Taylorsville Salt Lake Community College Family History Center

Welcome to the new Taylorsville Multi-Stake Family History Center at the Salt Lake Community College LDS Institute. We have upgraded all PC's and now have a Lexmark MX611 printer/scanner. We have.requested staff volunteer positions thru the Bennion Utah West Stake and all 9 other stakes in the Taylorsville Coordinating Council. We hope to have staff called, oriented, and running many weekly shifts by mid-October 2016. The new directors are Jon & Cheryl Thomas.

Center Contacts and Hours

 * Language: English


 * Address: 4554 So 2025 W (Lot E), Taylorsville UT 84129
 * The Institute building is the last on the southwest corner of the Redwood campus.
 * For parking, use Lot E if possible, else OK to use Lot F. But pick up a parking pass from the Institute office ASAP upon arrival Mon-Fri.
 * The Family History Center is in Room 107, but use the south door to the room. 


 * Location Map:
 * Google Map


 * Phone: 
 * Taylorsville Utah Redwood LDS Institute of Religion: 801-964-3064
 * Family History Center Directors: 801-718-9675 or 801-718-9772 (temporary)


 * E-mail: ut_taylorsvilleSLCC@ldsmail.net


 * Open Hours: Until we receive some staff, our support schedule for now is:
 * Mon: closed
 * Tue: 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
 * Wed: 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
 * Thur: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
 * Fri: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
 * Sat-Sun: closed, except by appointment only
 * Otherwise, if you just want to just use the computers and printer, the Institute opens the room from about 7 AM to about 10 PM Mon-Fri. It is monitored nearby and remotely.


 * Closure Dates:
 * Closed for an Institute class every Monday afternoon/evening, and every Thursday evening,
 * Mon Sep 5 (Labor Day),
 * Fri Sep 9 thru Thur Sep 15 - entire staff (totaling 2 so far) is out of town,
 * Thu-Fri Nov 24-25 - Thanksgiving,
 * Christmas and New Years Holiday-- still deciding
 * Feb 8-11 - RootsTech at the SLC Salt Palace

Class Schedule

 * CES Institute course 390R "Introduction to Family History" (2 credit hours) will be taught to Taylorsville Institute students by Charla J. Hancuff, Aug 29 to Dec 8:
 * Section 18 on Mondays 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, or:
 * Section 51 on Thursdays 7:00 PM to 8:20 PM.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center will NOT have the ability to order any of the films and microfiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.

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. Click FHC Portal for a list of those premium databases you can access for free while at our center.
 * LibreOffice v5.2 - a version of OpenOffice (free) until we can afford Microsoft Office
 * ArkivDigital Online v1.5.4-rc3 - a program to help accessing Danish Research
 * Google Earth - helps in locating worldwide maps
 * IrfanView v4.42 (64bit) - helps in editing or viewing your photos on your USB thumb drive
 * Overhead / Housecleaning background software for Safe Browsing:
 * Rainmeter v3.3.2 - for desktop shortcuts, such as to subscription websites that are free thru the FHC Portal.
 * DeepFreeze from Faranics Corp - for nightly security cleaning of traceable userid/password clues (or during next reboot)

Hardware and Equipment

 * We replaced all 21 old computers with upgrades to 20 modern all-in-one 23-inch touch-screen desktop computers on Aug 16, 2016.
 * We also installed a new Lexmark MX611dhe black-only scanner/printer on August 16, 2016. When center support staff are present, we charge 5 cents per page.
 * We have ordered new tables and desks that should arrive by October 2016.

Staff Research Specialties

 * Danish Research (intermediate level support)
 * Ancestral Quest (intermediate level support)

Resources in the Local Area

 * Taylorsville Utah Redwood LDS Institute of Religion
 * Story of Mormon Pioneers Settling Taylorsville in the Salt Lake Valley
 * Resource Links by the City of Taylorsville
 * Taylorsville Memorial Park Cemetery
 * Taylorsville Public Library
 * West Valley City Public Library
 * Salt Lake Utah South (Tongan) Family History Center - in Kearns (3.4 miles southwest)
 * Murray Utah South Family History Center - 6.2 miles southeast
 * Midvale Utah Union Fort Family History Center - 6.3 miles southeast
 * Riverton FamilySearch Library - 10.4 miles south (see their seminars held every 3rd Saturday 9am-12pm)

Links

 * Current Wikipedia info about Taylorsville Utah

Volunteer at the Center

 * Looking for volunteers comfortable with computers who love learning genealogy, and teaching youth and young adults how to find their ancestors.
 * If you are available to volunteer for 3 hours per week, we would love to have you, and happy to help you learn (and teach us all) additional skills.
 * Contact Jon Thomas (801-718-9772) or Cheryl Thomas (801-718-9675).
 * Then have your Bishop or Stake President send your info to President Lynn Morton of the Bennion Utah West Stake.