Salt Lake Granger North FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours

 * The Salt Lake Granger North Family History Center is open to the public. We are available to serve our community members free of charge. Whether you are just beginning to do Family History, or have been doing Family History for years. We are happy to welcome and assist all who come!  We have Temple and Family History Consultants that can speak languages other than English here in the Center during some of the times we are open.
 * Languages: English, Spanish, Samoan, Cambodian


 * Address: 3291 South 3450 West,West Valley City, UT 84119


 * Some parking in back


 * Located in West Lake Seminary Building
 * No parking on the street in front during school hours. There is a street around the corner if there is not enough parking in the back if you wish to park on


 * Location Map:
 * (Link to map using Google or other map sites)


 * Phone: 1-801-969-3185


 * E-mail: UT_GrangerNorth@ldsmail.net


 * Open Hours:
 * Monday      9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (English)
 * Tuesday     9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (English - Spanish)
 * Tuesday     6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (English - Samoan)
 * Wednesday 9:30 AM -11:30 AM (English - Spanish)
 * Thursday    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (English)
 * Thursday    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (English - Spanish)
 * Thursday    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (English - Youth Invited)
 * Friday         1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (English - Youth Invited)
 * Saturday and Sunday by Appointment only

Call to confirm hours as they may have changed.


 * Holiday Schedule
 * Closed May 28, 2018 for Memorial Day


 * Closed July 4, 2018 Independence Day
 * Closed July 24, 2018 Pioneer Day
 * Closed August 31, 2018 through September 3, 2018 Labor Day Weekend
 * Closed October 6, 2018 - October 7, 2018 for General Conference
 * Closed November 21-22, 2018 Thanksgiving
 * Closed December 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018 Holiday Season

Upcoming Events

 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning June 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening June 14, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning July 11, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening July 12, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning August 8, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening August 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning September 12, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening September 13, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning October 10, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening October 11, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 * Indexing Event on Wednesday morning November 7, 2018 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 * Indexing Event on Thursday evening November 8, 2018 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Class Schedule

 * June 6, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM "Discover, Gather, and Connect with our family" taught by Debbie Wilkins.  This is all about how to gather information from your home, and your extended family.  Learning how we "Belong" to our family.  Learn different techniques of working with others in our family.
 * June 7, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM "Discover, Gather, and Connect with our family" taught by Debbie Wilkins.  This is all about how to gather information from your home, and your extended family.  Learning how we "Belong" to our family.  Learn different techniques of working with others in our family.
 * June 20, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM "United Kingdom Civil Registration" taught by Debrah Putnam. You will find that she has great information on researching the United Kingdom Civil Registration. This class may help the very beginning researcher to the advanced researcher. Please feel free to come join us and learn this morning!
 * June 21, 2018 Thursday evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM "United Kingdom Civil Registration" taught by Debrah Putnam. You will find that she has great information on researching the United Kingdom Civil Registration. This class may help the very beginning researcher to the advanced researcher. Please feel free to come join us and learn this evening!
 * June 27, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM "Your Memories Keep Me, Protect Me, Share Me" taught by Debbie Wilkins.  In this class you will learn about Memories, Photos, Documents, Stories, Audio.  It will help you to learn how to Preserve them, and share them with others. Come join in on the fun this morning!
 * June 28, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM "Your Memories Keep Me, Protect Me, Share Me" taught by Debbie Wilkins.  In this class you will learn about Memories, Photos, Documents, Stories, Audio.  It will help you to learn how to Preserve them, and share them with others. Come join in on the fun this evening.
 * July 18, 2018 Wednesday Morning at 9:30 AM 11:30 AM "The Art of Digitization of Photos, Documents, and Histories" by Debbie Wilkins.  Come learn to digitize and scan old Photos, Documents, etc.  Then learn where to keep them safe.
 * July 19, 2018 Thursday Evening at 6:30 AM -11:30 AM "The Art of Digitization of Photos, Documents, and Histories" by Debbie Wilkins.  Come learn to digitize and scan old Photos, Documents, etc.  Then learn where to keep them safe.

Staff Training Meetings"

 * May 30, 2018 Wednesday morning 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Staff Meeting/Training Meeting
 * May 31, 2018 Thursday evening 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Staff Meeting/Training Meeting

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog:

Databases and Software

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

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 Desktop Computers with access to the FHC Portal
 * 3 laptops
 * 1 Printer/Copier/ Scanner
 * Scanner has capability to connect directly to familysearch.org, as well as scanning to a flash drive
 * Ceiling mounted Projector and Screen for training
 * Dry Magnetic writing boards for training
 * Internet Wi-Fi is available for free in the center
 * Other rooms for separate classes
 * Tables and chairs for those that wish to bring their own laptops. Also lots of room to spread out papers you are working on.
 * Children's area
 * Free access to Premiium Online Portal websites,
 * Ancestry.com
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive -- the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1753 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content. All 50 states plus 10 countries.
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War: Research Database Letters and Diaries Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * ArkivDigital Online -- Swedish genealogy.
 * Find My Past -- 1.7 billion international family history records from the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and beyond with records going back to 1200. New collections are added every month,
 * Fold3.com provides access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, again fully searchable with high-quality scanned images of the original applications available online. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-74. PERSI
 * Paper Trail -- a guide to overland pioneer names and documents..

Staff Research Specialties
We have 25 Temple and Family History Consultants to assist you. These volunteers donate their time, and some specialize in the following areas:
 * •U.S. Research
 * •British Research
 * *Samoan Research
 * *Spanish Research
 * •Family Tree


 * Indexing - Arbitration


 * Third Party Programs


 * Pedigree Fan Charts


 * Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge (to make an appointment please email us at UT_GrangerNorth@ldsmail.net

Resources in the Local Area
This Center is located in the center of the Great Salt Lake Valley. There are government offices in this valley.

State Archives

Public Library not far away.

Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum is in this valley

Sons of the Utah Pioneers Facility is here in this valley

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot find a source you need at the Family History Library, try one or more of these other repositories.

Repositories with very large genealogical collections Repositories with significant Utah local history and Mormon Pioneer collections
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.[1]
 * National Archives, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.[2]
 * Allen County Public Library (Indiana) home of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), more than 350,000 printed books and 513,000 items of microfilm/fiche including family histories, censuses, city directories, passenger lists, military records, local histories, American Indians, African Americans, Canadian, British, & German collections.[3]
 * Church History Library, Salt Lake City, LDS history 1830-present: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photos, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material[4]
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers, SLC, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.[5]
 * Utah State Historical Society, SLC, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.[6]

Volunteer at the Center
Volunteers in our community are welcome to serve in the Family History Center. It's a great way to help others, and to learn by doing for yourself. You need not be an expert. Ability to use a computer is helpful. Then willingness to become familiar with the FamilySearch website. Also learning the other resources that are available are vital to your training. Please let us know, if you wish to volunteer.