Orem Utah Stonewood FamilySearch Center

'''The Orem Utah Stonewood Family History Center (formerly the Lakeridge Family History Center) serves members of the Utah Orem Cascade, Hillcrest, Lakeridge, Orem, Sharon, and Stonewood Stakes. All are welcome to seek individual assistance from the Center's family history consultant staff and to use the Center's internet and other services and equipment.'''

'''The Orem Stonewood Family History Center staff invite and welcome family and ward youth and adult groups from its six-stake service area to schedule visits for hands-on group training on Wednesday or Thursday evenings at 7 or 7:30PM. By special arrangement group visits and training can be scheduled at others times including on Saturdays and Sunday evenings. We have ten computers with internet connections and can do training using computer projector presentations for large groups in the Center's group room or, if necessary in the Stonewood Stake Center chapel or other large rooms. Participants are welcome and encouraged to bring their own laptops on which they should be able to get an internet connection, as they can now do in most LDS Church buildings.'''
 * Orem Stonewood Center Director: Les Newren, Phone (801) 224-4956, E-Mail: lnewren@comcast.net


 * Orem Stonewood CenterAssistant Director:Robert Standing, Phone (801) 426-5847, E-mail: standing4@comcast.net

Location and Map:

 * 450 South 100 West in Orem, Utah


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 * Phone:(801) 222-0497

Center Open Hours

 *  Monday 10:00am-4:00pm
 * Tuesday 10:00am-8:00pm
 * Wednesday 10:00am-8:00pm
 * Thursday 10:00am-8:00pm
 * Friday 10:00am-4:00pm

Hardware and Equipment

 * Ten computers for patron use
 * Three printers, one of which is also a photo and document scanner. Scans can be saved to a flash drive or to the patron's FamilySearch website. Printers at this Orem Stonewood Center are not equiped to print in color, though saved scans can be printed on home color printers or at commercial vendors. Scanned photos and documents can be added to family histories, and/or attached to family members' records in the FamilySearch Family Tree.
 * Family history research books and publications
 * Microfilm readers
 * Microfiche readers

Other Center Resources:

 * Links to the following popular programs are loaded on the menu bar of most of the computer for quick and easy access: FamilySearch, Google, Ancestry, RootsWeb, Findmypast, MyHeritage, RecordSeek, AmericanAncestors, and the Family Search Portal.
 * FamilySearch Catalog--Center staff can assist patrons in identifying and ordering films and microfiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. The Stoneridge Center also has its own small collection of microfilm and microfiche that patrons are welcome to view at the Center. Films that a patron orders will be sent to the family history center or library in the jurisdiction where the patron lives and may be viewed there. Films and fiche that patrons do not return to the Library within the allotted rental period will be retained by the center or library and become a part of their permanent collection. Note: Millions of microfilm images have been converted to digital images and the information these contain have been or are being indexed in a worldwide effort to make the information available on line. There are currently over three and a half billion viewable records on FamilySearch.org/Search.
 * The Center also has a small collection of books, periodicals, atlases, genealogical research methodology periodicals, reports and syllabi from genealogical conferences.


 * FHC Portal: The Center has access to the Family History online Portal that provides free access to premium family history software and websites that, otherwise, generally charge for subscriptions.

Staff Research Specialties:

 * We currently have consultant staff who can read and/or write to some degree in the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, German, Iceland, Japanese, French, Austrian, Czech, Italian, Hungarian, and some Turkish.
 * Four staff members who can assist with and/or are Genealogy Merit Badge counselors
 * Several staff members who specialize in United States, Canada, opr British research.

=== 2016 Holiday Schedule - Dates Center is Closed (Note: The Center is closed on Saturdays and Sundays except by special arrangements for group presentations):        Memorial Day, May 30          Independence Day, July 4          Pioneer Day, July 24-25          Labor Day, September 5         Thanksgiving, November 23-25         Christmas &amp; New Years, December 19-January 1, 2017 ===

Utah County Family History Programs in 2016:

 * The Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG) meets on the second Saturday of the month except for December. Their meetings consist of a presentation by a noted family historian followed by a variety of classes. "The Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group is a grass-roots, non-profit, tax-exempt educational organization. It is devoted to fostering the use of technology for family history." For details about their monthly programs, visit their website, UVTAGG.org
 * The BrighamYoung University Family History Library serves not only the studentbody but all of Utah County and beyond with a wide variety of family history resources. They offer family history classes on the second and fourth Sundays most months. For details about their programs and services, see their website, http://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/.
 * The Brigham Young University Center for Family History and Genealogy is an academic program that offers both a major and a minor in Family History. In addition the Center sponsors several major research and other genealogical programs each year. For mor information see their website, https://familyhistory.byu.edu/Pages/Home.aspx.  The following programs and conferences are scheduled in 2016. More information about each will be found on the events' websites:
 * The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), January 11-15, 2016, sponsored by the Utah Genealogy Association (UGA ), is "a week-long intensive educational experience that takes students deep into their topic of choice." 


 * The Annual RootsTech will be held on February 3-6, 2016, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
 * The Innovator Summit will be held on February 3, 2016, also at the Salt Palace.
 * The annual Brigham Young University Conference on Family History and Genealogy will be held July 26-29, 2016.

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Resources in the Local Area

 * Several other family history centers are located in the Orem/Provo Utah area each serving the membership in one or more stakes of the LDS church.
 * The Brigham Young University Family History Library serves not only the BYU student body but all of Utah County and beyond. Among its many services are family history classes offered on the second and fourth Sunday of most months. For more information see its website, http://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/.
 * The Brigham Young University Center for Family History and Genealogy offers both a family history (genealogy) major and minor and, in addition, sponsors important research studies. For more information see their website, https://familyhistory.byu.edu.
 * The Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG) is a "grass-roots, non-profit, tax-exempt educational organization. It is devoted to fostering the use of technology for family history." Its monthly meetings are open to anyone with an interest in family history. These are held on the second Saturday of most months and feature a guest presenter followed by a variety of classes. For more information see their website, https://UVTAGG.org.

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