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.

Location and 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: [mailto:santaquinfhc@gmail.com santaquinfhc@gmail.com] OR [mailto:ut_santaquin@ldsmail.net 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

Holiday Schedule 2015

 * NOVEMBER 25-29 Closed (Thanksgiving)
 * DECEMBER 19 - 31 Closed through JANUARY 2, 2016 (Christmas &amp; New Years)


 * REOPENING MONDAY - JAN 4th 2016** =====

Indexing Day - 3rd SAT of Each Month

 * NEXT INDEXING EVENT at the Family History Center - OCT 17th / 9am-12pm
 * INDEXING DAY is where you can get help with any Indexing Project you may be working on.
 * Come anytime between 9:00am - 12:00pm
 * 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.

2016 FAMILY DISCOVERY DAY - MARCH 12th
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!

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.)

CLASSES at the Family History Center - 8 OCT / 13 OCT
'''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: 8 OCTOBER

TUESDAYs - 7:00pm FamilySearch Photos Stories
TUESDAY - NEXT CLASSES: 13 and 20 OCTOBER

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].

FAMILY HISTORY CONSULTANT TRAINING
NEXT TRAINING - OCT10th  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

STAFF TRAINING
Third (3rd) Thursday of each month - 6:30 pm in 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!!!!

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.