Riverton FamilySearch Library

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Director:  TBD
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      Hours of Operation


 * Mon: 9 - 5
 * Tue: 9 - 9
 * Wed: 9 - 9
 * Thu: 9 - 9
 * Fri: 9 - 5
 * Sat 9 - 5


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Online Links

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 * Utah Death Certificates
 * US Social Security Deaths
 * FamilySearch
 * Record Search
 * newFamilySearch
 * FamilySearch Forums
 * newFamilyHistory
 * Linkpendium Utah
 * Cyndi's List Utah
 * FamilySearch Indexing
 * Salt Lake County Library
 * FH Library Bookmarks
 * FH Library Catalog
 * BYU FH Library
 * LDS.org
 * Logan Regional FHC
 * Ogden Regional FHC
 * Provo Regional FHC
 * London England FHC
 * Rootsweb
 * Free BMD England
 * US GenWeb Project
 * Online Death Indexes
 * FindaGrave.com
 * Internment.net
 * Ancestor Hunt
 * UVPAFUG
 * UVPAFUG


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Online Training

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 * Intro to new FamilySearch
 * Mastering Family History
 * FH Library PAF Lessons
 * BYU PAF Tutorial
 * BYU FH Courses
 * BYU FH 261 Lessons
 * Cathie Owens FH Lessons
 * Breaking Thru Brick Walls
 * Breaking Thru Brick Walls


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Riverton FamilySearch Library
= Riverton FamilySearch Library =
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 * Located at 3740 West Market Center Drive in Riverton. Inside the Riverton Office Building. (East of Home Depot off 13400 South and Bangerter)
 * Phone 801-240-9601
 * Email: ut_rivertonfslibrary@familysearch.org

= Specialty Services =


 * Scandanavian expert Linda Baker is available at the Library on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
 * Danish experts Orla and Karen Pedersen are available at the Library on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 * German expert Camille Miller is available at the library on Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
 * Danish, Norweigen and Russian expert Larry Parkinson is available Tuesdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

= Class Schedule =

Upcoming classes:
Thursday, July 15, 3:00 p.m. - Getting Started with Basic Research

Thursday, July 15, 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (third in a five-week series)

Friday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. - FamilySearch Labs

Monday, July 19, 2:00 p.m. - FamilySearch Indexing

Tuesday, July 20, 2:00 p.m. - FamilySearch Online Resources

Wednesday, July 21, 10:00 a.m. - Basic English Research

Thursday, July 22, 3:00 p.m. - Getting Started with Basic Research

Thursday, July 22, 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (fourth in a five-week series)

Monday, July 26, 2:00 p.m. - Basic Irish Research

Tuesday, July 27, 10:00 a.m. - Scottish Records Online

Wednesday, July 28, 3:00 p.m. - Ani Maps

Thursday, July 29, 2:00 p.m. - What's Happening in FamilySearch.org

Thursday, July 29, 7:00 p.m. - Training for Consultants (final class in a five-week series)

Friday, July 30, 10:00 a.m. - Ellis Island

Wednesday, August 4, 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Military and Land Records

Friday, August 6, 11:00 a.m. - Land Records

Tuesday, August 10, 7:00 p.m. - Comparing and Correcting New FamilySearch Using PAF

Wednesday, August 11, 10:00 a.m. - Ancestral Qwest

Wednesday, August 11, 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - The Institutional Version

Tuesday, August 17, 2:00 p.m. - American Church Records

Tuesday, August 17, 7:00 p.m. - Spanish Speaking - New FamilySearch, PAF and Family History Library Catalog

Wednesday, August 18, 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Intermediate Skills

Tuesday, August 24, 10:00 a.m. - Strategies for Research

Wednesday, August 25, 3:00 p.m. - Using Ancestry.com - Military and Land Records

Thursday, August 26, 10:00 a.m. - Websites for Research (Free and Subscription)

Tuesday, August 31, 2:00 p.m. - Probate Records

These classes will be held in the training room at the rear of the library.

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New FamilySearch Classes
'''A series of eight classes on New FamilySearch began on June 28th. They will continue for eight weeks. The same class will be offered each week at three different times:'''

Mondays at 10:00 a.m., except July 5th when the library is closed. (This class is full.)

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. (This class is full.)

Fridays at 2:00 p.m., except July 23rd when the library is closed. (Limited availability - call 801-240-9601 to reserve a spot.)

These classes will be held in the training room at the rear of the library.

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Consultant Training Classes
A new series of training classes for Consultants will begin on Saturday, August 7, at 10:00 a.m. This series will run for five weeks.

These classes will be held in the training room at the rear of the library.

Research Workshop 2010
Runs each Thursday evening at 7 p.m., through September 9th.

General Public Invited

Class Schedule: July 15 - Probate Records July 22 - Church Records July 29 - LDS Church Records Aug 5 - Military - Early Wars to Civil War Aug 12 - Military - Late Wars, Civil War to Present Day Aug 19, 26 - Emigration Records Sept 2 - Naturalization, Paleography, Old Handwriting Sept 9 - Advanced Class - Migration, New England, Southern, Mid Atlantic, Mid Western

July 17, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12:00 Noon
First in a monthly series of Saturday Seminars


 * 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Address - "Together We Can Find Our Ancestors" - Diane Loosle
 * 10:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): News from FamilySearch for British Research - Anne Wuehler, Comparing New FamilySearch Certified Software - Janet Hovorka, U.S. Land Records - DeAnne Shelley, The Future of FamilySearch.org - Suzanne Curley
 * 11:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): Twelve Websites for British Research - Sharon Hintze, Freeware for Family History - Don and Diane Snow, Indexing (for all ages) - Robert Turley, LDS Consultant Training - Jonni Sue Schilaty

September 18, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12:00 Noon

 * 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Address - Paul Nauta
 * 10:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): New FamilySearch Advanced: Loops, Editing and Searching - Cathy Anderegg, Early LDS records - Dee Richards, Basic English Research - Marcy Dispain, U.S. Naturalization Records - Jason Harrison
 * 11:00 a.m. - Four plenary sessions (select one): Google for Family Historians - Don and Diane Snow, Records for Pioneer Ancestors - Patsy Henderickson, Military Records - DeAnne Shelley, New Resources for Consultants - Jim Greene

October 15 - 16, First Riverton FamilySearch Library Conference

 * 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday
 * An exciting Family History event including a well known speaker for plenary session and 5 streams of classes
 * Entry will be free
 * Prior registration is required

November 20, Saturday Seminar - 9:00 - 12:00 Noon

 * Details forthcoming

Staffing
Applying to join the staff:

Those who can serve at least 16 hours a week are invited to apply as a Church Service Missionary using the form provided on lds.org under "Serving in the Church." The form should be signed by the Bishop and Stake President.The form is then mailed to the address on the form. Those who cannot serve 16 hours, but can serve at least 7 hours a week (one shift) are invited to send an email to [mailto:ut_riverton@familysearch.org ut_riverton@familysearch.org] or to telephone 801-240-9601.


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Databases &amp; Software

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 * Ancestry (use for free)
 * Heritage Quest
 * Footnote.com
 * NewEnglandAncestors.org
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * US 19th C Newspapers
 * US Civil War Research Database
 * US Civil War Letters and Diaries
 * Images of the American Civil War
 * FindMyPast
 * TheGenealogist
 * Times Digital Archives (UK)
 * Oxford English Dictionary
 * British Library 19th C Newspapers
 * WorldVitalRecords
 * Genline.com (Swedish Records)
 * SVAR (National Archives of Sweden)
 * Pedigree Resource File
 * FamilySearch DOS
 * Personal Ancestral File
 * Family Insight
 * RootsMagic
 * Ancestral Quest
 * Legacy
 * Family Tree Maker


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Hardware and Equipment

 * 127 Patron Computers
 * 20 Microfilm and Microfiche Readers
 * Digital Scanning from films
 * Copy Machines and Printers
 * Conference Rooms
 * Training Rooms
 * Teleconferencing

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. Family history center directors 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.

Microfilm Collection and Film Ordering

 * The Library is beginning to assemble a collection of roughly 50,000 often requested films from England, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts.
 * The films held will be presented on a catalog on the website familysearch.org/fhc/riverton
 * The cost of ordering microfilm will be $2.50 for a short-term loan
 * Films ordered before noon will be available after noon the following day


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