Spanish Fork Utah FamilySearch Center

The Spanish Fork Utah FamilySearch Center is located at 962 East 200 North in Spanish Fork.

It is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the Spanish Fork area. The FamilySearch Center is open to the public, who are invited to use the resources free of charge. Anyone interested in learning more about their family history, including doing research to find ancestors, is welcome and encouraged to come to the center. Trained volunteers are available during Center hours and by appointment to assist patrons.



Center Contacts and Hours
B. LeGrande Moore, Director 801-310-5743

Location Map:


 * Location of the Spanish Fork Utah FamilySearch Center on Map

 Address:  962 E 200 N, Spanish Fork UT 84660 United States  Phone:   1 801-798-5535   Email:   UT_Spanishfork@familyhistorymail.org 

 Open Hours: 


 * Monday        9am - 6pm
 * Tuesday       9am - 6pm
 * Wednesday  9am - 6pm
 * Thursday     9am -  6pm
 * Friday          10am - 1pm
 *  Saturday and Sunday    CLOSED 

Closed for Holidays, General Conference and Saturdays.

'''To arrange for Group Instruction Call: 801-798-5535. Make sure that all group members know or bring with them their FamilySearch login and password.'''

Walk in groups over 5 must call to make an appointment.

Class Schedule
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FEBRUARY
7:00 p.m. Come and explore exciting new resources that will bring to life early pioneer ancestors. We will discuss many different record sets that have been digitized and are searchable from home, especially those found in the Church History Library Catalog. If you ever plan to visit Nauvoo, this is an excellent class to prepare you for a more in-depth experience. From England to Salt Lake, we will track the footsteps of our pioneer ancestors.
 * Thursday, February 2
 * Thursday, February 2
 * Thursday, February 2
 * Thursday, February 2
 * Early Pioneer Research
 * Angela Beecher
 * Tuesday, February 7 10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. 6:00 p.m. !CLOSED
 * Teri Denos
 * Tuesday, February 7
 * Tuesday, February 7
 * Staff Meeting
 * Monday, February 13
 * Monday, February 13
 * Monday, February 13
 * Tuesday, February 14 10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group
 * Tuesday, February 14 10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. 7:00 p.m. In this two-part class, we will focus on advanced techniques that can be used to locate ancestors in England and Wales. We will discuss techniques that can be used in searching the civil registry to locate ancestors. Learn of the many different records that can be located from England’s National Archive. In this class, we will discuss the many different types of records from hair powder taxes to hearth taxes. We will also touch on records to locate illegitimate ancestors. !CLOSED
 * Teri Denos
 * Thursday, February 16
 * Thursday, February 16
 * Intermediate Methods to England Research -- Part 1
 * Angela Beecher
 * Monday, February 20
 * Monday, February 20


 * Tuesday, February 21 10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
 * Teri Denos
 * Tuesday, February 21
 * Tuesday, February 21
 * Tuesday, February 21
 * Intermediate Methods to England Research -- Part 2
 * Angela Beecher
 * Wednesday, February 22
 * Wednesday, February 22
 * Wednesday, February 22
 * Ancestry .com 101
 * Angela Beecher
 * Tuesday, February 28 10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. !
 * Teri Denos

MARCH
!March 2-4 !ROOTSTECH March 7
 * Tuesday,
 * Tuesday,
 * Tuesday,

10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share.
 * Teri Denos
 * Tuesday,
 * Tuesday,

March 14

10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share.
 * Teri Denos
 * Tuesday,
 * Tuesday,

March 21

10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share.
 * Teri Denos
 * Tuesday,
 * Tuesday,

March 28

10:00 a.m.
 * Life Story Writing Group

A small group of local folk meet once a week to each share a story and receive guidance and positive feedback. You are welcome to come listen and or to bring your own story to share. ! APRIL
 * Teri Denos
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Collections:
The largest collection of Icelandic records in the United States

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch 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
 * Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online - Swedish Genealogy
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * MyHeritage

Hardware and Equipment

 * 18 computer workstations 1 Black &amp; white printer flatbed scanner
 * photo scanner

Staff Research Specialties for All shifts Family Search and Tree & Indexing
Family History Staff and Shift Research

Resources in the Local Area

 * DUP Museum, Spanish Fork located at 390 North Main, Spanish Fork, Utah
 * Spanish Fork Family Search Wiki Page
 * Utah County Family Search Wiki Page
 * Utah State Historical Society
 * Utah USGenWeb Project
 * Springville-Mapleton Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum Facebook: 175 South Main Springville, Utah
 * Peteetneet Museum Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center 600 East Payson, Utah

Links

 * Journals, Diaries, Biographies, Autobiographies and Letters of Some Early Mormons and Others Who Knew Joseph Smith, Jr. and/or His Contemporaries

National Links:

 * National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC
 * Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections

Other FamilySearch Centers and Resources

 * Billiongraves.com
 * Find A Grave
 * BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
 * BYU Family History Library
 * Logan Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Research WIKI
 * Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library
 * Utah South Area Family History Training Center

Volunteer at the Center - Come join our Staff
We are looking for those with computer skills and are familiar with Family Search and Family History.