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Now also open Sundays 4:00-8:00 p.m.!
(Except holidays and General Conference weekends.)
Why Visit?
- Personalized research assistance
- Access to billions of records not accessible at home
- Scanning photos, slides, and other memories
- Family history classes*
- Group reservations for YSAs and other groups**
Individual help is available for walk-in visitors or by scheduling in advance. We also offer live virtual family history help.
Scanning documents or photos? Visit the scanner help page.
*Regularly scheduled classes are currently offered only virtually at this time. See our available classes and webinars.
**All groups must schedule in advance by contacting the family history missionaries. We offer both in-person and virtual group experiences.
Contact us for further information or to schedule an individual appointment or group visit.
Hours
The BYU Library is open Monday-Saturday and on Sundays it is open for family history only during limited hours. The library is closed or has limited services during holiday and General Conference weekends and semester breaks.
Family history help from missionary volunteers is available during certain hours Monday-Friday and during Sunday hours. The missionaries are currently not available on Saturdays.
See more details about our hours of operation.
Directions
The BYU Family History Library is located on Level 2 of the Harold B. Lee Library on BYU campus.
Full instructions and step-by-step pictures on how to get to our library
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 accessible 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.