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The Bountiful Utah Heights Family History Center is available to serve community members in Bountiful, Centerville, Farmington, and West Bountiful, Utah, as well as others who may wish to visit. We welcome all! 

== Location and Map  ==

We are located in Bountiful, Utah at 1240 E. 500 North, in a small building on the south side of the parking lot. Entrance is downstairs on the southwest corner of the building. Ample free parking is available.<br><br>Please note that this is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries. 

== Center Contacts and Hours  ==

'''Telephone:''' 801-299-4245 

'''Open Hours:'''<br> 

::'''Monday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm''' 
::'''Tuesday, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm''' 
::'''Wednesday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm''' 
::'''Thursday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm''' 
::'''Friday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm'''<br><br>'''We are closed Saturday and Sunday'''<br>

::Call in case of inclement weather

<br> '''Holiday Schedule:''' 

::Closed Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend 
::Closed July 4 
::Closed July 24 
::Closed Thanksgiving week and Christmas week 
::Other occasional closings for maintenance

'''Directors:''' 

::Jimmy B. Parker and Sherry B. Parker<br>

== Our Patron Resources  ==

*14 patron [[Family History Library Computer Resources|computers]] • 3 microfilm readers • 1 microfiche reader • 1 digital microfilm/microfiche scanner with 8x10 inch paper scanner attachment and dedicated printer • 1 multi-use printer • 1 copy machine • Internet access 
*Free access to several subscription websites, including Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, Find My Past, Godfrey Memorial Library, Heritage Quest Online, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War, The Genealogist, Historical Map Works Library Edition, World Vital Records, and much more. 
*A small collection of books containing biographies, research guidance materials, indexes, and databases. 
*Many training materials from genealogical conferences.

== Our Personnel  ==

• We have 55 Family History Library Consultants to assist you. These volunteers donate their time and some specialize in the following areas: 

:•U.S. Research 
:•British Research 
:•German Research 
:•American Indian Research 
:•New FamilySearch

== Library Background  ==

• The Bountiful Utah Heights Multistake Center is a branch library of the '''Genealogical Library located in Salt Lake City.''' The main library was founded in 1894 to gather genealogical records and assist members of [http://www.lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] with their family history and genealogical research. The main Library is the largest library of its kind in the world and is [[Family History Library Rules|visited]] by an estimated 1,900 or more individual patrons and [[Family History Library Tours and Group Visits|groups]] each day. Our branch library is much more modest. 

=== Records Collection  ===

• Through a microform circulation system, we have access to the main library's collection of many of the [[Family History Library Microfilm Restrictions|genealogical records]]of the world.<br> 

• Our computers access the FamilySearch database which contains many millions of names linked into families. 

== Training and Assistance  ==

• We offer access to and assistance in the use of many internet research sites. We can also assist you with the use of [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog The Family History Library Catalog], the online catalog describing the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. 

• Other training in such things as research basics, data management programs, the Research Wiki, and other programs can be arranged by appointment by calling the directors at 801-295-3898. 

=== Guides  ===

*Johni Cerny, and Wendy L. Elliott, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17461790&referer=brief_results ''The Library: a Guide to the LDS Family History Library''] (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 1988) [{{FHL|624339|title-id|disp=FHL Book 979.2258 A3Li}}]. 
*J. Carlyle Parker, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33361524&referer=brief_results Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research, 3rd ed].'' (Turlock, Calif.: Marietta Pub., 1996) [{{FHL|767755|title-id|disp=FHL Book 979.2258 J5p 1996}}].

=== Family History Centers  ===

• Family history centers (FHC) are branches of the Family History Library. • Over 4,000 family history centers operate in more than 88 countries. • Local family history centers are staffed by helpful volunteers. • About 100,000 rolls of microfilm are circulated to family history centers each month. 

• [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp?PAGE=library_fhc_find.asp Click here to locate the nearest family history center], in your area, or call 1-866-406-1830 in the United States and Canada. 

=== Alternate Repositories  ===

If you cannot find a source you need at the '''''Family History Library''''', try one or more of these other repositories.<br> 

'''''Repositories with very large genealogical collections'''''<br> 

*[[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.<ref>Local History &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Genealogy Reading Room in the Library of Congress home page at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 20 February 2011).</ref> <br> 
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>National Archives home page at http://www.archives.gov/ (accessed 20 February 2011).</ref> <br> 
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) home of the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|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, &amp; German collections.<ref>"Genealogy Center" in Allen County Public Library [Internet site] at http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx (accessed 20 February 2011).</ref><br>

'''''Repositories with significant Utah local history and Mormon Pioneer collections''''' 

*[[Church History Library|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<ref>"Church History Library and Archives" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Internet site] at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library (accessed 20 February 2011).</ref><br> 
*[http://www.dupinternational.org/ 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.<ref>"Pioneer Museum" and "History Department" pages in International Society ~ Daughter of Utah Pioneers [Internet site] at http://www.dupinternational.org/ (accessed 20 February 2011).</ref><br> 
*[http://history.utah.gov/ 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.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 20 February 2011).</ref><br>

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