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=How Can We Help You?= Family history is so much more than "just doing research". It is about: Our resources that we invite you to utilize include: We are excited to have you drop by and help you in any way that we can!!
 * "Discovery" or finding out about your ancestors and collateral line cousins you may have never met.
 * What are their stories?
 * What did they look like?
 * What were their talents or occupations?
 * "Gathering"
 * We "gather" by preserving the heritage of photos, stories, documents, audio/video recordings, and other things that we have been given
 * We "gather" by finding new family members to add to Family Tree (In the older days, we called this research, but the new FamilySearch technologies make this "research" MUCH easier)
 * We "gather" by indexing digitized records to help make them available for those searching the databases for family names
 * "Connecting"
 * We "connect" our thoughts and emotions to our deceased ancestors and collateral line cousins as we learn more about them
 * We "connect" with our LIVING collateral line cousins as we see the contributions of photos, stories, and documents that they post to our common family tree
 * Great missionaries and volunteers that are excited to sit down with you and show you any of the above "Discover, Gather, Connect" activities.
 * We have a main library space filled with numerous computers, printers, searchable databases, and even a lunch room to eat in!
 * We have a variety of classes to help you learn more about family history. Not very computer literate?  Not to worry!!  We also have a series of "Beginning Computer Classes" to take you right to the basics.
 * We have TWO computer teaching labs each with a projector and instructor computer. One lab has 16 patron computers and the other lab has 23 patron computers.
 * One of the exciting things about our library is that each of the library computers can access the "FamilySearch Discovery Portal" filled with all sorts of information and facts about your family. There is even a "Replace a Face" activity, where you can insert your face into a variety of old photos, that kids young and old really enjoy.  Do you want to experience the "discovery experience" on some really BIG screens?  We have two 55" interactive touchscreen TVs.  Come by and have a great discovery experience.
 * Another area of resources available to you are the digitizing equipment that we have.
 * There are 3 computers, each set up with a rapid photo scanner and flatbed scanner to help you digitize all those precious photos you have
 * There are 2 dedicated computers that each have the ability to digitize your family VHS and audio tapes. Don't procrastinate preserving these family treasures.  It may not be long before you no longer have access to VHS tape or audio cassette players.
 * We have, believe it or not, 3 rapid slide scanners that can digitize your 135mm, 110mm slides or negatives, and they will even digitize frames from your old 8mm movie film.
 * If your digitized photos or slides don't look very nice, hey, we have folks that can help you with some photo editing to make your family look great! Just ask us how.
 * We also have a DOCUMENT scanner that will scan a stack of papers, even double sided, into a single PDF file for you to store and even upload to Family Tree Galley.
 * Come by and let us help you upload all these exciting new photos, documents, and audio recordings to your Family Tree Gallery.
 * Don't forget that we can also help you get started writing some simple memories about your grandpa, mother, or any other family members and posting them in Family Tree Gallery. You don't have to write long histories, just a paragraph or two about a memory that you have of them.