Ogden FamilySearch Library

United States Utah   Weber CountyOgden FamilySearch Library



=Welcome to the Ogden FamilySearch Library= Ogden FamilySearch Library is a branch of FamilySearch and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States). Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history by:


 * Giving personal one-on-one assistance to patrons
 * Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet or microfilm loan program
 * Offering free how-to classes

= Classes = Classes are individual dates unless listed as a series.

FamilySearch - Family Tree
These classes teach the basic fundamentals of using the Family Tree feature at familysearch.org.

FamilyTree Basic
FamilyTree Basic is a 4-week series starting on the following dates:
 * Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014 at 9:15 a.m. in Room 11
 * Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 at 9 am.m in Room 11
 * Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:15 a.m. in Room 13
 * Presented by Robert Draper Requires username and password
 * Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 13
 * Presented by Stephen Felt Requires username and password

FamilyTree Advanced
FamilyTree Advanced is a 4-week series starting on the following dates:
 * Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 11
 * Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2014 at 1:15 p.m. in Room 13
 * Wednesday, Dec 3, 2014 at 11a.m. in Room 13
 * Presented by Edith Reeves Requires username and password

FamilyTree Descendancy
All classes held at 9:30 a.m. in Room 26
 * Monday, Oct 27, 2014
 * Monday, Nov. 10, 2014
 * Monday, Nov 24, 2014
 * Presented by Linda Dursteler Requires username and password
 * Class information can be found at FamilyTree Descendancy OFSL Class

FamilyTree Adding Sources
All classes held at 1:30 p.m. in Room 13


 * Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014
 * Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014
 * Presented by Barbara Felt Requires username and password
 * Class information can be found at FamilyTree Adding Sources OFSL Class

FamilyTree Photos and Scanning
All classes held at 5:45 p.m. in Room 11
 * Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014
 * Presented by Ed Williams Requires username and password
 * Class information can be found at FamilyTree Photos and Scanning OFSL Class

Family History Consultant Training
All classes held at 6 p.m. in Room 11
 * Thursday, Nov 6, 2014
 * Thursday, Dec 4, 2014
 * Presented by Nicole Hepler

Family History Generations Beginning
Family History Generations Beginning is a 5-week series starting on the following dates:
 * Friday, Oct 17, 2014 at 9 a.m. in Room 25
 * Tuesday Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. in Room 27B
 * Presented by John Willis Cost $5.00

Family History Salt Lake Library Catalog
All classes will be held in Room 26
 * Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 at 2 p.m.
 * Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at 10 a.m.
 * Presented by David Havertz

Family History Writing Your Personal History

 * Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 at 3 p.m. in Room 12
 * Presented by Emil Hanson
 * Monday, Nov 10, 2014 at 2p.m. in Room 12
 * Presented by Emil Hanson

FamilySearch Indexing

 * Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 at 11 a.m. in Room 15
 * Presented by D. Al Harris

Find Ancestors in Other Countries Part 1
All Classes will be held in Room 27B
 * Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
 * Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 at 10:a.m.
 * Presented by David Havertz

Find Ancestors in Other Countries Part 2
All Classes will be held at 2:00 p.m. in Room 27B
 * Monday, Oct. 27, 2014
 * Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014
 * Presented by David Havertz

Evidences and Sources

 * 2 hour class
 * Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 26
 * Presented by Karen White

Can DNA Solve Genealogical Problems?
All Classes will be held at 12:00 p.m. in Room 12
 * Monday, Nov. 3, 2014
 * Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014
 * Presented by David Havertz

Netherlands Society
All Classes will be held at 11:30 a.m. in Room 26
 * Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014
 * Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014
 * Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014
 * Presented by Koldewyn

Book Binding
This class on Book Binding is a 3-week series held in Room 24 at 2 p.m. starting on the following date:
 * Monday, Nov. 3, 2014
 * Presented by Ben Reeves

Computers-Beginning
This class on Beginning Computers is a 7-week series at 2:30 p.m. in Room 26 starting on the following date:
 * Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014
 * Presented by Scott M. Berry Cost $5.00

Dropbox & Google Docs for Family History

 * Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at 9 a.m. in Room 26
 * Presented by Wayne Summers

Computers-New Meta Search

 * Saturday, Nov. 5, 2014 at 1 p.m. in Room 26
 * Presented by Scott M. Berry

Ancestral Quest Complete
This class on Ancestral Quest is a 4-week series held in Room 11 starting on the following dates:
 * Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 at 9 a.m.
 * Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 at 1 p.m.
 * Presented by Dale McIntyre

Legacy
This class on Legacy is a 4-week series starting on the following date:
 * Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at 10 a.m. in Room 15
 * Presented by Winnie Killpack and Edna Statford Cost $5.00/bring a flash drive

RootsMagic Basic Series
This class on RootsMagic is a 4-week series at 1 p.m. in Room 13 starting on the following date:
 * Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014
 * Presented by William Lakey

RootsMagic 1 Basic Program
All classes will be held in Room 13
 * Oct 23--closed
 * Presented by Allen Hardison

RootsMagic 2 Sources and Media
All classes will be held in Room 13
 * Thursday, Oct. 30 2014 at 11 a.m.
 * Thursday, Oct. 30 2014 at 6 p.m.
 * Presented by Allen Hardison

RootsMagic 3 FamilyTree
All classes will be held in Room 13
 * Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 at 11 a.m.
 * Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 at 6 p.m.
 * Presented by Allen Hardison

RootsMagic 4 Reports Custom Groups Q & A
All classes will be held in Room 13 are 2 hours
 * Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at 11 a.m.
 * Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at 6 p.m.
 * Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 at 11 a.m.
 * Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at 9 a.m.
 * Presented by Allen Hardison

Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections

 * BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo.
 * Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
 * Church History Library, Salt Lake City, LDS history 1830-now: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photographs, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.
 * Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.

Similar Collections

 * Huntington Library, San Marino CA, Western Americana including California LDS history for "qualified" scholars.
 * Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL, collects LDS history sources.
 * Yale University Divinity School Library, New Haven CT, excellent collection of LDS theology and history books.

Neighboring repositories

 * Utah State Archives, SLC, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminal.
 * Utah State University, Logan, Special Collections and Archives local historical and biographical sources.
 * University of Utah, SLC, history, biography, newspapers, government documents, and Western Americana.
 * United States District Court of Utah federal court records.
 * Utah County Court local court records.
 * Provo City Library, history, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, FamilySearch, HeritageQuest, death certificates.
 * Salt Lake City Public Library Utah newspapers on microfilm, and genealogical databases.