Santaquin Utah Family History Center

The Santaquin Family History Center is a full service center serving the south part of Utah County.

We welcome all to come visit us.

= CENTER HOURS and CONTACT information =

Location Map:


 * 45 South 500 West, Santaquin, Utah, United States
 * Please enter on the west side of the building.
 * You will need to ring the bell located at the top right corner of the door frame. There is plenty of parking available. Handicap parking is toward the southwest end of the building.
 * " Location on Map

Phone: 801-754-3722 (if we're unable to answer, you may leave a message)

E-mail: santaquinfhc@gmail.com OR   ut_santaquin@ldsmail.net

Family History Center Hours: You may call to make an appointment for additional times

*** NEW HOURS AVAILABLE ON THE 2ND &amp; 4TH SUNDAYS:  4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ***

* TRAINING CLASSES for Patrons begin the 1st THUR of each Month * see class schedule ** popular GROUP nights - call ahead to see if computers are available  *** CLOSED the 2nd SAT of Each Month for Family History Consultant Training

= CALENDAR and EVENTS =

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SEPTEMBER 5 - 7 Closed (Labor Day) OCTOBER 3 Closed for GENERAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 25-29 Closed (Thanksgiving) DECEMBER 19 - 31 Closed through JANUARY 2, 2016 (Christmas &amp; New Years) **REOPENING MONDAY - JAN 4th 2016** =====

** NEXT ** INDEXING EVENT at the Family History Center - AUG 8th / 9am-12pm
JOIN US FOR THE WORLDWIDE INDEXING EVENT AUG 7-14 / the 8th is the only SAT during this event, so we've moved our INDEXING DAY to the 2nd SAT in AUGUST, to participate in the EVENT

** NEXT ** INDEXING CHALLENGE - continues through DEC 31, 2015
Can we beat our record from last year? We'll be doing this again! Watch for details.

.......THANKS FOR ATTENDING - 2015 FAMILY HISTORY DAY - Here is the link to the CLASS MATERIAL BOOKLET / it's 82 pages be patient when downloading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B53w4a_ETMdqVjFzdDRNLUJZaWs/view?usp=sharing

2014 Santaquin Family History Day Class Packet is still available
(You will need to "DOWNLOAD" this to see it - there are 92 pages - be patient) click here:2014 Santaquin Family History Day Class Packet

= CLASSES at the Family History Center: =

'''Classes are being held Tuesday &amp; Thursday evenings, at 7:00pm. '''

'''All are welcome to attend. '''

CLASS REGISTRATION is encouraged because of limited space.


 * Please register for classes at: [mailto:santaquinfhc@gmail.com Santaquinfhc@gmail.com] ** A CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU **

CLASS SCHEDULE:(These classes will be repeated) 


 * THURSDAYs - 7:00pm Family Search Family Tree

- THURSDAY - NEXT CLASS is: 1 OCTOBER

 * TUESDAYs - 7:00pm FamilySearch Photos Stories

- TUESDAY - NEXT CLASS: 11 AUG
Please email us at: [mailto:santaquinfhc@gmail.com santaquinfhc@gmail.com] for additional information

We are interested in meeting the needs of our Patrons. If you have a particular class you would like us to teach, please contact us at: [mailto:santaquinfhc@gmail.com santaquinfhc@gmail.com]

= TRAINING CLASSES for Consultants and Priesthood Leadership =

- FAMILY HISTORY CONSULTANT TRAINING - **AUGUST TRAINING HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE 3rd WEEK / AUG 15th ** Second (2nd) SAT of each month - 9:00am / The Center will be CLOSED to Patrons that week
~CONSULTANTS - Please contact us to schedule your STAFF TIME at the Family History Center

- PRIESTHOOD LEADERSHIP TRAINING - TBA / Family History Center
This is now a QUARTERLY meeting, to help accommodate your BUSY schedules. Please join us! We're here to help "lighten your load", by offering training and suggestions of how you can use your Ward Family History Consultants to get this great work done.

= GROUPS WELCOME =

Group Scheduling - We need ADVANCED NOTICE of your coming: (1 week ahead - please)
Please contact us for scheduling Primary, Scouting Youth groups, Sunday School classes, Relief Society or Priesthood activities at: [mailto:santaquinfhc@gmail.com Santaquinfhc@gmail.com] '** It is helpful if you will contact us at least a week before you would like to visit the center. This will allow us to be better prepared for your group. This also will help you maximize your time with us.**'

= Center Resources and Collections =


 * We have a list of local films and fiche, and some film/fiche from other areas of the world. Please contact us or search the FamilySearch Catalog for these resources.
 * Local history books and resources for doing your family history. 

Databases and Software

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:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Research Database |Letters and Diaries |Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3.com Previously known as Footnote.com
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment  We have 16 computers, along with film/fiche readers for your use. We also have 3 printers available to you - copies are free (up to 20) SCANNER available to digitize your PHOTOS and SLIDES

YOU CAN ALSO SCAN DIRECTLY TO YOUR FAMILYSEARCH ACCOUNT -  AVAILABLE NOW !!!!

Center Services Staff Research Specialties  We have staff who can help you with research. Some of our Specialties are: US, England, Scandanavia, and Germany.

Resources in the Local Area We are 20 minutes from Brigham Young University and their collections. We are also 20 minutes from the Utah Family History Training Center located in Orem, Utah. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City is a one hour drive from Santaquin.

Links  Santaquin Utah North Stake AND  Santaquin Utah Stake Web sites

You must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and you must live in a participating stake to use this Web site. Use your LDS Account information to sign in.

Volunteer at the Center  We welcome volunteers to work at our center. Please contact us through one of the email addresses provided above.