Bear River Valley Utah FamilySearch Center

Bear River Valley Family History Center
If you are interested in genealogy and family history, you are invited to come to the Bear River Valley Family History Center and we will help you in any way we can.

435-257-7015
Email: [mailto:ut_bearrivervalley@familyhistorymail.org ut_bearrivervalley@familyhistorymail.org]

Open Hours:
Mon. 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Tues. thru Thurs. 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Friday 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Sat. and Sun. by appointment. Contact your family history consultant or a staff member for details.

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FHC Director:

Ronald Jacques

(801) 500-0171

Email: [mailto:rwjacques@hotmail.com rwjacques@hotmail.com]

Closure Dates

 * Martin Luther King Day
 * President's Day
 * Memorial Day
 * Independence Day
 * Pioneer Day
 * Box Elder County Fair (all week)
 * Labor Day
 * Fall Break (usually the second Thursday and Friday of October)
 * Thanksgiving (Wednesday thru Friday)
 * Christmas thru New Year (before Christmas until after New Year's)

Center Resources
The following resources are available at no charge:


 * At the Bear River Valley Family History Center you will have access to premium services. You can learn more about these services and resources through the FHC Portal, available at the Bear River Valley Family History Center.


 * The Center has 23 computer work stations and a separate classroom with a large screen and 14 computers.


 * There is free access to Wifi, if you would like to bring your laptop or tablet.


 * The Center has a black and white printer.


 * We also have two flatbed scanners for photos or documents, where you can repair damaged photos, and save directly to Family Search or save to your flash drive. Call the Center if you wish to reserve this device.
 * The Center also has microfilm and microfiche readers and a 300 microfilm/fiche scanner that can print copies or create digital images.
 * Recently added equipment includes a rapid photograph scanner for 3x5 and 4x6 photos to be saved to your flash drive. Call the Center if you wish to reserve this device.
 * We also have a scanner that digitizes 8 mm and Super 8 film to your flash drive. Call the Center if you wish to reserve this device.


 * We can also help you digitize your old cassettes to your flash drive. Call the Center if you wish to reserve this device.


 * We have an IDEA CENTER with an ever-expanding file cabinet containing ideas and examples of activities that you can do for Family Home Evening, family reunions, group activities, personal histories, etc. The IDEA CENTER is available when the Center is open.

BEAR RIVER VALLEY FAMILY HISTORY CENTER RESEARCH ASSISTANCE We can help you with specific research help in the following areas:


 * COUNTRY/LANGUAGE		         DAY/TIME OFFERED
 * Canada			       Thur. 9am-1pm
 * Colonial America		Fri. 9am-1pm
 * Denmark			       Mon, 9am-1pm, Tue. 1pm-5pm, Wed. 9am-1pm, Wed. 5pm-9pm, Fri. 1pm-5pm
 * Dutch				   Thur. 1pm-5pm
 * England			       Mon. 9am-1pm, Mon 1pm-5pm, Wed. 5pm-9pm, Thur. 9am-1pm
 * Finnish			       Tue. 1pm-5pm
 * German			       Tue. 1pm-5pm, Wed. 5pm-9pm, Thur. 1pm-5pm
 * Hungary			       Thur. 1pm-5pm
 * Ireland				   Mon. 1pm-5pm
 * Indexing French		   Mon. 1pm-5pm
 * Poland				   Wed. 1pm-5pm
 * Norway			       Fri. 1pm-5pm
 * Scotland			   Tue.1pm-5pm, Wed.9 am-1pm, Fri. 9am-1pm
 * Spanish			       Tue. 1pm-5pm, Tue. 5pm-9pm, Wed, 5pm-9pm
 * Sweden			       Mon. 9am-1pm, Tue, 1pm-5pm, Tue. 1pm-5pm, Wed. 9am-1pm, Wed. 5pm-9pm, Fri. 1pm-                              5pm

Volunteers
"One of the greatest assets that the center offers are the volunteers. We have over 60 volunteers who are trained to assist patrons. Many of our volunteer staff have researched for many years. Many of them have specialized training in specific areas of research and can help with specific questions, including indexing. Each volunteer has been trained to help with most of your questions."