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Live Virtual Family History Help
The BYU Family History Library Missionaries are offering one-on-one virtual help with family history.
Click here to join the live Virtual Family History Help Desk
***New Hours: Monday- Thursday, 12 – 8 PM, Friday, 12 – 6 PM, Mountain Time.***
The Virtual Help Desk is not open on Sundays.
(But you can visit us in person during Sunday hours.)
Hours of Specialized Help by Geography/Language
Patrons will be helped in the order they join the Zoom link. Consultations will be 20 minutes or less when others are waiting; if a longer consultation is needed, that can be scheduled for another time in a manner that suits your needs. When you join the Zoom link, you will enter the virtual lobby and a missionary will assign you to a helper when it is your turn.
For instructional videos on how to use Zoom or join a Zoom meeting, click here
Important Links
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BYU Library Catalog
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FamilySearch Microfilms & Fiche at BYU
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Scanning Equipment
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FamilySearch*
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Ancestry.com
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MyHeritage
Library Edition
(BYU campus) 
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Find My Past
(BYU Library) 
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Saints by Sea
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The Family History Guide
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County Histories
(BYU access) 
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Fold3
(BYU access) 
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Sanborn Maps
(BYU access) 
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HistoryGeo
(BYU access) 
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Gateway to North America
(BYU access)
"BYU access" means that the item is accessible on BYU campus or remotely for logged-in BYU students and faculty. If labeled “BYU campus” then it is available anywhere on BYU campus, but not remotely. "BYU Library" indicates that you may only access the resource while physically at the BYU Library. (If you have a personal account with any of these sites, you can access them anywhere. If so, it is best to access them directly rather than using these links.)
*FamilySearch is accessiable anywhere on the Internet, but many of the images (ca. 25-30%) require viewing at a FamilySearch family history center. BYU Library is also designated as a family history center allowing access to these images.