St Johns Arizona Family History Center

We are a stand alone Family History Center (not in a Chapel Building). We serve the cities of St. Johns, Concho, and surrounding areas.



Center Contacts and Hours

 * Location Map:


 * 50 N. 1st West St. Johns, Arizona 85936 United States
 * We are directly North of The Lawyers Title Building whose address is on Cleveland 
 * Location Map

Phone: 928-337-2543

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

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 9am - 1pm 6pm - 9pm
 * Wednesday: 9am-1pm
 * Thursday: 9am - 1pm 6pm - 9pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * We are closed the last 2 weeks of December for Christmas Break. 

August 7, 2016 - U.S. Federal Census Records
The U.S. has gathered Census Records every ten years since 1790. It's good practice to follow your ancestors through the US Fed Census. The 1790-1840 list Only the Head of Household by name. But starting in 1850 each person was named in every household. Lots of info can be gleaned about your families! Start on FamilySearch.org and then try Ancestry.com. To find them in between US Fed Census years look for State Census'.

June 20, 2016 - Permission Required - Temple Ordinances
When reserving ordinance for your ancestors, if you receive a yellow banner indicating Permission Required, you will need to request permission in order to reserve the temple ordinances. This process is in place due to Church policy. Church policy states that you may do ordinances for your own deceased spouse, child, parent, or sibling, but please consider the wishes of other close living relatives, especially a living spouse.

For individuals Born within the last 110 years, if you are related but not a spouse, child, parent, or sibling of the deceased, please obtain permission from the closest living relative before requesting permission to do the ordinances. The closest living relatives are: an undivorced spouse (the spouse to whom the individual was married when he or she died), an adult child, a parent, or a brother or sister. To avoid needing permission, look for individuals who were born prior to 1905!

June 13, 2016 - "Getting Help"
Sign in to FamilySearch.org and then click on the "Get Help" button, above your name. In the window that opens up click on "Help Center". Here you may pick a "Help Topic" that your question falls under - or right under the icons for Topics - you can just type in your question. Your search results will appear right under your question. There will be articles for you to read and see if they answer your question. If you can't find an answer - contact your Ward Consultants. Which you can find under "Get Help" and "Find Local Help".

June 9, 2016 - "Getting to our FHC Wiki Page!"
Google: "St. Johns Family History Center wiki page" and  you can click the link - it should come up as your first choice. Gives our Hours, Events, Links to local records, and More Tips of the Week!

June 2, 2016 - "Getting Started" with FamilySearch.org
After signing in to FamilySearch.org - Up in the Top Right Corner click on "Get Help" (Found above your name). Then take a look at "Getting Started" under the Self Help Section.

There is Quick video and great info - that will explain some of the Frequently Asked Questions! Like "What information is needed to submit a name?" and "Where can I find more information about my ancestor".

May 26, 2016 ~ USE THE WATCH LIST on FamilySearch.org!
The purpose of the watch list is to notify you of any changes to a particular record on Family Tree.

When a patron changes information for an individual on your watch list, you receive an email to the email address in your FamilySearch Account on a weekly basis. Reported changes include sources added, Memory items attached, changes in vital information or alternate information, and discussions or comments added. At this time you will not see changes in Ordinances.

Changes remain on the watch list for 30 days. The watch list does not have a print option. You can use the print feature of your web browser to print the web page. Results will vary, depending on your browser. Or you can use a screen capture tool to capture an image of the list.


 * 1) Go to the Person page of the individual you want to watch for changes.
 * 2) Click Watch at the top of the Person page, under the name of the person in the gray bar. The empty star turns black, and the person is now on your watch list.
 * 3) If you want to remove a person from the watch list, click Unwatch again to clear the name from the list.
 * 4) To start with put all of your bloodline for four generations on the watch list.  You can then add more to it as you work on other names. You will see the benefits of this tool when someone adds a photo that you've never seen before, or deletes information that they think is incorrect but you have proof of.

Calendar and Events
  FHC Consultant Training Meetings held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6pm, except in the months of May, July and December. '''

Consultant Training Meetings:
Our next Consultant Meeting will be held on Wednesday - August 17, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

Collections ===


 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * We have books on Family Histories donated by local families. We have an "Arizona Collection" of books on Northern Arizona, Apache County and surrounding areas. We have a photography collection that was donated by Margaret J. Overson that has been scanned, indexed and accessed through our computers on our FHC Database program.
 * Microfilm #F9504- Primary History of the St. Johns Stake Primary History of the St. Johns 2nd Ward
 * Microfilm #F9508- Newspaper - The St. Johns Herald - 08 Oct 1885 - 22 Dec 1897 (incomplete)
 * Microfilm #F9507- Newspaper - The St. Johns Herald - 05 Jan 1888 - 31 Oct 1889 (incomplete)
 * Microfilm #F9505- Newspaper - The St. Johns Herald - 23 Oct 1890 - 24 Dec 1892
 * Microfilm #F9506- Newspaper - The St. Johns Herald - 05 Jan 1893 -28 Aug 1897 (incomplete)
 * Microfilm #F9508- Newspaper - Apache Review - 30 May 1888 - 09 Jan 1889 (incomplete)

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

 * We have a multi-purpose copier/scanner, binding machine, computers (including an older computer with the large floppy drive), printers, microfilm/fiche readers, Digital Imaging System that includes a flatbed scanner &amp; Microfilm/fiche reader so you can copy/save pages from films/fiche, books, photographs or documents.

Resources in the Local Area
"St. Johns, Arizona city website [|Link] 

St. Johns City Cemetery Link you will find Maps of the City of St. Johns Cemetery in .doc format "Old Cemetery" is the southern part of the cemetery and the "New Cemetery" is the Northern part of the cemetery. Then there is an alphabetical list of persons buried there in "Locator in excel format". They keep it up to date fairly regularly. If you have any questions or more information for them call 928-337-4517 Ext 222.

The Apache County Website Link

The Apache County Historical Society Museum website Link

The Apache County Historical Society Blog Blogspot

Arizona Birth Death Certificates - Free On-line Link

Arizona Gravestones.org Link

Apache County Library District - County Digital History. www.apachecountylibraries.com/CountyDigitalHistory.html

Links
(Include links to other websites of interest to those who visit your center such as links to the city, county and state wiki pages where your center is located.)

1st Battalion, Arizona Infantry Research Wiki page: 1st Battalion, Arizona Infantry (Union)

Apache County, Arizona Research Wiki page: Apache County, Arizona

Apache County Library District Link

Arizona 1912-2012 - Posting illustrated histories of Arizona towns Link

Arizona Birth &amp; Death Certificates: Birth records from 1855-1940 and Death records from 1870-1965 genealogy.az.gov/  ''[ Birth &amp; Death Certificates Available to the Public A.R.S. § 36-351 Duties of the director; Arizona state library, archives and public records. The certificate images provided are limited to Arizona: BIRTHS that occurred at least 75 years ago &amp; DEATHS that occurred at least 50 years ago] ''

Arizona Digital Newspaper Program Link

Arizona Memory Project Link Arizona Research Wiki page: Arizona

Billion Graves for St. Johns Cemetery Saint Johns Cemetery

Billion Graves for St. Johns Eastside Catholic Cemetery East Side Cemetery

Cemetery Records for St. Johns, Arizona - Transcribed by Etta B. Heap - August 1959 -This is believed to be transcribed from the H.T. Brawley Book dating back to 1883. Found at the Mesa Family History Library - Digital - On-line https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE4530786&

Find-A-Grave for Apache County, Arizona: Find a Grave

Genealogy Blogs
Ancestry Insider Blog: http://www.ancestryinsider.org/     The Ancestry Insider is consistently a top ten and readers’ choice award winner. He has been an insider at both the two big genealogy organizations, FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. He was Time Magazine Man of the Year in both 1966 and 2006. And he really is descended from an Indian princess.

President Edward Burgoyne's Blog on "I Can Do Family History" Blogspot Our Stake President's Family History Blog