Orem Utah Geneva Heights FamilySearch Center

The Orem Utah Geneva Heights FamilySearch Center is sponsored and supported by the Aspen, Timpview, and Geneva Heights Stakes and housed in the Geneva Heights Stake Center building.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 546 North 500 West, Orem, UT 84057


 * The Center is located in the southwest corner of the Orem Geneva Heights Stake Center and has ADA-compatible access.


 * See map to get to the Geneva Heights FamilySearch Center

Languages: English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish

Phone: 

E-mail: [mailto:ut_oremutahgenevaheights@familyhistorymail.org ut_oremgenevaheights@familyhistorymail.org]

Open Hours:


 * CENTER IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Holiday Schedule:


 * We are closed on all recognized State and Federal Holidays. 

Family Story Room:

 * Our family story room is available for you to video-tape interviews with your family members. A "living room" environment, including a couch, rocking chair, plants, and photos, provides a warm family atmosphere in which to record these precious memories.
 * Appointments are for 90 minutes, which include set-up, preparation, a 60-minute recording session, and take-down.
 * Appointments are required.

Class Schedule:




Books
Large variety of genealogical resource books such as:


 * A Genealogical Gazetteer of England, compiled by Frank Smith
 * Genealogical Research in Ohio, by Skip Perry

A few sets:
 * Guide to Naturalization of the United States by Christina K. Shaefer
 * Handbook
 * North American Genealogical Sources: Southern States, compiled by Norman Edgar Wright, M.S.
 * Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers
 * Tracing your Hispanic Heritage by George R. Ryskamp
 * Source


 * Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead
 * DUP: Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude
 * SUP: Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, edited by Florence C. Youngberg
 * Rhode Island Vital Records vol 3-13 compiled by Alden G. Beaman, Ph.D.
 * Rhode Island Genealogical Register
 * Sweden's Little Places, by Nell Bennett &amp; Beth Marlow

Collections

 * The Center has approximately 450 films on permanent loan.
 * Several books, including those on early Utah pioneers, Nauvoo baptisms, and research guidelines are available.

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

FS Library Films on Indefinite Loan

 * We have films for Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, UK - Call to see if we have the film you need.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The center has a dedicated classroom providing twelve computers, each equipped with dual monitors.
 * Complete Internet access to premium sites through the Family History Portal.
 * Our classroom has Internet connectivity and a projection screen.
 * Patrons can either sign in with our computers or connect their own laptops to our Internet services through a wireless connection.
 * All FSC computers are equipped with the latest versions of personal management software, including Ancestral Quest, Legacy, and RootsMagic.

Links
Utah Genealogical Association

FamilySearch.org

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.