Heritage, Wikitree, WeRelate and others. 3. Decide What You Want to Learn Decide which ancestor or family you want to learn more about. What specific questions would you like to know? Who are the parents of Warren Dodge? When did Frank Barnes die? Who are the children of Sarah Brewster and Thomas Barnes? Here are three important pointers:
4. Identify Available Records
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