Kamas Utah Family History Center

''The Kamas Utah Family History Center is located at 3038 N. Hwy 32, Marion, Utah. It serves the Kamas Utah Stake and anyone in the Peoa, Oakley, Marion, Kamas, Francis and Woodland areas.''  All community visitors are welcomed and encouraged to use the resources available.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map
 * Entrance to the Family History Center is on the southeast side of the building. Schedule is posted on the door. The doorbell/intercom is located to the west of door.
 * Press the button for someone to allow entrance.
 * Press the button for someone to allow entrance.

Phone: 435 783 4879

Staff : Ellen Thompson 435 783 5248

Gayla Maxfield    435 783 4879

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

Stake TFH Consultant - Center: Ellen Thompson, Gayla Maxfield


 * Stake TFH Consultant -

Open Hours: By Appointment Only


 * Please Call Ellen Thompson 435 783 5248 or 435 300 5248
 * Gayla Maxfield 435 783 4879  or 435 339 9270

Holiday Schedule:



Databases and Software

 * Ancestry.com (Library version)
 * Heritage Quest
 * Footnote.com
 * AmericanAncestors.org
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * US Civil War Research Database
 * US Civil War Letters and Diaries
 * Images of the American Civil War
 * findmypast
 * TheGenealogist
 * British Library 19th C Newspapers
 * WorldVitalRecords
 * Pedigree Resource File
 * Personal Ancestral File
 * Family Insight
 * RootsMagic
 * Ancestral Quest
 * Legacy

Description of some of the above databases

 * Footnote ( www.footnote.com )

Footnote is a subscription-based website that features searchable, original documents that provide users a view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. The site will have over 25 million digital images by the end of 2007. Footnote is currently working with FamilySearch to index the American Revolutionary War Pension files. Additional projects with FamilySearch are under development.

Individuals with Footnote subscriptions will be able to sign in with the same Footnote username and password they use at home in order to save, annotate, and upload content.


 * Godfrey Memorial Library ( www.godfrey.org )

Godfrey Memorial Library has an extensive collection of essential resources to assist genealogical and historical research. Resources include newspapers, city and business directories, vital records, printed census records, state, county, and local histories, as well as numerous family histories, family bible records, and service and pension records.


 * Heritage Quest/ProQuest ( www.heritagequestonline.com )

Heritage Quest online includes the complete set of U.S. Federal Census images from 1790 to 1930 including names and indexes for many of the sets. Users will be able to find people and places located in over 20,000 published family and local histories and PERSI, an index of over 1.9 million genealogy and local history articles. Other online databases include Revolutionary War Pension, Bounty-Land Warrant Application files, and the Freedman Bank Records.

Access to this service will be limited to 1,400 family history centers in North America. Patrons should contact their local family history center to see if this service is available. Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center should contact Family History Center Support with questions.


 * World Vital Records ( www.worldvitalrecords.com )

World Vital Records provides access to research helps and has a wide variety of international records, including more than 60 parish registers, Scottish death records, UK marriages, and Irish prisoner records. There are more than 300 newspapers with 100,000 pages added a month, and over 500 online databases, including vital, military, land, pension records, reference materials, family histories, maps, gazetteers, and international coops. With the recent Quintin Publications partnership, World Vital Records will soon have more than 10,000 databases online. At least one new database is added every business day.

Links

 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: 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
Presently, we need several volunteers to complete staffing at the Center.