Santaquin Utah FamilySearch 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

* 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 =

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2015
February  16 (President's Day) 

April  4 Closed

May  25 Closed (Memorial Day)

July  4 Closed (Independence Day) 24 Closed (Pioneer Day)

September  7 Closed (Labor Day)

October  3 Closed

November  26 Closed (Thanksgiving) 27 Closed (Thanksgiving observance)

December  24 Closed (Christmas observance) 25 Closed (Christmas) 31 Closed at 5:00 P.M. (New Year's Eve)

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

= ....... 2015 FAMILY HISTORY DAY - 14 MARCH 2015 9:00am - 1:00pm ...... =

9:00am - 1:00pm Register by clicking on this link: https://www.lds.org/topics/family-history/host-a-family-history-fair/signup?stake-unit-num=471658&amp;stake-event-num=99168074339802274150&amp;lang=eng

Keep watching for CLASS DETAILS


 * CLASS TITLE* A Rose by Any other Name - Names that Changed with Immigration Back door &amp; Rear Window - Research Techniques Beginning British Research - Parish Records Crossing the Pond – Immigration Descendancy Research - Enjoy the Journey – Family Tree Getting Started on the Right Foot with Family Tree Indexing – FamilySearch Know Your Ancestors, to Find Your Ancestors Organizing Photos - Partnership sites – Ancestry.com, Find My Past, My Heritage Photo Editing using your Smart Phone Social Networking &amp; Family History Sources – Why Attach Writing Engaging Histories with Pictures and Documents You Lead, I'll Coach Youth &amp; Family History

2014 Family History Day was held (3-15-14)
THANKS FOR COMING TO OUR FAMILY HISTORY DAY! Your attendance made it a success 2015 is already being planned - hope you can join us.

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 Thursday evenings, at 7:00pm. '''

'''These class sessions will be repeated. 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]

CLASS SCHEDULE:

'''Please plan to attend the ENTIRE session of the THURS TUES class. '''


 * THURSDAYs - 7:00pm Family Search Family Tree (4 week class)

- THURSDAY - NEXT CLASS is: 5 FEB

 * TUESDAYs - 7:00pm FamilySearch Photos Stories (2 week class)

- TUESDAY - NEXT CLASS: 10 FEB
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 =

- PRIESTHOOD LEADERSHIP TRAINING - 22 JAN 2015 6:30pm / 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 a minimum of 1 week notice, 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 NEW computers, film/fiche readers and printers 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

Center Services Staff Research Specialties  We have staff who can help you with research. Some of our Specialties are in the 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.