Vernal Utah Family History Center

We’re Here to Help. Experienced 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.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map
 * 480 West 500 North   Vernal, Utah 84078 United States

Phone: 1 435-789-3618

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

FHC Director: Larry T. Wilcken - 1 435-789-4241 Assistant Directors: H. James Shewell and Lonnie B. Roper.

Open Hours:


 * Monday:   9 am. - 5 pm.
 * Tuesday   9 am. - 9 pm.
 * Thursday  9am - 8:30pm
 * Friday:     5 pm; - 9 pm.
 * Saturday: 9 am. - 1pm.

Holiday Schedule:


 * We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness.
 * Please call for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.

Calendar and Events
= CLASS SCHEDULE 2013 =

Tuesday April 30th 


 * 6:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker

Wednesday May 1st 


 * 10:00 am Family Tree - Attaching Photos - Ruth Ipson

Thursday May 2nd 


 * 3:00 pm - New Technology - Mobile Devices and Tablets - Dana Colovich

Thursday May 2nd 


 * 7:00 pm - Uintah Stake and Ward Council Training

Friday May 3rd 


 * 7:00 pm - Chasing Women: Finding Your Female Ancestors - Thomas J Allred

Saturday May 4th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 1: Where to Start - Create a Data Base

 Monday May 6th 


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 1: Where to Start - Create a Data Base
 * 2:00 pm  - Finding Cousins Not in Your Family Tree Anita Clayton

 Tuesday May 7th 


 * 10:00 am - Decendancy Research Suzanne Hall
 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 4: What's Next - Family Tree and Internet Tutorial
 * 2:00 pm  - Family Tree: Attaching Photos - Melissa Rochelle
 * 6:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker

Wednesday May 8th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 3: How to Search and Navigate on the Computer
 * 2:00 pm - Family Tree - Attaching Photos - Ruth Ipson

Thursday May 9th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 2: How and Where to Find a Record
 * 2:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker
 * 3:00 pm - New Technology - Mobile Devices and Tablets - Dana Colovich
 * 7:00 pm - Indexing Workshop - Gary and Elaine Muir

Friday May 10th


 * 7:00 pm - Search Engine Secrets- Thomas J Allred

Saturday May 11th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 2: How and Where to Find a Record

Monday May 13th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 2: How and Where to Find a Record
 * 2:00 pm - Grab and Go Research Folders and Historical Timeline - Veronica Stearmer

Tuesday May 14th


 * 10:00 am - Basic Indexing for Beginners - Suzanne Hall
 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 1: Where to Start - Create a Data Base
 * 6:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker

Wednesday May 15th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 4: What's Next - Family Tree and Internet Tutorial

Thursday May 16th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 3: How to Search and Navigate on the Computer
 * 2:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker
 * 3:00 pm - New Technology: Mobile Devices and Tablest - Dana Colovich
 * 7:00 pm - Uintah Stake and Ward Council Training

Friday May 17th 


 * 7:00 pm - Search Engine Secrets - Thomas J Allred

Saturday May 18th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 3: How to Search and Navigate on the Computer

Monday May 20th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 3: How to Search and Navigate on the Computer
 * 3:00 pm - Bring Your Ancestors to Life Through Stories - Phyllis Jones

Tuesday May 21st


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 2: How and Where to Find a Record
 * 2:00 pm - Family Tree Ordinances - Melissa Rochelle
 * 6:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker

Wednesday May 22nd

11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 1: Where to Start - Create a Data Base

Thursday May 23rd


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 4: What's Next - Family Tree and Internet Tutorial
 * 2:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker
 * 3:00 pm - New Technology: Mobile Devices and Tablets - Dana Colovich
 * 7:00 pm - Uintah Stake and Ward Council Training

Friday May 24th


 * 7:00 pm - Search Engine Secrets - Thomas J Allred

Saturday May 25th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 4: What's Next - Family Tree and Internet Tutorial

Monday May 27th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 4: What's Next - Family Tree and Internet Tutorial

Tuesday May 28th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 3: How to Search and Navigate on the Computer
 * 6:00 pm - Beginning Ancestral Quest - Flossie Walker

Wednesday May 29th 


 * 10:00 am - Family Tree: Attaching Photos - Ruth Ipson
 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 2: How and Where to Find a Record

Thursday May 30th


 * 11:00 am - Turtle Class Lesson 1: Where to Start - Create a Data Base
 * 3:00 pm - New Technology - Mobile Devices and Tablets
 * 7:00 pm - Uintah Stake and Ward Council Training

Friday May 31st


 * 7:00 pm - Chasing Women: Finding Your Female Ancestors - Thomas J Allred

Saturday June 1st


 * 10:00 am - Exporting and Importing Files GEDCOM - Dale Hatch

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER OPEN HOUSE     APRIL 27th     9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Beginning June 8th, 2012
There are so many helps available for us if we could only find them. Come in and let us help you make Genealogy and Family History fun. These Workshops “Search Engines Secrets” were put together by Robert Ragan the “Genealogy Guy”

Come to the Family History Center at 480 West 500 North and let Brother Tom Allred help you have a more successful genealogical journey. And have a lot of fun doing it! The Workshops will start Friday June 8th at 6:00pm.

These will be held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays.

For more information please call 435-789-3618

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library 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. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)

Hardware and Equipment

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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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Links
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