There are so many computers and volunteers it is astonishing. The resources are so impressive and they really want to help you research your family history. It is a great experience to go there in person.

There are so many computers and volunteers it is astonishing. The resources are so impressive and they really want to help you research your family history. It is a great experience to go there in person.
Very nice and helpful in learning about your past. The staff was very freindly and helpful. The orintation was very helpful in learning how to do it at our home town arrea.
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If you have time to sit and do a little research, you will find that it will pay off here! Many paid sites for free, tons of microfilm from all of the U.S, and helpful staff members.
The resources available for family research are incredible. I found it easy to find information and there was help at hand if you needed it.
We had a few hours in SLC and decided to pop into the library. The staff understandably doesn't want you to wonder around aimlessly and we were asked to watch a quick film about the library and then a volunteer was assigned to us. In less than 2 hours on the computers I found the ship manifest where my family...
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Anyone who is involved in genealogical research already knows this! The Church has done a fabulous job over the years in not only collecting records from all over the world, but in making them available to the public! You do NOT have to be a Church member to access records here, they are available to all.
It's free, you don't have to be Mormon to use the place, and you will be amazed at what you can find. Hubs and I spent about 5 hours a day for 5 days prowling around, learning so much! Each floor is devoted to a particular area of the world. There are a bazillion computers on each floor, with all...
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can find out a lot about your family. you should come prepared with names, dates and questions. staff very helpful.
The Family History Library is the largest deposit of genealogical records in the world. I've been here many times, but was pleasantly surprised by the technological improvements. Instead of having to make paper copies of records that you find, you can now just scan them on to a thumbdrive. It is great that they have the equipment available to everyone...
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I spent a week "vacationing" here solely to do research. It was exhausting but very productive. I learned so much and received loads of free help from the genealogists on staff. I was able to learn how to find and translate the Czech records, something i have never been able to do on my own. Overall I had an amazing...
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