Show WBlMn Jon—- - flrrinf of ttn ramlif I latonr ms uf 9 iiwi vffMnrnrao wqwm Pirtif inn thy fujsir la not lust lor hanlnnii Family History Center 4 Help for beginners experts those interested in researching own family history great p source for is genealogical shopping die local Family History Center in Logan The center contains a vast collection of resources that can get anyone started in their search for family records For f j i one-sto- It's not just a dace for beginners however The resources at the site are extensive and in this age of speedy computer access family historians can sit in the backwoods of Logan and still tap into a seemingly endless world of genealogical data “People should spend a lot of time here before going anywhere else" says Jon£s director of th£ Cache William v Utah Family History Center The center is hkUtemporarifyiuthe i Page 34- - basement of the Sth and 18th IDS ward building (532 East 300 North) while its permanent home in the Logan IDS tabernacle is being remodeled The heart of the operation at the Family History Center has to be the computer network Fifteen computers are available for patrons who want to access Family-Seara software system used to search regularly updated genealogical files from around the globe The FanulySemh system contains three particularly usefol programs for genealogists: Ancestral File International Genealogical Index and Family History Library catalog Ancestral File contains a file of family trees cobtributed by individuals throughout the World It provides links to 27 million individuals in its latest edition ch In other words the family history you’re looldng for may have already been done by someone else and it could be listed on Ancestral File The International Genealogical Index is a file of names extracted from the world’s birth and marriage records It lists 243 million names of deceased individuals dating back to 1550 The Family History Library Catalog lists all of the holdings of foe Family History Library in Salt Lake City the largest family history library in the world So researchers in Logan can use the computer catalog to find out what’s available at the Salt Lake center and save valuable research time when they See CENTER on page 35 'People should spenda lot or time here before going anywhere else |