Tooele Valley Utah Family History Center

DON'T MISS OUR:
=Tooele East Stake Family History Fair=

Saturday, November 14, 2020 - 9:00am - 1:00pm (Online Only)
Our Stake Family History Fair will be held Saturday, November 14th

9:00am - 1:00pm online! We will offer 4 classes (see below)

to help you with your Family History.

(Class sizes will be limited to allow for questions)

Class Schedule:

Indexing - 9am or 11am
Learn how you can help others find their ancestors by indexing historical records on FamilySearch

FamilySearch Partners - 9am or 11am
Learn how you can find more records about your ancestors on Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, MyHeritage.com and other sites

Memories - 10am or 12pm
Learn how to add photos, stories and more to your ancestors on your family tree on FamilySearch.org

Get More out of FamilySearch - 10am or 12pm
It’s more than a tree! Learn how to improve your family history skills with FamilySearch’s vast resources

Indexing Handout - Claudia Oldland and Dorothy Weese
Thanks to Laurie Maughan and Joleen Joy Pearson - Layton FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 751 North 520 East Tooele Utah 84074 United States


 * The center is in the back of the Tooele East Stake Center.

FHC Phone:


 * 1 435-882-1396

E-mail:


 * UT_TooeleValley@familyhistorymail.org

FHC Director:


 * Julie K. Thomas    435-843-7068

Assistant FHC Director:


 * Ann Moss    435-882-1062 or 435-849-4842

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00-4:00, 7:00 pm.-9:00 pm.
 * Wednesday: 10:00 am. - 4:00 pm.
 * Friday:10:00 am. - 4:00 pm. 
 * Saturday by appointment only. (For an appointment, call center during business hours. Phone: 435-882-1396.
 * Language:English

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed for National Holidays
 * Summer Breaks include the following:
 * The week of the 4th of July for Independence Day
 * The week of the 24th of July for Pioneer Day
 * Closed Thanksgiving Week.
 * Closed two weeks for Christmas

Calendar and Events
Next FAMILY HISTORY FAIR  will be in 2020

Information to follow

Tooele East Stake Center                               

751 North 520 East, Tooele, Utah                        

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Use the links below to print handouts from previous classes.

Sue Maxwell’s classes (Relief Society Room) Martin Pendley’s classes (Overflow) Van Celaya’s classes (Cultural Hall A) Robert Givens’ classes (Chapel 1st-3rd hour) Brandon Butts’ class (Chapel 4th hour) C. Lynn Andersen classes (Primary Room)

Collections
Films may be sent to this center when ordered from the:*FamilySearch Catalog: :*

Small library of books that consists of biographies, genealogies, family histories, histories, maps, genealogical reference guides and vital records etc. Use link below to access a list of our books.

Tooele FHC Books Catalog

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.

Equipment

 * 12 Lenovo ThinkCentre all in one computers.
 * A digital film reader that prints the documents and can also save the document to a flash drive or cd.
 * four manual film readers and one microfiche reader.

Staff Research Specialties
Our staff specialties include the following:


 * Family Trees
 * Familysearch.org
 * Ancestry.com
 * Record Management Programs
 * Google Research
 * Free Research Websites

We always strive to have enough staff so that each patron who comes in can have one-on-one help.

Volunteer at the Center
The center is always looking for volunteers. The shifts are 3 hours long. 10:00-1:00, 1:00-4:00 and two hour shifts in the evenings 7:00-9:00 pm. You can choose the shift. It is not necessary to be an expert in family history.

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: 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.