Salt Lake Monument Park Family History Center

The Salt Lake Monument Park Family History Center serves three stakes:

'''Monument Park North, Monument Park and Bonneville and surrounding neighborhoods. '''

The Center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in our area.

A view of our Family History Center entrance, located on the upper southwest corner of the building.

Inside our center, which is staffed by Family History Specialists and research workstations.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

Address: 1320 South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108. This is not a mailing address. Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.


 * The Family History Center is located on the southwest corner of the building (street level). Convenient free parking is in the south parking lot. You may; need to ring the bell for entrance into the Family History Center.
 * Location on Map

Phone: (801) 584-0112 NOTE: Call anytime; leave a message in case we do not answer. Call in case of inclement weather.

E-mail: [mailto:marleneop@comcst.net maryellen@elggren.com]

Open Hours:


 * Monday through Friday 10 am - 4 pm
 * Saturday 9 am - 12 noon

Evening Hours:


 * Tuesday 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Walk-in time


 * Wednesday 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Training classes
 * The third Wednesday is the Italian Indexing Project and general indexing instruction


 * Thursday  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Training Classes and Staff Meeting on the 3rd Thursday

Holiday Schedule:

Closed Memorial Day weekend, Labor Day weekend, July 4th, July 24

Closed LDS Conference Weekend (the first Saturday in April and October)

Closed during week of Thanksgiving (Nov. 22 - 28, 2015)

Closed Christmas/New Years (Dec 24, 2015 - Jan 3, 2016)

(Other sporadic closings will be posted.)

WALK-IN HOURS STAFF MEMBER SCHEDULE
All staff members are proficient in FamilySearch and Family Tree plus additional specialties as noted, below:

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER DIRECTORS

Upcoming Events
Free Classes at the Family History Center Wednesday and Thursday Nights - 7:00-8:30 P.M. 2014

1320 South Wasatch Drive (2450 E), South parking lot, southwest entrance. Public is welcome, and no church affiliation of any kind is needed.

Family Tree Training &amp; Special Classes on related websites and family history subject are FREE for anyone interested in improving their Family History skills.

Class size is limited to 20 seats in the training room; please reserve your seat for a specific class by calling the Center at 801-584-0112 and leave a message, or call Director, Mary Ellen Elggren 801-541-6937.

JAN 28 (W) Productive Work in your Family Tree in 15 minutes per day, Kay Merkley JAN 29 (Th) HPGLs Consultants – Steps to get people started in Family Tree, Mary Ellen Elggren FEB 04 (W) Accessing Ordinances and Websites with an LDS FamilySearch Account, Mary Ellen Elggren FEB 05 (Th) Making 4 Generations of your Family Tree clean and correct – an essential goal, Kay Merkley FEB 11 (W) Reserved for MP2 YM/YW FEB 12-14 CENTER IS CLOSED FOR ROOTS TECH CONFERENCE FEB 18 (W) Indexing – Beginners to advanced and Italian Project workers, Steve Packham Larry Foley FEB 19 (Th) Staff Meeting – Join the staff for special instruction and updates FEB 25 (W) Challenge Night – Untangle your tangled tree, Kay Merkley Mary Ellen Elggren FEB 26 (Th) Preview for making the most of Saturday’s DISCOVERY DAY, Mary Ellen Elggren FEB 28 (Sat) FAMILY HISTORY CENTER – “DISCOVERY DAY”

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. The Center has 2 microfilm readers.

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. Included are:

• 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive

• Alexander Street Press -- American Civil War

• Ancestry.com Library Edition

• Find My Past

• Fold3 (Formerly Footnote.com)

• The Genealogist

• Genline

• Godfrey Memorial Library

• Heritage Quest Online

• Historic Map Works Library Edition

• Paper Trail

• World Vital Records

• Fully functioning software for Center use:

• Ancestral Quest, Ancestral Quest Collaboration, Legacy Family Tree and many others.


 * At present, we have 10 computers on-line available, for doing research. At present, all are attached to printers. We have a copier/scanner for small quantity copying and the scanning of photos and documents directly into Family Tree. We also have wireless internet access available for the use of personal laptops, iPads, etc.

Staff Research Specialties
Please see the staff schedule, above, where research specialties are listed by each staff member name.

Resources in the Local Area
The Anderson Public Library on Foothill Drive.

Links
Utah Government Index

UTAH STATE ARCHIVES

FamilySearch Salt Lake City Library

Volunteer at the Center
We need people who know the FamilySearch Family Tree program, and would be able to teach it to others.

''We also need young people who are fast on the computer and could learn the program quickly. Perhaps a pair of young mothers could share a shift, covering the shift on one week and caring for the children on the off week.''