FamilySearch Library Block Party

What is the Family History Library Block Party?
The Family History Library Block Party is a fun family-friendly event sponsored by the Family History Library with assistance from the Church History Museum. West Temple Street between North and South Temple will be blocked off and for live entertainment, outdoor activies, and indoor activities both in the Family History Library and the Church History Museum.

When is the Family History Block Party?
The Family History Library Block Party will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The event in Salt Lake City will run from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. It will be held on West Temple Street from North Temple to South Temple.

There is no charge to attend the Family History Library event. All activities are family-friendly.

Live Entertainment Schedule
The following live entertainment will take place outside the Family History Library on the plaza between the library and the Church History Museum.

Outdoor activities
There will be fun for the whole family with the following free activities!
 * Live entertainment
 * Bounce houses
 * Face painting
 * Pioneers games
 * Rock climbing wall
 * Food Truck vendors (will charge)
 * Snow cone vendor
 * My Family Booklet Display

Inside the Family History Library (Main Floor)

 * Discovery Center
 * See where your ancestors came from and the percentage of your heritage. View your ancestors on a world map to see where they lived and explore their photos and stories. Discover the meaning of your name and the names of your family members. Uncover the events that took place the year you and other family members were born. See what famous people you may be related too using your family tree.
 * 15 min family history classes: See schedule below
 * Green Screen photo opportunity
 * Free photo scanning: Bring in old photos and digitize them using fast, high-tech scanners that can scan 85 pictures per minute.
 * Get your photo taken with the FamilySearch logo
 * Replace a face computers. Superimpose your face on old time period photos

Class Schedule
All classes are 20 minutes long and will be held in the Main Floor Computer Lab

Getting Started

Help Me Find a Name* (for LDS Members)
 * 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m
 * 10:20 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 12:20 p.m., and 1:20 p.m.

∗Requires a FamilySearch account which can be created inside the Family History Library

Exploring FamilySeach Apps
 * 10:40 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12:40 p.m., and 1:40 p.m.

Inside the Church History Museum

 * Museum Detective Interactive Program: The whole family will enjoy this 30-minute program that will test your detective skills as you learn the mysteries behind several artifacts on display at the Church History Museum. Showings in the Museum Auditorium.
 * 11:00 am
 * 1:00 pm


 * Inside the Museum, you might run into historical characters from Church history!
 * The Heavens Are Open Exhibit: Come see the Church History Museum's new history exhibit, The Heavens Are Opened, which delves into the history of the Church from 1820-1846. The exhibit includes a new seven-minute depiction of Joseph Smith's First Vision, shown on a 220-degree screen.
 * Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Children's Exhibit: Visit the Church History Museum's newest children's exhibit, Tell Me the Stories of Jesus, where toddlers to 12-year-olds have fun learning through hands-on play and art projects.

Where is the Family History Library?


The Family History Library is located at 35 North West Temple (between North and South Temple) in downtown Salt Lake City. For more information please click here.

Parking
There are several places to park around the Family History Library and Temple Square.


 * Free parking. Behind the LDS Church History Museum the day of the event there will be limited free parking. Enter the lot from North Temple.
 * Pay parking. City Creek Center enter from South Temple.
 * Pay parking. Lot on the northwest corner of North Temple and West Temple.
 * Pay parking. Under the LDS Conference Center. Enter on West Temple just north of North Temple.