Family History Center
Family History Centers (CHF) are the annexes to the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. The more than 4,500 centers in 88 countries as a resource for the study of family history used by thousands of users every week.
Family History Centers vary in size, schedules and staff available. Most control the microfilm and microfiche at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The centers that do not direct films are usually located near other who do. In December 2009, the rate control of a movie is 5.75 U.S.. Most Family History Centers provide subscription access to a number of databases. Many also have collections of books.
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History
The first Centre for the History of Family, then named branch of the genealogical library, was organized at the Harold B. Library Lee, on the campus of Brigham Young University in May 1964.
Organizing Centers Family history of Mesa in Arizona , Logan in Utah , Cardston in Alberta and Oakland in California , was announced at the General Conference in October 1963. They are all located in a temple.
Centres of family history were placed under the general direction of Archibald F. Bennett. In December 1964, there were 29 Center for Family History and in 1968, 75.
In 1987, these institutions were renamed "Family History Centers."
References
- Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry; Kahlil B. Mehr. Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah. Provo: BYU Studies, 1995.
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