Family Search News

Family Search recently published its 2 billionth digital image! Don't forget to check the site every few weeks to learn what new records have been added.


During our recent visit to the Family History Library we spent time on all four floors. At present the United States/Canada books are on the third floor and the U.S./Canada film collection is housed on the second floor. The first basement level houses the international books and films while the second level contains British records. Since each floor has plenty of computers, we visited a different floor each day.


We used very little microfilm during the week because so much of the information is available to visitors on the computers. Many of the digitized films can be read on computers at the Library or a Family History Center but not on a home computer. We learned how to transfer records and sources found on Ancestry to the Family Tree; hopefully we will remember that process in the fall.


News from the Mesa FamilySearch Library last week:

• The library will be permanently closed on Friday, September 14 at 5:00 PM.  Construction will begin on a new "Discovery Center" that will be completed in about 2 years

 Is this good news or bad news? The original Mesa facility has been closed for several years, and they have been using their "education center" for patrons. We can look forward to a new building, though.