Salt Lake Granger North FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours

 * The Salt Lake Granger North Family History Center is open to the public. We are available to serve our community members free of charge. Whether you are just beginning to do Family History, or have been doing Family History for years. We are happy to welcome and assist all who come!  We have Temple and Family History Consultants that can speak languages other than English here in the Center during some of the times we are open.
 * Languages: English, Spanish, Samoan, Cambodian


 * Address: 3291 South 3450 West,West Valley City, UT 84119


 * Some parking in back


 * Located in West Lake Seminary Building
 * No parking on the street in front during school hours. There is a street around the corner if there is not enough parking in the back if you wish to park on the street.


 * Location Map:
 * (Link to map using Google or other map sites)


 * Phone: 1-801-969-3185


 * E-mail: UT_GrangerNorth@ldsmail.net


 * Open Hours:
 * Monday      9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (English)
 * Tuesday     9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (English)
 * Tuesday     6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (English - Samoan)
 * Wednesday 9:30 AM -11:30 AM (English)
 * Thursday    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (English- Spanish)
 * Thursday    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (English - Spanish - Youth Encouraged)
 * Thursday    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (English - Spanish)
 * Friday         1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (English - Youth Encouraged)
 * Saturday and Sunday by Appointment only

Call to confirm hours as they may have changed.


 * Holiday Schedule
 * Closed August 31, 2018 through September 3, 2018 Labor Day Weekend
 * Closed October 6, 2018 - October 7, 2018 for General Conference
 * Closed November 21-22, 2018 Thanksgiving
 * Closed December 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019 Holiday Season May be Open by appointment with Consultant

Upcoming Events

 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning August 8, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening August 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning September 12, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening September 13, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning October 10, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening October 11, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning November 7, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening November 8, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Class Schedule

 * July 26, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM "Family Search a Collaborative Tree, How to Add, Edit, and Collaborate with family." By Debbie Wilkins. Come learn how to use familysearch.org. Learn how to Edit and Add Information.  Learn How to Collaborate with others on the tree.
 * August 1, 2018  Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM  "Ancestral Quest a personal computer program."  By Debbie Wilkins This is an introduction to Ancestral Quest and it's capabilities.  Come and learn how to sync with familysearch.org.  How to collaborate around the world.
 * August 2, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM    "Ancestral Quest a personal computer program."  By Debbie Wilkins This is an introduction to Ancestral Quest and it's capabilities.  Come and learn how to sync with familysearch.org.  How to collaborate around the world.
 * August 15, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM- 11:30 AM  "The Amazing world of Ancestry.com and how to use it."  By Debbie Wilkins  This is a beginner class.  It will introduce you to Ancestry.com.  You can learn some search methods that may help you in your search for your Family History. You will learn to put a tree on it and manage it.
 * August 16, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM   "The Amazing world of Ancestry.com and how to use it."  By Debbie Wilkins  This is a beginner class.  It will introduce you to Ancestry.com.  You can learn some search methods that may help you in your search for your Family History.  You will learn to put a tree on it and manage it.
 * August 22, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM -11:30 AM   "How to help My Heritage do your research."  By Debbie Wilkins  This is a beginner class. It will help you learn to use My Heritage a marvelous web site.  You will learn how to put a tree on it and how to manage it.  How to manage hints, and do searches.
 * August 23, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM "How to help My Heritage do your research."  By Debbie Wilkins  This is a beginner class. It will help you learn to use My Heritage a marvelous web site.  You will learn how to put a tree on it and how to manage it.  How to manage hints, and do searches.
 * August 29, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM "Find My Past a Great Tool to do your Research".  By Debbie Wilkins  This is a beginner class. However, after learning to use this marvelous tool you too can be and experienced Researcher.  Find My Past started in the United Kingdom, and English holdings.  You will be amazed at the other information from around the globe you may access from this web site.
 * August 30, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM  "Find My Past a Great Tool to do your Research".  By Debbie Wilkins  This is a beginner class. However, after learning to use this marvelous tool you too can be and experienced Researcher.  Find My Past started in the United Kingdom, and English holdings.  You will be amazed at the other information from around the globe you may access from this web site.

Staff Training Meetings"

 * Every Wednesday morning 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Staff Training Meeting
 * Every Thursday evening 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Staff Training Meeting

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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 Desktop Computers with access to the FHC Portal
 * 3 laptops
 * 1 Printer/Copier/ Scanner
 * Scanner has capability to connect directly to familysearch.org, as well as scanning to a flash drive
 * Ceiling mounted Projector and Screen for training
 * Dry Magnetic writing boards for training
 * Internet Wi-Fi is available for free in the center
 * Other rooms for separate classes
 * Tables and chairs for those that wish to bring their own laptops. Also lots of room to spread out papers you are working on.
 * Children's area
 * Free access to Premiium Online Portal websites,
 * Ancestry.com
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive -- the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1753 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content. All 50 states plus 10 countries.
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database Letters and Diaries Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * ArkivDigital Online -- Swedish genealogy.
 * Find My Past -- 1.7 billion international family history records from the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and beyond with records going back to 1200. New collections are added every month,
 * Fold3.com provides access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, again fully searchable with high-quality scanned images of the original applications available online. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-74. PERSI
 * Paper Trail -- a guide to overland pioneer names and documents..

Staff Research Specialties
We have 25 Temple and Family History Consultants to assist you. These volunteers donate their time, and some specialize in the following areas:
 * •U.S. Research
 * •British Research
 * *Samoan Research
 * *Spanish Research
 * •Family Tree


 * Third Party Programs
 * Indexing - Reviewing


 * Pedigree Fan Charts


 * Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge (to make an appointment please email us at UT_GrangerNorth@ldsmail.net)

Resources in the Local Area
This Center is located in the center of the Great Salt Lake Valley. There are government offices in this valley.

State Archives

Public Library not far away.

Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum is in this valley

Sons of the Utah Pioneers Facility is here in this valley

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot find a source you need at our Family History Center, try one or more of these other repositories, or come and ask a Consultant at the Center.

Repositories with very large genealogical collections Repositories with significant Utah local history and Mormon Pioneer collections
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.[1]
 * National Archives, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.[2]
 * Allen County Public Library (Indiana) home of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), more than 350,000 printed books and 513,000 items of microfilm/fiche including family histories, censuses, city directories, passenger lists, military records, local histories, American Indians, African Americans, Canadian, British, & German collections.[3]
 * Church History Library, Salt Lake City, LDS history 1830-present: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photos, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material[4]
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers, SLC, 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.[5]
 * Utah State Historical Society, SLC, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.[6]

Volunteer at the Center
We are always looking for volunteers from our community. You need not worry about your experience. You just need to have the willingness to learn. Working with others is not only enjoyable, it also enables you to learn more.