Orem Utah Park/Suncrest Family History Center

This Family History Center serves patrons living in the Orem Utah Park, Orem Utah Suncrest and Vinyard Grove Park stakes.

Anyone with an interest in Family History is welcome.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 50 South 750 West, Orem, UT 84058 United States
 * Plenty of parking. Enter through the west door.
 * Ring the doorbell if the door is locked.
 * Map for the Orem Utah Park/Suncrest Family History Center

Phone: Center: 801-222-3104

Park Directors: Rick Lewis 801- 362-7348 Marilyn 801 224-1651

Suncrest Directors: Michael Jeffries 801-900-1620  Karen 801-361-0291

Grove Park Directors: Bart Kerstiens 949-413-9258 Cecilia 949-502-4454

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

Open Hours:


 * Monday: 1 PM - 4 PM ( Plus by appointment for Family Home Evening families/groups)
 * Tuesday: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM First and Third Tuesdays
 * Wednesday: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
 * Thursday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 * Friday: By appointment only
 * Saturday: By appointment only

Holiday Schedule:


 * We are closed on Federal holidays, July 24 Pioneer Day
 * General Conference Saturdays
 * BYU Women's Conference
 * Saturdays on weekend of Memorial Day
 * Friday &amp; Saturday of Labor Day weekend
 * All week of BYU Education Week
 * Thanksgiving thru December for Christmas holidays. Call for appointments during this time. 

Staff and Consultant Training Meetings

 * When: Fifth Tuesday: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 29 not Dec.
 * Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
 * Where: Family History Center

Newsletter: We put out a monthly newsletter for Ward Temple and Family History Consultants, Elders Quorum Leaders and others.
Send Your email to gcduerden@gmail.com to receive newsletter.

Collections
Items can be kept here for use as long as needed.


 * We have microfilms that individuals store here on loan from Salt Lake City Family History Library.
 * 10 bookshelves of research resources, cataloged [a few examples: Handybook for Genealogists, Redbook, The Source, 500 Brickwall Solutions, Digital Roots, Finding Your Hispanic Roots, Genealogies in the Library of Congress, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Danish Genealogical Helper, Lorenzo Snow Family, DAR Library Catalog, Land and Property Research, North Carolina Wills, and hundreds more].
 * Highway maps of all states, U.S. and world atlases, detail maps of Britain, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (showing county boundaries over time).
 * Research Guides.

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 (such as Newspapers.com, World Vital Records, Ancestry, Archive Digital, etc.).
 * RootsMagic, Legacy, and Ancestral Quest is available on our computers.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 11 computers with RootsMagic, Legacy, Ancestral Quest, and access to premium (subscription) family history websites (such as Ancestry.com, World Vital Records, etc.).
 * Copier/printer/scanner (no charge for reasonable Family History copies).
 * One microfilm reader.
 * Wireless internet access. Faster Now!

Staff Research Specialties
''Spanish speaker on staff by appointment; some other languages are within staff capability and experience. Likewise, staff have their own geographic areas of expertise. Indexing help is available. ''

Family History Centers

 * Utah Valley Technology &amp; Genealogy Group, 2050 N. Timpview, Provo; meet 2nd Sat. 9-12:00
 * Orem Utah Lakeridge Family History Center, 450 South 100 West, Orem
 * Orem Utah Geneva Heights Family History Center, 546 North 500 West, Orem
 * Orem Utah Sharon Park Family History Center, 85 East 700 North, Orem
 * Orem Utah Sunset Heights Family History Center, 1260 South 400 West, Orem
 * Lindon Utah Family History Center, 1050 East 100 North, Lindon, 801-785-7584
 * Provo Utah Sunset Family History Center, 1402 South 570 West, Provo
 * Provo Utah Bonneville Family History Center, 85 South 900 East, Provo
 * Provo Utah Edgemont North Family History Center, 4295 North Canyon Road, Provo
 * Other Provo FHCs: South, East, Grandview East, North Park, Cove Point
 * Provo Utah Wasatch (Tongan) Family History Center
 * Utah South Hispanic Family History Center, 263 North 800 West, Provo 801-356-0661

Temples

 * Mount Timpanogos Temple, 742 North 900 East, American Fork 801-763-4540
 * Provo Temple, 2200 North Temple Hill Dr., Provo, 801-375-5775
 * Provo Town Center Temple, 50 South University Ave, Provo 801-343- 2700
 * Orem Temple (announced in Oct 2019 conference-to be located on Geneva Rd)

Libraries

 * City of Orem Public Library, 58 North State St., Orem 801-229-7428
 * Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Campus, Fam. Hist. &amp; Gen: 801-422-6200 (fh.lib.byu.edu)

Government Offices

 * Utah County, Dept. of Health: Vital Records, 151 South University Ave., Provo 801-851-7000

Historical Societies

 * Provo Pioneer Museum, 500 N. 500 West, Provo, 801-852-6609, Mar-Oct. Call for times
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers &amp; Pioneer Village, 500 W. 600 N., Provo, Jun-Aug. M-F 2-5:00
 * DUP, Alpine Historic Pioneer Relic Hall, 50 N. Main, Alpine, 801-756-3738, Jun-Aug Sat 1-3
 * DUP, Am. Fork Relic Hall, 50 S. 100 E., Am. Fork, 801-785-9204, Jun-Aug, M-F 1-5 pm
 * DUP, Springville-Mapleton Museum, 175 S. Main St., Springville, 801-491-2076, Mar-Oct

Services

 * My Kith and Kin, Inc., P.O. Box 970186, Orem, UT 84097, 801-434-7535, contract services
 * Archives, 355 S. 520 W., Suite 250, Lindon, UT 84039 801-494-6500, document digitization
 * Stevenson Genealogy, 230 W. 1230 N., Provo, 801-374-9600, products, printing &amp; binding

City

 * Orem, Utah Wiki

County

 * Utah County, Utah Wiki
 * Utah County, Utah (search results)
 * Utah County Newspapers Wiki
 * Provo, Utah Wiki

State

 * Utah Wiki
 * Utah FHC Wiki
 * Family History Library Wiki
 * Utah Cemeteries Wiki
 * Utah Periodicals Wiki

Volunteer at the Center

 * Want to learn more about Family History? Those who serve often learn the most!
 * Requirements: Basic computer and family history skills.