Salt Lake Millcreek Family History Center

Serving the Salt Lake Millcreek and Granite Park LDS Stakes in South Salt Lake area.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map


 * 4220 South Jeannine Dr (420 E), Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Phone: 801-264-4052

E-mail: [mailto:UT_SaltLakeMillcreek@ldsmail.net UT_SaltLakeMillcreek@ldsmail.net]

FHC Director: Joanne Gines

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday and Wednesday 1:00 to 9:00pm.
 * Training /Classes:Thursday: 3:00pm. - 9:00pm.
 * For an appointment, please contact the director in advance at 1 801-264-4052.

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed for holidays and last two weeks of December.

Upcoming Events
= FAMILY DISCOVERY DAY  =

Millcreek and Granite Park Stakes
Mark your calendar for 7 November 2015 We invite all: youth through great-great grandparents. Discover what FamilySearch has to help you. Turn your hearts to and connect with generations of your family.

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What: Keynote Speaker          4 Tracks, each with 4 classes           New / Next / Spanish / Youth Where: Millcreek LDS Stake Center           4220 S 420 E When:  Saturday, 7 November 2015           9:00 AM to 2:00 PM  =====

= ==Workshops and Training =

Legacy Family Tree Workshops
Legacy Family Tree is a software program that allows user to create and manage personal family tree.


 * Using Legacy Family Tree (LFT) with FamilySearch Family Tree (FS FT)
 * Record and Document all living as well as all deceased family members.
 * Use LFT to find deceased ancestor of living family members on FS FT.
 * Use LFT for bulk editing and standardizing data.
 * Synchronize data and sources between LFT and FS FT.
 * Quickly update old PAF and GedCom files to synchronize with FS FT.

Learn at your own pace and with your own family history goals.

Click on the link for some possible topics.

Family History Consultant Training
(All consultants and priesthood leaders welcome.)


 * Thursdays 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Family History Classes
See weekly topics in the Calendar.


 * Thursdays 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Topics for Previous Classes:
“Basic Training for Family Search” (1st Thursday of each month) Hands-on instruction to access and use FamilySearch applications including FS Family Tree, FS Wiki, FS Record Search, Training and Tutorials, etc. Addressing the specific needs of the patrons.

“Synchronizing between FamilySearch, Legacy Family Tree, and Ancestry Family Trees” How to use the amazing new features in free LDS accounts for Ancestry.com to synchronize individuals and research between both our Ancestry Family Tree and FamilySearch Family Tree. This increases the power and efficiency of our work and helps us share the work with others more effectively.

“Adding Memories and Documents to Online Trees” Review of scanning options at MFHC. How to add pictures, documents, letters, and other digital images to online family trees, as well as writing stories or transcriptions of such things as obituaries to document our ancestors’ lives. Touch on adding sources.

“Solving Family History Problems” (4th Thursday of each month) We will help solve some of the problems submitted to us ahead of time. Some tricks and tips on how to avoid creating problems for yourself and those with whom you share your work.

Topics for This Month's Classes:
February 5: “Basic Training for FamilySearch” February 12: Closed for “RootsTech 2015” February 19: “Adding Sources to Family Trees” February 26: “Solving Family History Problems”

“Adding Sources to Family Trees” Review of how to add sources to FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Trees and Legacy Family Tree and methods to share/synchronize between them. Best practices for sourcing and how to use sources to correct and expand research.

Staff Meetings
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Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
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Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.


 * Hardware and Equipment


 * PC computers with internet access
 * Wireless internet access for patron laptops, tablets, and mobile divices
 * Microfiche reader
 * Microfilm reader
 * Laser printers (5 cents per copy)
 * Scanner/Copier/Printer with Automatic Document Feeder and USB drive
 * Kodak Picture Saver Scanning System PS50
 * FlipPal portable scanner with built-in stitching software.

Center Services
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Staff Research Specialties
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