Emmett Idaho Family History Center

The Emmett Idaho Family History Center was established since 1989. It is open to the public and has a friendly volunteer staff that has vast genealogical experience that are willing to help the beginner or the more expert researcher.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:
 * 980 W Central Road Emmett ID 83617 United States
 * The entrance is located on the west-side of the building.


 * Language: English


 * German, French, Spanish are available upon request

Phone & E-mail:


 * 1-208-365-1688 during operational hours only.

E-mail:


 * ID_Emmett@familyhistorymail.org

(Due to Covid, and for the safety of all, we want to schedule small numbers in the center. Please phone the number listed for your special appointment date and time).

 Hours: 

Monday: by appointment 208-365-0049

Tuesday: by appointment 925-381-7626

Wednesday: 9 am-12 pm walk in:

6:30 - 9:00 pm by appointment 208-880-7019

Thursday: by appointment 208-859-0475

Friday: by appointment 208-350-9945

If these times do not work for you, call Center Director, Barrie Smith at 208-859-0475 or Assistant Director Dennis White at 208-365-0049 to arrange a time that works for your schedule.

You can also talk to your Ward Temple and Family History consultant to schedule a time for them to come to your home to help you one on one.

Closed All major US Holiday's and also the weeks of July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.

Preparations for Groups Attending the Family History Center[edit | edit source]
1. GROUPS: Please have each Person Create a FamilySearch Account Before Coming to Class, to do this


 * a. Bring up the Internet on their home computer.
 * b. Click on the address bar (the words will turn blue) and type “familysearch.org” and tap the Enter key.
 * c. Click on “Sign In” which is found toward the top right side of the screen.
 * d. A sign in screen will appear. Click on “Create New Account.”
 * e. Click on “FamilySearch Account” and then click “Continue” and then follow the instructions on that screen.

2. Family Research: If they are coming to find, or learn how to find, ancestors for whom you want to do temple work, please bring a filled-out Four Generation Pedigree Chart. If you do not have that information, please bring the names, birth or death dates, and birth or death places of ancestors who have passed on (one to four names will be helpful).

3. Indexing: If your group is coming to do Indexing, you will only need to create their FamilySearch Account before coming.

https://familysearch.org/partneraccess
FamilySearch Catalog: This center may have various films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 13 computers with internet access for family history research
 * 2 printers (.05 cents per page print)
 * 2 scanners
 * 1 microfilm reader
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * Recommended bringing a digital camera for capturing microfilm images
 * Window's genealogical software
 * Mac Genealogical software

Center Services
Volunteers to help you one on one.

The center has access to the following premium websites:

19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive

Alexander Street Press

The American Civil War:

Research Database |Letters and Diaries |Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera Social and Cultural History

Women and Social Movements in the United States

American Ancestors - Library Rights

Ancestry - Institution Versions: U.S. | Australia | Canada | Germany | Sweden | United Kingdom

ArkivDigital - If necessary, select "English" from the language drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the page.

FamNet

Findmypast - Institution Version

Fold3

Geneanet

Kinpoint - Premium

MyHeritage - Library Edition

Newspapers.com

Paper Trail

Puzzilla - Premium Services

BOOKS/BIOGRAPHIES

(Reference in brackets denotes books that are copied and available on line through the Family Search website)

A Genealogical History of the Rice Family, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice

A History of My People and Yours, Descendants of John Lake, by Claud Nelson McMillan

An History and Genealogical Record of Isaac Brockbank Sr.

Autobiography of Andre Janus Hansen 1852-1932, compiled by A. J. Hansen Organization

Avis Ethel Fowler Ingham Book of Remembrance

Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Mary Lark Camp History Vol. 1-2

Descendants of John Wilson 1756-1827 (Brother of Colonel Benjamin), by Bar Wilson, (FAMHIST 929.273 Wil)

Driggs Family In America, Book 2, (FAMHIST 929.273 Dri)

Fowler Family, This is Our Life on Squaw Butte, by V. M Fowler, (FAMHIST 929.273 Fow)

Hale House and Related Families, by Donald Lines Jacobus & Edgar Francis Waterman

History of the Hicks Family, Levi Hicks born in Rhode Island, Wales, Canada, United States

History of the Strickland Family, by Edna Harrison, (FAMHIST 929.273 Str)

James Smith, Mormon Pioneer 1846-1847

John Lathrop Arrival in America and Family Tree

Life Sketches of Emmett Idaho Residents, (IDAHO 979.6)

Lovell Our Pioneer Heritage, by Rosa Vida Bischoff Black, (US 978.733 Bla)

Memories, Joseph Raymond Dewey and Violet McKenzie Rogerson Dewey

Oak Heights Canada Neighbours, by Allan N. Birney

Remembering Life, by Lewis Thomas Bassett son of Chancy Albert Bassett & Mary Anes Wetzel McFarland

Rush Family, (FAMHIST 929.273 Rus)

The Harry M. Payne Family History, by Wilford Payne, (FAMHIST 929.273 Pay)

The Harris History, by Charles H. Harris, (US 977.1 Har)

The Joshua Salisbury Family Book of Remembrance, by Louis S. Leatham

The Pioneer Journey of Marmaduke Hewiston & Olive Melissa Rynearson, compiled by Sharon Huff & Edith Foreman, (FAMHIST 929.273 Hew)

The Rynearson Family, compiled by Diana Youngstrom, Aug 1994

The Winthrop Fleet of 1863, by Charles Edward Banks

Wood Family Newsletter, published by William L Wood of Strafford Missouri, Periodical Serial Woo

OBITUARIES

Obituaries of Gem County Idaho taken from area newspapers 1874-1991 Vol. 1-4, compiled by Edith Scott, (IDAHO 979.627 Sco)

Obituaries of Gem County Idaho taken from area newspapers 1991-2003, compiled by Mary Lou Norwood

Staff Research Specialties
Life Stories- Friday Morning- Linda Crawford 208-350-9945- please make an appointment

Conversion of VHS tapes to DVD or Flash drive

All other times, the one on one help available.

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Resources in the Local Area
Gem County Courthouse

Gem County Historical Society &amp; Museum

Links


 * Gem County website
 * Gen County Historical Society
 * Idaho Arcives
 * findagrave.com
 * NARA
 * cyndislist
 * Create your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free ( find my past)
 * Dave Rumsey Map Collection
 * legacy stories
 * https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/
 * BYU collections
 * Puzzilla
 * Relative finder ( see how you are related to deceased individuals, games, virtual pedigree,)
 * Ancestry Training

Local training

Emmett Family History Center

DNA Testing

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering at the Emmett Family History Center or in teaching family history classes please contact the Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center.