Spanish Fork Utah FamilySearch Center

The Spanish Fork Utah Family History Center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the Spanish Fork area. The Family History Center is open to the public, who are invited to use the resources free of charge. Anyone interested in learning more about their family history, including doing research to find ancestors, is welcome and encouraged to come to the center.Trained volunteers are available during Center hours and by appointment to assist patrons.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location of the Spanish Fork Utah Family History Center on Map

Address:


 * 420 South Main Spanish Fork UT 84660 United States
 * The Spanish Fork Utah Family History Center is located at 420 South Main St in Spanish Fork, next to the Nebo School District Offices.

Phone:


 * 1 801-798- 5535

E-mail:


 * UT_Spanishfork@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Monday        9am - 6pm
 * Tuesday       9am - 9pm
 * Wednesday  9am - 9pm
 * Thursday     9am -  9pm
 * Friday          9am - 2pm
 * Sunday    2:30pm - 5pm (CLOSED ON FAST SUNDAYS)

Closed for Holidays, General Conference and Saturdays.

'''To arrange for Group Instruction Call: 801-798-5535. Make sure that all group members know or bring with them their login and password.'''

Walk in groups over 5 must call to make an appointment.

'''On Tuesdays and Fridays, the FHC will offer child care from 9:30-11:30 for children 5 and under. In order to keep things organized we ask you to reserve your spot with Sister Melissa Miller at [tel:(801)%20602-0310 801-602-0310]. We are so excited to offer this new service to our patrons.'''

Training Video

 * Signing Up for Free Partner Accounts

Class Schedule
Everyone is welcome.

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 * INSTRUCTOR
 * THURS Feb 6 7-8:30 pm
 * Beginning FamilySearch Class -- Decendancy
 * Debbie Shell
 * FRI Feb 7
 * FRI Feb 7
 * FRI Feb 7

10-11:30 am Feb 9
 * Beginning FamilySearch Class -- Web Indexing
 * Debbie Shell
 * SUN
 * SUN

3:30 pm This class would be great for Temple and Family History Consultants. Also others wanting to learn more about where to learn how and find resources to help them with their family history. Feb 17 Feb 21
 * How to Use the Family History Guide to Teach Others Family History!
 * Melissa Miller
 * THURS Feb 13 8:30 pm
 * Beginning FamilySearch Class -- Web Indexing
 * Debbie Shell
 * Mon
 * Mon
 * Mon
 * CLOSED -- President's Day
 * FRI
 * FRI
 * FRI

6-8 pm Have you been looking for a captivating way to share family stories without getting the “oh no, here we go again” look? Come learn to use modern marketing tools--specifically animated explainer, whiteboard, and animated text videos to share your short stories. In this lab you’ll have the opportunity to work hands-on with your story to bring it to life using templates, drag and drop features, and your own narrations. See examples here: https://tinyurl.com/livsvideos
 * Tell Your Story: Be Modern, Creative, & Unique (Rootstech practice)

This a 2 hr. class **Technology: Intermediate to Advanced (A basic knowledge of creative softwares including layers, timelines, editing, and audio) If necessary you could team up with some tech savvy teenager in your family to help you!

Please register by Friday, Feb 14th by emailing Teri Denos at terimdenos@gmail.com or text Teri at 801-400-4437 with questions. 3:30 pm This class will cover basics about census, civil registration and parish records. I'll also go over my favorite websites to use, the latest techniques for finding missing children born between census dates and how to uncover those allusive missing maiden names of spouses. Research is focused primary 1820-1920. Remember if you have ancestors born early 1800s you will no doubt have plenty of cousin relatives that will fall in descendancy research in this time period. Mar 14
 * Olivia Jewell
 * SUN Feb 23
 * SUN Feb 23
 * Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Researching Your English Ancestors!
 * Teri Denos
 * SAT
 * SAT

Spanish Fork Temple and Family History Center Discovery Day - 1138 West 100 South, Spanish Fork, Utah - 9 AM to 1 PM  -  Key Note: Dan Debenham
Mar 22
 * SUN
 * SUN
 * SUN

3:30-5 pm
 * "Are you ready for a genealogy adventure?"

An introduction to how DNA can help you with your genealogy research.
 * Rick Klemetson
 * SUN
 * SUN

Mar 29

3:30-5 pm
 * You've taken a DNA test. Now what?

Learn how to understand what your DNA results are showing you. May 25 Jul 3 20, 21, 22, 23 Jul 24 Sept 7 Oct 12 Nov 11 25, 26, 27
 * Rick Klemetson
 * MON
 * MON
 * CLOSED -- Memorial Day
 * FRI
 * FRI
 * FRI
 * CLOSED -- Independence Day
 * JUL
 * JUL
 * JUL
 * CLOSING AT 3:00 pm -- Fiesta Days
 * FRI
 * FRI
 * FRI
 * CLOSED -- Pioneer Day
 * MON
 * MON
 * MON
 * CLOSED -- Labor Day
 * MON
 * MON
 * MON
 * CLOSED -- Columbus Day
 * WED
 * WED
 * WED
 * CLOSED -- Veterans Day
 * NOV
 * NOV
 * NOV
 * CLOSED -- Thanksgiving
 * Dec 21- Jan 1
 * CLOSED -- Winter Holidays
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 * CLOSED -- Winter Holidays
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Collections

 * The largest collection of Icelandic records in the United States
 * A large collection of Family History Books

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.
 * 19th Centry British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online - Swedish Genealogy
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Hertiage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * 19 computer work stations 2 Black &amp; white printers 1 reader printer 4 Film readers 3 Microfiche readers
 * Edson Fast Photo Scanner

Staff Research Specialties for All shifts Family Search and Tree &amp; Indexing
Family History Staff and Shift Research

Resources in the Local Area

 * DUP Museum, Spanish Fork located at 390 North Main Spanish Fork, Utah
 * Spanish Fork Family Search Wiki Page
 * Utah County Family Search Wiki Page
 * Utah State Historical Society
 * Utah USGenWeb Project
 * Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum 175 South Main Springville, Utah
 * Peteetneet Museum Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center 600 East Payson, Utah

Resources Outside Local Area

 * Browse by Country
 * England
 * France
 * Italy
 * Mexico
 * Sweden
 * United Kingdom
 * USA

Links

 * Journals, Diaries, Biographies, Autobiographies and Letters of Some Early Mormons and Others Who Knew Joseph Smith, Jr. and/or His Contemporaries

National Links:

 * National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC
 * Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections

Other Family History and Library Centers and Resources

 * Billiongraves.com
 * Find A Grave
 * BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
 * BYU Family History Library
 * Logan Utah Family History Center
 * Mesa Arizona Family History Center
 * Research WIKI
 * Riverton Utah Family History Center
 * Salt Lake City Family History Library
 * Utah South Area Family History Training Center

Volunteer at the Center - Come join our Staff
We are looking for those with computer skills and are familiar with Family Search and Family History.

Family Search Blog
A terrific resource to keep up on what is going on and available in Family Search FamilySearch Blog

Let’s Get Acquainted with the Family Search Wiki (WIK-ee)
Family Search users don’t always think to look at this valuable tool because they aren’t sure what it is and how valuable it can be to our research efforts. So, in Family Search’s words: “The FamilySearch Wiki is not about finding the names of your ancestors. It is not, in fact, about finding people at all.


 * The Wiki is about finding records that may have been generated about your ancestors and the places in which the records might be found *It is a vast record depository of the paper trail that people leave behind long after they are gone. *The Wiki has records from the United States as well as from 244 countries. *Here you will be able to find documents such as census records, marriage records, birth records and death records and much more. *Probate documents are often very informative and may help you in your search. There is an extensive list of United States military records on the Wiki .”

Recently a friend in Illinois went into the FamilySearch Wiki and found phone numbers for the Surrogate Court in New York that held wills. She found six missing wills!

Take time to explore the opening page of this site there are tutuorials and examples and lots of help in learning the Wiki. Got stuck in your research? Look to the Wiki for help. How do I find the FamilySearch Wiki?


 * Familysearch.org Search (drop down menu) Wiki *(open FamilySearch.org and go to Search at top of page which will give you a drop down menu and then click on Wiki) *How to Use the Wiki -- Wiki_Help *About the Wiki -- Find an ancestor using the wiki

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