User:Jhgibbons/Sandbox/research

  Home  Discovery  Digitizing  Research  Classes  Group Visits  Contact Us

Research Center

Need help with researching or just need to know where to start looking? Our missionaries can help! Many of our volunteers possess specific training and experience in research in various areas of the world as well as the with the various genealogical programs available free of charge here in the FamilySearch Center. Contact the FamilySearch Center (435-755-5594) before visiting if needing to identify what day/time one of the volunteers in desired area of expertise will be available. The Research Area in the Logan FamilySearch Center contains 33 desktop computers with one workstation containing a larger monitor for those who are visually impaired. Visitors may also connect to wifi if bringing wireless devices.

Area for Children



The location of three additional research computers available next to the play area allows parents to easily supervise their young children while taking advantage of the many free programs and research assistance here at the FamilySearch Center.



Lockers Available

While visiting the Center take advantage of the available lockers allowing the safe storage of personal possessions, documents, photos, etc. Set your own security code and easily retrieve items for use during your visit and prior to leaving.

Accessible Programs

Each of the research computers contains many Premium programs available for use free-of-charge while using the computers here in the FamilySearch Center. Check with a staff member to learn more about using these sites.

19th Century British Library Newspapers This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900. These support the study of colonial history, genealogical research, politics, urban studies, and media courses. Alexander Street
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers
 * Social and Cultural History
 * Personal accounts of well-known historical figures.
 * The American Civil War - Letters and Diaries
 * Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs, including 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts, such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland planter William Claytor.
 * The American Civil War - Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Provides a vivid history of the American Civil War with over 1,400 images.
 * Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * Organized around the history of women in social movements in the United States between A.D. 1600 and 2000