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The origins of the FSL can be traced to the founding of the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) in 1894. Through time the FSL has changed locations within Salt Lake City as follows: The GSU's first library was located in the office of the Church Historian, 58 E. South Temple Street [3]
Logo of the Genealogical Society of Utah. GSU, the predecessor of FamilySearch, was founded on 1 November 1894. Its purpose was to create a genealogical library to be used both by its members and other people, to share educational information about genealogy, and to gather genealogical records in order to perform religious ordinances for the dead.
FamilySearch Centers (FSC), formerly Family History Centers (FHC), are branches of the FamilySearch Library (FSL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The centers supply resources for research and study of genealogy and family history. As of 2024, there are more than 6,316 FSC in 149 ...
Bennett, Archibald F. (1960) [1951], A Guide for Genealogical Research (2nd ed.), Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, OCLC 20467434; Widtsoe, John A. (1939), Priesthood and Church Government in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, OCLC 20467434
A new archives building was originally planned in 1960, as an 11-story home for the offices and libraries of the Church Historian and Recorder and the Genealogical Society of Utah. The need for such large facilities diminished due to advances in modern document preservation, as well as with the 1963 completion of the Granite Mountain Records ...
[1] [2] A branch of the genealogical library of the LDS Church was then established in the library in 1964. It contained the library of the Utah county Genealogical Historical Society and a catalog of the materials in the main genealogical library in Salt Lake City. The genealogical library branch was located on the 4th floor, with specialized ...
November: The Genealogical Society of Utah (now called FamilySearch) begins to microfilm records of genealogical data. [3] This grew into a massive collection from around the world, which is being digitized today. Local church education boards are replaced by the new General Church Board of Education. [3]
Utah State Historical Society: Salt Lake City, Utah Available online. Pioneer: 1936–current quarterly journal Mormon pioneer genealogy and history. National Society, Sons of Utah Pioneers: Salt Lake City, Utah Titled SUP news from 1955 to 1965. Heart Throbs of the West: 1939–1951 [40] annual volume [41] Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and ...