Issue 10.13
In Kanab, Utah, a new Family History Center has opened. The center dates back to 1924, when the community of Kanab built a community meeting house. This meeting house provided the humble beginnings of Kanab’s first family history center. In 1950, a new meeting house was built to replace the previous building. The family history center was moved to the new building, and the old building was used for other purposes.
This original 1924 meetinghouse has now been refurbished and made into a wonderful combination of historical showcase of local culture and a family history center. Flat screen TVs can be found nestled among the relics dating back 100 years or more. You can see movies of local events and cultures of Kanab and the surrounding areas, along with displays showing the exploits of western explorer John Wesley Powell and his company of men.
The Kanab family history center provides research facilities that tourists and locals can use to begin doing their own family history research. They have plenty of computer stations where you can use state of the art technology to search more than 3 billion names that make up the FamilySearch database. FamilySearch is the largest free genealogical database in the world, and it’s available to everyone.
They also have a theater to view instructional presentations, informative videos, and training sessions from Church Headquarters and other authorized sites. Elevators, new restrooms, and spacious meeting rooms make this an ideal place for people passing through to stop, get a drink of cold water, rest a bit, and see if maybe they might find one of their own ancestors in among the records of the Kanab Utah Family History Center.
The address is 20 West Center Street, Kanab, UT 84741. Their phone number is 4335-644-5973. They are open Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. They are closed on major holidays.
You can find out more about other centers by visiting www.familysearch.org/locations.
For more information contact Shanna S. Jones (435) 628-4900 shannasjones@msn.com