ACCELERATED INDEXING SYSTEMS (AIS): Has Census Index Searches 1-8 on microfiche. It is the accumulated federal census indexes printed to 1983 and very early tax records. Complete to 1850 and partial 1860 - 1910. Search 8 has the index of the mortality census schedules for about half of the states.
ANCESTRAL FILE: A Salt Lake Family History Library (FHL) database of about 35,000,000 names that is on all our 50 computers. Use F9 in the "old" database to find the names and addresses of the submitters to this database. It may also be found on the Internet at http://www.familysearch.org
CARD CATALOG: Is for only this library and ONLY has books, CD’s, "F" (ONLY IN THIS CENTER) films, pamphlets, periodicals and maps. See the Salt Lake Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) listed below.
CD's (COMPACT DISKS): Many indexes and databases are on a large collection of CD's. Check them out from the Sales Area and use them in one of the computers. See the Salt Lake Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) listed below.
COMPUTERS: There are 50 computers for your free use. Use them to access the Pedigree Resource File, Ancestral File, IGI, Family History Catalog and other databases. You may also use the latest Personal Ancestral File (PAF) program to enter your genealogy information.
COUNTRY AND STATE LOCALITY FILE FOLDERS: Located in a file cabinet in the Map Area. There are many good research papers in these folders.
DATABASES ON CD's (COMPACT DISKS): Many databases are on a collection of CD’s. Check them out from the Sales Area use them in one of the computers.
FAMILY HISTORIES: Use the Card Catalog to find the surnames in the family histories in books that are in this library. There is also a collection of family histories in a file cabinet in the Map Area.
Use the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) Surname search to find the family histories in Salt Lake's Family History Library (FHL). If the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) has the book on microform in the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake, you may order it at the Sales Desk. If it a book at the FHL and not on microform, you may order a few pages using the "Request for Photocopies-...Books..." form in the Sales Area.
FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG (FHLC): This Salt Lake Catalog is on our microfiche or on our computers or on the Salt Lake Website at: http://www.familysearch.org
Our books, microfilms and microfiche in this Center are under Salt Lake call numbers, microfilm numbers and microfiche numbers.
FAMILY REGISTRY: This is a Salt Lake Family History Library (FHL) microfiche database of deceased persons and surname organizations. It has the names and addresses of the persons who submitted the data to the database. Fiche FHL #6,050,000.
GAZETTEER CARD FILE: This file is at the entrance to the Map Room and it contains about 45,000 File Cards which has hard-to-find places in the U.S. where the name may have changed or the place may no longer exist. On CD "America, America".
GENEALOGY PROGRAMS: You may use the PAF or Personal Ancestral File programs on any of the computers to enter your genealogy information. You may also bring in a GEDCOM to convert to a submission to the Ancestral FILE.
HANDOUTS: Help sheets are available free at the Information Desk and the Sales Area. Blank forms are available free in the Sales Area.
INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX (IGI): A Salt Lake Family History Library (FHL) database that contains about 350,000,000 names on microfiche and the computers. The IGI contains Birth (Baptismal, Christening or actual Birth) and Marriage dates. Names are arranged alphabetically in the State or Country LOCALITY in which the event occurred. This is on the Salt Lake Website at: http://www.familysearch.org
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS: While this Library does not have most of these family history books you can look at the Library of Congress two blue, one red complement, two red supplement vols. call no. 016.9292 K128g for histories before 1961. You can obtain the exact title, author, publication date and publisher. Check the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) on MICROFILM for the book in the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake. If found there, you may order it at the Sales Desk. If it a book at the FHL and not on microform you may order copies of pages using a Family History Library form in the Sales Area called "Request for Photocopies-...Books...". If the book and not on microform and a book at the FHL, you may order a few pages using the Library of Congress order form in the Sales Area.
MAP AREA: Gazetteers, atlases and maps are here. There are many useful reference books and maps for various countries. Pick up the "Guide to UCLA" handout on a file cabinet in the Map Area.
MICROFICHE: Find them in the eight Microfiche Cabinets in the Microfilm Room. There are 1000's of microfiche in the Microfiche Cabinets. Most of the titles can be read along the tops of the microfiche.
Use the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) to find the microfiche numbers.
There is a "100 Genealogical Reference Works on Microfiche", a paper in the Red 3 Ring Notebook "Genealogy Research and Things".
NEWSPAPERS: American Newspapers/Union List of Newspapers, book, the best source for the old newspapers, call no. Ref 970 B33a. Gale Directory of Publications, a great source for the names and addresses of the current newspapers that are published, book, call no. 970 E4ay.
PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE ™: More than 120 million names are now part of the newer Pedigree Resource File (PRF) in electronic form in the computers at this Center. It's a database of compiled pedigrees submitted by users via FamilySearch.com or gathered from printed family histories. A successor to the Ancestral File, PRF indexes individual records with events, parents, locations, contains notes, source documentation and submitter contact information.
PERSI: Is the PERiodical Source Index by Locality and Families done by the Allen County Library, books, call no. Ref 973 D25per and 1847-1985 on microfiche FHL #6,016,863. This Index is also on CD #49 in the Sales Area.
RED 3 RING SELF-HELP NOTEBOOKS: The Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks Collection is to the right of the entrance to the film room in alphabetical order by title. The Self-Help Notebooks in this Collection have the compiled useful resources of this Center, other libraries and magazine articles. They also have Research and Class Papers written by the author and compiler of the Notebooks, Jon Schweitzer.
RESEARCH OUTLINE AND RESOURCE GUIDES: They are for sale in the Sales Area of this Center. The Research Outlines are more extensive than the Resource Guides. The Research Outlines and the Resource Guides give some of the best methods and resources for conducting your research in each state or country.
SURNAMES-RESEARCHERS: Genealogical Research Directories, annual publications, use the 1990 - 2001 editions, has the names and addresses of researchers around the world working on surnames, call no. 929.1025 G286grd.
UNITED STATES RESOURCES
CENSUS RECORDS: Actual census records are on microfilm for 1790 through 1920. Printed book indexes for most early states from 1790 through 1850; a few for 1860 and later. See the A.I.S. (microfiche) Index to census records mentioned above. The 1880, 1900, part of 1910 and 1920 censuses have Soundexes (Indexes) on microfilm. The 1880 Soundex only has families with children age 10 and under. Names are arranged on the Soundex rolls by Soundex Code Number and then alphabetically by given name. Some Indexes and records are on CD's in the Sales Area.
CITY DIRECTORIES: United States 1840-1861 City Directories on microfiche starting with FHL #6,043,501.
DAR: Three Patriot Index books, call no. Ref 973 C42da and two catalogs, call no. Ref 973 A3DA.
LDS CHURCH RECORDS AREA IN FILM ROOM: The LDS Church Censuses of members taken during the years 1914, 1920, 1925, 1930 and 1935 are arranged in alphabetical order. The LDS Church Census for 1940 is also alphabetical. The LDS Church Censuses for 1950, 1955, and 1960 are combined in alphabetical order. 3-generation and 4-generation Family Group Sheets arranged in alphabetical order by year in which they were filmed. Family Group Record Archives Collection 1942-1969. (P365 = 3-generation filmed in 1965, P466 = 4-generation filmed in 1966, etc.). They are located in the the Microfilm Room.
MILITARY RECORDS AND INDEXES IN MICROFILM ROOM: Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants - about 800 rolls. Index to War of 1812 Pension Files - 102 rolls. Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate soldiers - 535 rolls. General Index to Pension Records, 1861-1934 - 544 rolls. Index to records of Indian Wars, 1862-1926. Index to records of Mexican War, 1887-1926. Index to pension files - Old War, 1815-1926. General index to Revolutionary War service records - 58 rolls. Index to Union Volunteer Service Records, arranged by states. See the Red 3 Ring National Archives Inventory Notebook on Cabinet #44 in the rear left of the Film Room. The Notebook is listed next.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES INVENTORY OF MICROFILM: National Archives Microfilm Inventory and Location by Subject in this Center is in the Red 3 Ring Notebook on top of Microfilm Cabinet #44 in rear left of the Film Room.
PASSENGER INDEXES AND PASSENGER LISTS: Indexes and lists are on microfilm in the Film Room. See the National Archives Microfilm Inventory and Location by Subject Notebook mentioned above. There are indexes and lists for New York City and include indexes for the period 1820 through 1846, 1897-1902 and 1902-1943. Some of the actual passenger lists on film are here. Unfortunately, during the period 1847 through early 1897 there are no indexes for New York City.
There are indexes for Boston 1848-1920. Indexes for Philadelphia 1800-1948. Indexes for Baltimore 1833-1866 and 1920-1952.
See the passenger lists books and passenger lists in the 3 ring notebooks in the Passenger Book Area. The blue 3 ring notebook has "NEW YORK ARRIVALS 1820-1943". The blue 3 ring notebook "ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST PORTS" has many ports along the Atlantic seaboard, the Gulf Coast and the Great Lakes ports and are indexed for various short periods.
SUTRO LIBRARY CATALOG: Microfiche FHL #8,000,037 covers the genealogical holdings of the Sutro Library in San Francisco. Important because their genealogical materials and directories are available through public libraries on interlibrary loan.
VITAL RECORDS OF SOME STATES: Normally just indexes, not the records themselves. Use the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) to determine if this library or Salt Lake has the indexes and/or records on microforms. See the list of microforms of death indexes of records and records in the Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebook Genealogy Research and Things titled "Are You Using Death Indexes In Your Research?".
STATES RESOURCES
ALABAMA RECORDS: There are 245 volumes of Alabama records of all types.
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE DEATH INDEX AND MARRIAGES INDEX: On microfiche. Marriages 1960-1985 and deaths 1940-1994 in ten year sets. Starts with fiche FHL #8,000,054.
CONNECTICUT: Barbour Vital Records Index Collection, film FHL #2,887 - 2,967. Newspapers - Hale Collection - surname indexes, cemetery inscription and death and marriages notices, film FHL #3,077-3,433.
ILLINOIS, CHICAGO (COOK CO.) BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH INDEXES: Covers 1871-1916 for Births, covers to 1916 for Marriages, and covers 1871-1938 for Deaths. The indexes are on microfiche FHL #6,016,532-33 and #6,016,862.
ILLINOIS EARLY NAME INDEX: 248 microfilm rolls covering names found in early census records and many other types of records. FHL #1,001,592 through #1,001,801 and others.
ILLINOIS-STATE: Death Index, 1916-1938, microfiche FHL #6,016,862.
Land Tract Sales on microfiche FHL #6,016,848.
KENTUCKY: Barton Vital Records Index Collection, film FHL #341,195... and #358,491.
NEW YORK CITY: Birth Indexes - film FHL #1,315,311-320 & #1,322,457-86; Death: #1,324,912-31
NEW YORK - OTHERS: New York Historical Society Abstracts, Wills, City of NY, microfiche FHL #6,046,928
NEW YORK PASSENGER ARRIVAL LISTS AND INDEXES: Microfilmed indexes exist for the period 1820 through 1846, 1897-1902 and 1902-1943. Some of the actual passenger lists on film are here. Unfortunately, during the period 1847 through early 1897 there are no indexes for New York City. See the Red 3 Ring National Archives Inventory Notebook on Cab. #44 in the Film Room.
NEW YORK STATE VOSBURGH COLLECTION OF CHURCH RECORDS: About 90 microfilm rolls of various church records for the State of New York. FHL #17,441-17,501.
NORTH CAROLINA INDEX TO MARRIAGE BONDS: Covers period 1741-1868, and contain microfiche indexes to 170,000 N.C. Marriage Bonds. FHL #6,330,241. McCubbin Collection of North Carolina families on microfilms FHL #19828 - 19903.
OREGON: Vital Indexes, death, marriage and divorce, 1960 - 1991, on microfiche FHL #40,000,001 - 19.
RHODE ISLAND: Vital records on film, FHL #22,431-472 & FHL #22,293-22,317
VERMONT: Vital records on film, FHL #27,455 through 27,741
VIRGINIA: Virginia Historical Index by SWEM on microfiche FHL #6,046,961.
WEST VIRGINIA: 50 volumes of early West Virginia records of all types.
WISCONSIN: Birth, Death and Marriage Index to 1907. All on microfiche starting at FHL #6,331,472.
CANADA RESOURCES
CENSUS RECORDS FOR CANADA: Canadian Census is on microfilm. There is a Register Book of Canada Census films.
EUROPEAN RESOURCES
BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES: 1840 - 1940 on microfiche FHL #6,342,001.
BRITISH - BIOGRAPHIES: Dictionary of National Biography, 500 - 1985 on microfiche FHL #6,051,261. The British Biographical Archive, 1600 - 1900 on microfiche FHL #6,029,709 - 35 and #6,066,966.
BRITISH FILM AREA: This area contains films (other than census) for England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (DOES NOT INCLUDE IRELAND, which is in the Ireland Film Area.) Use the FHLC.BRITISH ISLES - SOURCES: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in The United Kingdom on microfiche FHL #6,341,118.
ENGLAND AND WALES: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1881 and 1891 Census Index to Streets on fiche FHL #6,054,458-476. Census Place List, 1841 - 1891, see sign card on fiche cabinets.
England and Wales: 1871 Census Index to Streets on fiche FHL #6,054,442-457.
ENGLAND AND WALES CIVIL REGISTRATION INDEXES FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS: These indexes formerly called Somerset House Indexes, or St. Catherine's House Indexes, civil registration cover 1837 through 1983 but index can now be ordered from Salt Lake through 1880. On film and microfiche starting at FHL #6,101,913.
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES CENSUS RECORDS: These are arranged by FHL film #s under each census year. 1841, 1851 and 1881 censuses are here and complete for England, Scotland and Wales. 1871 and 1891 censuses are here and complete for England and Wales Censuses of Ireland, Scotland and Wales are arranged by census year then by FHL film #s.
EUROPEAN FILM AREA: Films for Germany, Poland and all of Europe.German gazetteer: Meyer's Orts on fiche FHL #6,000,001-029 and Mullers on fiche FHL #6,000,340-354. In book Ref 943 E5w - 3 volumes.
HAMBURG PASSENGER LISTS & HAMBURG INDEXES: These passenger lists & indexes, on microfilm, cover the period 1850 through 1934, with a gap of 1914 through 1919. These indexes/lists usually provide the name of the village from which the passenger leaving Hamburg had come. You need to start your search in the indexes by checking the time period when the person left the port of Hamburg, Germany. Obtain "The Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934 Resource Guide" in the Sales Area.
IRELAND: Early census on CD, part of 1901 census is here.
IRELAND 1901 CENSUS STREET INDEX: On microfiche FHL #6035493 - 95.
IRELAND CENSUS SUBSTITUTES: Griffith's Valuation Lists and Tithe Applotments are called census substitutes. They are relatively complete and are in the Ireland Film Area. Tithes cover about 1823-38 and Griffiths about 1848-64. On microfilm FHL #919,001-7. On CD #154 - Index To Griffith's Valuation.
IRELAND CIVIL REGISTRATION INDEXES TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS: They are on microfilm 1864 through 1958. Use the FHLC under IRELAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION to determine the FHL microfilm numbers. Some of the actual records are here. Protestant marriages 1845-1863 are here.
IRELAND - GARZETTEER: Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland on fiche FHL #6,020,358-381.
IRELAND: GENEALOGICAL MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION: Complete on 149 rolls of film. Found on microfilms FHL #100,103 through 100,250. A "draft index" to the general coverage of these manuscript volumes is found in the film area.
IRELAND INDEX TO LAND RECORDS: Index on microfilm for the period 1708-1904. Actual deeds of Ireland, 1708-1847, are also on microfilm. Index of the deeds, leases and other miscellaneous records for 1708-1904. Enter FHL #100,251 in the FHLC to locate and determine the records and microfilms available.
IRELAND TOWNLANDS INDEX: 1871 Census on fiche FHL #6,050,000. Is in book 941.5 X22g.
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOOK COLLECTION: Across from the Classroom.
NORWAY: 1801 Census on microfilm and microfiche starting at FHL #6,200,701. See the black notebook on top of microfiche cabinets.
POLAND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOOK COLLECTION: Located next to the Classroom.
SCANDINAVIAN FILM AREA: Contains films for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, plus Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. Use the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)
SCOTLAND CHURCH RECORDS: Look in FamilySearch on a computer in the Computer Area.
SCOTLAND CIVIL REGISTRATION INDEXES FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS: On microfilms for 1855-1955. Alphabetical indexes for Births and Marriages are in the Old Parochial Index (OPR Index) (1854 and earlier) (Only Church of Scotland churches). Use the FHLC under SCOTLAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION to determine the FHL microfilm numbers.
Large set of Red 3-Ring Notebooks at the entrance to the Microfilm Room.
WELSH GENEALOGIES: Index is on microfiche FHL #6,025,561 that covers the period 300 AD to 1400 AD.PLEASE BE SURE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE STAFF!