Salt Lake Monument Park FamilySearch Center

The Salt Lake Monument Park Family History Center serves:

Monument Park Stake and Bonneville Stake and surrounding neighborhoods. The Center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in our area.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

Address: 1320 South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108. This is not a mailing address. Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.


 * The Family History Center is located on the northwest corner of the building (lower level). Convenient free parking is in the north parking lot, lower level. You may; need to ring the bell for entrance into the Family History Center.
 * Location on Map

Phone: (801) 584-0112 NOTE: Call anytime; leave a message in case we do not answer. Call in case of inclement weather.

E-mail: cogspenc@hotmail.com or mspen12349@gmail.com

Open Daytime Hours:


 * Monday through Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
 * Friday 10 am - 1 pm
 * Sunday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Evening Hours:


 * Tuesday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 * Wednesday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 * The third Wednesday is general indexing instruction
 * Thursday  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Training Classes except for staff Meeting generally held on the 3rd Thursday

Holiday Schedule (Center is closed):

Federal and state holidays

Roots Tech conference in February (Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday)

Day after Thanksgiving

Between Christmas and New Years Day

(Other sporadic closings will be posted.)

WALK-IN HOURS STAFF MEMBER SCHEDULE
All staff members are proficient in FamilySearch and Family Tree plus additional specialties as noted, below:

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER DIRECTORS

Upcoming Events
Free Classes at the Family History Center Thursday Nights - 7:00-8:00 P.M. 1320 South Wasatch Drive (2450 E), North parking lot, Northwest entrance. Public is welcome, and no church affiliation of any kind is needed.

Family Tree Training &amp; Special Classes on related websites and family history subject are FREE for anyone interested in improving their Family History skills.

Class size is limited to seats in the training room; please reserve your seat for a specific class by calling the Center at 801-584-0112 and leave a message, or call Directors, Greg Spencer 801-834-9559 or Marjorie Spencer 801-678-1321

Class Schedule - Fall 2019

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog:

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. Included are:

• 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive

• Alexander Street Press -- American Civil War

• Ancestry.com Library Edition

• Arkiv Digital Online (for Swedish research)

• Find My Past

• Fold3 (Formerly Footnote.com)

• The Genealogist

• Genline

• Godfrey Memorial Library

• Heritage Quest Online

• Historic Map Works Library Edition

• Paper Trail

• World Vital Records

• Fully functioning software for Center use:

• Ancestral Quest, Ancestral Quest Collaboration, Legacy Family Tree and many others.


 * At present, we have 10 computers on-line available, for doing research. All are attached to printers. We have a copier/scanner for small quantity copying and the scanning of photos and documents directly into Family Tree. We also have wireless internet access available for the use of personal laptops, iPads, etc.

Staff Research Specialties
Please see the staff schedule, above, where research specialties are listed by each staff member name.

Resources in the Local Area
The Anderson Public Library on Foothill Drive.

Links
Utah Government Index

UTAH STATE ARCHIVES

FamilySearch Salt Lake City Library

Volunteer at the Center
We need people who know the FamilySearch Family Tree program, and would be able to teach it to others.

We also need young people who are fast on the computer and could learn the program quickly.