Emmett Idaho FamilySearch Center

The Emmett Idaho Family History Center was established since 1989. It is open to the public and has a friendly volunteer staff that has vast genealogical experience that are willing to help the beginner or the more expert researcher.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
 * Location Map

Address:
 * 980 W Central Road, Emmett ID, 83617, United States
 * The entrance is located on the west-side of the building.


 * Language: English


 * German, French, and Spanish translators are available upon request

Phone:


 * 1-208-365-1688 during operational hours.

E-mail:


 * ID_Emmett@familyhistorymail.org

(Due to Covid-19, we want to schedule small groups in the center. Please phone the number for the day you wish to visit and schedule your appointment.)

Hours:

Monday: by appointment 208-365-0049

Tuesday: by appointment 925-381-7626

Wednesday: 9 am-12 pm walk ins: 6:30 - 9:00 pm by appointment 208-880-7019

Thursday: by appointment 208-859-0475

Friday: by appointment 208-350-9945

If these times do not work for you, call Center Director, Barrie Smith at 208-859-0475 or Assistant Director Dennis White at 208-365-0049 to arrange a time that fits your schedule.

You can also talk to your Ward Temple and Family History consultant to schedule a time for them to come to your home to help you one on one.

Closed All major US Holiday's and also the weeks of July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.

Preparations for Groups Attending the Family History Center[edit | edit source]
1. GROUPS: Please have each Person Create a FamilySearch Account Before Coming to Class, to do this...


 * a. Bring up the Internet on their home computer.
 * b. Click on the address bar (the words will turn blue) and type “familysearch.org” and tap the Enter key.
 * c. Click on “Sign In” which is found toward the top right side of the screen.
 * d. A sign in screen will appear. Click on “Create New Account.”
 * e. Click on “FamilySearch Account” and then click “Continue” and then follow the instructions on that screen.

2. FAMILY RESEARCH: If they are coming to find, or learn how to find, ancestors for whom you want to do temple work, please bring a filled-out Four Generation Pedigree Chart. If you do not have that information, please bring the names, birth or death dates, and birth or death places of ancestors who have passed on (one to four names will be helpful).

3. INDEXING: If your group is coming to do Indexing, you will only need to create their FamilySearch Account before coming.

Databases and Software
The following Premium Subscription Websites are available for use, free of charge, at the center:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database Letters and Diaries, Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * American Ancestors - Library Rights - records spanning the United States, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond
 * The American Civil War: Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera Social and Cultural History
 * Ancestry - Institution Versions: United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom and beyond
 * ArkivDigital - Swedish Genealogy - If necessary, select "English" from the language drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the page.
 * FamNet
 * Findmypast - English and Irish ancestry
 * Fold3 - provides access to US military records, including stories, photos and personal documents of men and women who served in the military
 * Geneanet - French ancestry probably in Ancestry.com
 * Kinpoint - Premium
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition - global database and family matching
 * Newspapers.com
 * Paper Trail - a guide to overland pioneer names and documents
 * Puzzilla - Premium Services

Hardware and Equipment

 * 13 computers with internet access for family history research
 * 2 printers (.05 cents per page print)
 * 2 scanners
 * 1 microfilm reader
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * Recommended bringing a digital camera for capturing microfilm images
 * Window's genealogical software
 * Mac Genealogical software

BIOGRAPHIES

(Reference in brackets denotes books that are copied and available on line through the Family Search.org website)


 * A Genealogical History of the Rice Family, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice
 * A History of My People and Yours, Descendants of John Lake, by Claud Nelson McMillan
 * An History and Genealogical Record of Isaac Brockbank Sr.
 * Autobiography of Andre Janus Hansen 1852-1932, compiled by A. J. Hansen Organization
 * Avis Ethel Fowler Ingham Book of Remembrance
 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Mary Lark Camp History Vol. 1-2
 * Descendants of John Wilson 1756-1827 (Brother of Colonel Benjamin), by Bar Wilson, (FAMHIST 929.273 Wil)
 * Driggs Family In America, Book 2, (FAMHIST 929.273 Dri)
 * Fowler Family, This is Our Life on Squaw Butte, by V. M Fowler, (FAMHIST 929.273 Fow)
 * Hale House and Related Families, by Donald Lines Jacobus & Edgar Francis Waterman
 * History of the Hicks Family, Levi Hicks born in Rhode Island, Wales, Canada, United States
 * History of the Strickland Family, by Edna Harrison, (FAMHIST 929.273 Str)
 * James Smith, Mormon Pioneer 1846-1847
 * John Lathrop Arrival in America and Family Tree
 * Life Sketches of Emmett Idaho Residents, (IDAHO 979.6)
 * Lovell Our Pioneer Heritage, by Rosa Vida Bischoff Black, (US 978.733 Bla)
 * Memories, Joseph Raymond Dewey and Violet McKenzie Rogerson Dewey
 * Oak Heights Canada Neighbours, by Allan N. Birney
 * Remembering Life, by Lewis Thomas Bassett son of Chancy Albert Bassett & Mary Anes Wetzel McFarland
 * Rush Family, (FAMHIST 929.273 Rus)
 * The Harry M. Payne Family History, by Wilford Payne, (FAMHIST 929.273 Pay)
 * The Harris History, by Charles H. Harris, (US 977.1 Har)
 * The Joshua Salisbury Family Book of Remembrance, by Louis S. Leatham
 * The Pioneer Journey of Marmaduke Hewiston & Olive Melissa Rynearson, compiled by Sharon Huff & Edith Foreman, (FAMHIST 929.273 Hew)
 * The Rynearson Family, compiled by Diana Youngstrom, Aug 1994
 * The Winthrop Fleet of 1863, by Charles Edward Banks
 * Wood Family Newsletter, published by William L Wood of Strafford Missouri, Periodical Serial Woo

OBITUARIES


 * Obituaries from Gem County Idaho taken from area newspapers 1874-1991 Vol. 1-4, compiled by Edith Scott, (IDAHO 979.627 Sco)
 * Obituaries from Gem County Idaho taken from area newspapers 1991-2003, compiled by Mary Lou Norwood

Staff Research Specialties

 * Life Stories- Friday Morning- Linda Crawford 208-350-9945- please make an appointment
 * Conversion of VHS tapes to DVD or Flash drive
 * All other times, one on one help is available from the staff.

Resources in the Local Area
Gem County Courthouse, 415 E Main St, Emmett ID, 83617, United States Gem County Historical Society &amp; Museum, 501 E 1st St, Emmett ID, 83617, United States

Links


 * Gem County website
 * Gem County Historical Society
 * Idaho Arcives
 * findagrave.com
 * NARA
 * cyndislist
 * Create your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free using Find My Past
 * Dave Rumsey Map Collection
 * legacy stories
 * https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/
 * BYU collections
 * Puzzilla
 * Relative finder ( see how you are related to deceased individuals, games, virtual pedigree,)
 * Ancestry Training

Local training

Emmett Family History Center

DNA Testing

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering at the Emmett Family History Center or in teaching family history classes please contact the Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center.