Clearfield Utah Family History Center

The Clearfield Utah Family History Center serves the following cities: Clearfield, Syracuse, West Point, Sunset, and Clinton.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 935 South State Street, Clearfield, UT 84015


 * Enter by the Northeast (back) side of building.

Phone: 801-774-2188 (answered only during open hours)

E-mail UT_Clearfield@ldsmail.net

FHC Director:


 * David L. Morse Sr. - 801-773-9115

Open Hours:


 * Monday: 9am-1pm
 * Tue: 10am-2pm; 6-9pm
 * Wed: 10am-2pm; 6-9pm
 * Thurs: 10am-2pm; 6-9pm
 * Friday: 9:00am-1pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed for the following holidays in 2015:
 * Presidents Day      (16 February)
 * Memorial Day         (25 May)
 * Pioneer Day           (24 July)
 * Labor Day              (07 September)
 * Thanksgiving           (25-27 November)
 * Christmas week       (21-25 December)
 * New Years week      (28 December - 01 January)

Class Schedule
The following classes will be held at the Clearfield Family History Center at the dates and times indicated. Seating is limited so registration is necessary; register by calling the Center at 801-774-2188 during regular Center operating hours (see above for schedule).

 DAY     DATE           TIME              CLASS  SUBJECT                              INSTRUCTOR 

 M  A   R   C   H           2   0   1   5 

 

Mon   30 Mar        1:00 PM        How to Search for Online Historical       Pearson

Records

 A  P   R   I   L           2  0  1  5 

Fri     03 Apr        1:00 PM        How to Organize Your Flash Drive For      Pearson

Family History Research and How to

Backup a Flash Drive. PLEASE BRING

TWO FLASH DRIVES OF EQUAL

STORAGE CAPACITY (8GB or higher).

One flash drive should be empty. (2 hrs.)

Thu    09 Apr        2:00 PM        "Cluster Genealogy"                               Smith

Mon   13 Apr        1:00 PM        Fixing Relationships in FamilySearch      Cragun

Fri      17 Apr        1:00 PM       Basics of Using Family Tree in Family     Pearson

Search. (1.5 hours.)

Sat     18 Apr       10:00 AM      Native American Research                      Smith

Mon    20 Apr        1:00 PM      Cemetery Websites                               Byington

Wed    22 Apr      2:00 PM      Repeat of 17 April class                          Pearson

Mon    27 Apr      1:00 PM       Family Search WIKI and Other Free         Smith

Web-based Training.

    M  A  Y          2  0  1  5 

Wed   06 May       2:00 PM       Creating Memories in FamilySearch         Pearson

Through Stories   (1.5 hours)

Thu     07 May       2:00 PM       Death Records and Cemeteries                Smith

Fri      15 May       1:00 PM       Irfanview / Snipping Tools  (2 hours)           Pearson

Sat     16 May      10:00 AM      FOLD3       (Military Records)                   Smith

Mon    18 May       1:00 PM      Better Ancestry Search Tips                     Byington

Wed    27 May      2:00 PM      An Introduction to the                               Pearson

familysearch.org website (2 hours)

 J   U   N   E      2   0   1   5 

Mon    08 Jun       1:00 PM     After the Gathering, A Workshop to Organize          Byington

Your Papers and Computer into Color Coded

Files.

You will need to bring your 4 generation pedigree chart, a family group

sheet for each of those families, and supplies from the shopping list below.

It may be less expensive to do a group purchase of the items on the

shopping list, if you want to do it with family or friends.

Reference = Genealogical Organizational Filing System by

Mary V. Hill.

http://www.123genealogy.com/organizer/tips/shopping.htm

1. File box (1) (temporarily, you can use a cardboard box whose sides

fit the hanging folders).

2. Colored hanging file folders (4 per color). Letter-size hanging folders

in blue, green, red, and yellow. They come with 1/3 and 1/5 cut slots,

which has to do with the size of the plastic tab. Choose the 1/5 cut

which works best with this system. Hanging file folders keep the

manilla folders from slipping down in the file box. You will need 4 of

each color, minimum. Most office supply companies sell the colored

file folders in packs of 25. If the package comes with a 5th color, it

will also be used.

3. Standard green file folders (25). Letter-size hanging file folders in the

generic standard green color, 1/5 cut.

4. Manilla folders (50). 1/3 cut tabs assorted, with reinforcement tops to

last through heavy use. Use 1/3 cut so that the labels will fit on the

folder. (1/5 cut will not give you the room to place the label on it and

write down the information.) Paying a little more for reinforced tops will

be well worth it because you won't have to redo your work down the road

a few years.

5. Pens. At least one ultra-fine point, felt tip or roller type, black

permanent ink pen. This must be permanent black ink for use with

both labels and charts.

6. Highlighters. Light blue, light green, yellow and pink (do not use red

because it is too dark.) These come in packs and our suggestion also

contain whatever the 5th color came with the hanging files, which may

be used in the color system. Colored pencils also work.

7. File labels (1 color assorted package). You will need labels in blue,

green, red, and yellow. They should be permanent adhesive backed,

or you may have to replace them over time. The labels shoud be 1/3

cut to match the manilla folder cut.

Bring these materials with you: they will NOT be available at the class.

For further information, contact Janice Byington at 801-643-5751.


 * Additional classes will be listed as they are scheduled.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * The center has some books, fiche, and microfilm available on indefinite loan.

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. Including FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, Footnote, HeritageQuest, AmericanAncestors.org (formerly New England Historic Genealogical Society), World Vital Records, Godfrey Memorial Library and many other sites.

Hardware and Equipment

 * This center has computers, microfilm readers, fiche reader, printers, etc.

Staff Research Specialties
For help with research on Native Americans contact Margaret Smith at 801-525-6885.

For help with research in Sweden contact Taren Tyler at 385-239-9125 or

Kevin Capson at 801-825-2031.

For help with research during the Revolutionary War Period contact

Sharon Patterson at 801-628-2817.