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158: 26: 154:, in 1964. It was formerly known as the Utah Valley Regional Family History Center. The BYU FHL houses a large collection of physical materials, such as microfilms, photographs, books, and other documents. It also offers access to digital materials, including genealogical databases and digitized newspapers. Scanners, computers, and printers are also available. The BYU FHL assists patrons online through its website, YouTube channel, and hosted webinars. It also offers classes in a variety of areas related to genealogy. 175:
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 reference personnel. With the help of other library workers, Eve Nielsen recataloged the Genealogical Society of Utah's Utah county records
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After the establishment of the J. Reuben Clark library in 1961 (later called the Harold B. Lee Library), a few family history research materials were incorporated the following year. A branch of the genealogical library of the LDS Church was then established in the library in 1964. It contained the
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project, much of the scanning of genealogical materials for the FamilySearch website took place at the FHL. As of 2008, around 50 different classes were offered by the FHL, including instruction on conducting international research.
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In the 1990s, the BYU Family History Library (then called the Utah Valley Regional Family History Center) offered to the public classes conducted by research consultants on various computer research tools. These included courses on
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at the library. The FHL houses almost 500,000 microfilms, obtained from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Digitized historical newspapers from the US and UK are also available.
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The BYU Family History Library website links to resources for patrons' research and offers virtual assistance. In order to reach people remotely, the FHL offers
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over three years. In 1973, construction on an expansion of the BYU library began, and the Utah Valley Branch Genealogical Library expanded along with it.
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on a variety of topics related to genealogy. Upcoming webinars are announced on the BYU FHL's website. The FHL also operates a
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Personal Ancestral File. In 2000, the BYU FHL moved into the new addition of the Harold B. Lee Library. Before
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research. It began as a small section of the BYU library in 1962, and later expanded into a branch of the
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Today, the BYU Family History Library is located on level 2 of the
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BYU Family History Library Help Desk
Harold B. Lee Library
Provo, Utah
Genealogical
Family History Library
Salt Lake City, Utah
Brigham Young University
http://www.lib.byu.edu/fslab/
Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Family History Centers
genealogical
Family History Library
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
a child looking at a scanned census document and a genealogical fan chart on dual monitor computer screens in the BYU Family History Library
Genealogical Historical Society
DOS
IBM
Personal Ancestral File
Macintosh
FamilySearch
FamilySearch Indexing
Harold B. Lee Library
missionaries
vicarious ordinances
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FindMyPast
microfilm

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