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PRESERVING FAMILY MEMORIES Our memories die with us. Capture photos and the names of the people in the photos. Capture events and the circumstances around the event. Capture stories told by those who know the stories first hand. Write down the whole story and post your story in FamilySearch Memories. 

Digitizing Equipment Reservations It is best to call ahead to reserve specific digitizing equipment. You may reserve one piece of equipment for a 2 hour block. If no one has reserved this same equipment after your 2 hours, the patron may continue to use the equipment for 1 more hour or move to other available equipment. 

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Please call the library to schedule the use of any of the equipment or rooms listed below. 702-382-9695 Please</FONT> bring a USB drive with at least 8Gb of available space per session. (USB-3 drive is strongly recommended).</FONT>

Book and Large Document Scanner</B></FONT> The book scanner is for bound books with the ability to scan the open book. </FONT>

Photo Scanner</B></FONT> A large flatbed scanner is attached to a high-speed batch photo scanner. They convert photos and documents to digital images. </FONT>

Slide Scanner</B></FONT> Slide scanners convert slides to digital images. </FONT>

Video Tape Conversion</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="4">This equipment converts VHS/Compact VHS tapes to MP4 digital files. </FONT>     >br<

<FONT SIZE="5"><B>Reel to Reel Tapes</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="4">This equipment converts reel to reel tapes to MP4 digital files. </FONT>

Family Heritage Room


The Las Vegas FamilySearch Library Family Heritage Room is available to record your family's stories. The facility is designed to accommodate individuals or groups. Designed with audio and video technology for recording into audio and mp4, digital movies. The comfortable furnishings and decorations create an aura of the past ideal for recording personal histories. All our digital audio and video equipment has been programmed to make recording oral histories and interviews easy. Our qualified staff will provide all technical support for your recording session.

Preparation
Family history interviews are a good way to capture memories before they are lost. They help you verify and preserve names and dates — the sort of information you would typically record on a family group sheet or pedigree chart. These interviews are also one of the best ways to preserve a wealth of stories, testimonies, thoughts, and feelings. Creating Oral Histories from the FamilySearch Wiki has some interview suggestions you may find helpful.

Options for recording:


 * One person can record themselves reading or verbalizing their memories or histories.
 * Two or more people can record a conversation or share memories with each other.
 * One person can interview others while recording their responses.
 * A small family group, up to 10 people at a time.

You will need to bring a USB drive for use in the Family Story Room. It needs to be a minimum of 8 GB (for recording up to two hours) and be in its original, unopened package.

Please call our center to set up an appoint 702-382-9695