Family History

"The doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints centers on the family. Essential to our doctrine on the family is the temple. The ordinances received there enable us to return as eternal families to the presence of our Heavenly Father."

President Dallin H. Oaks

The Butler Hill Family History Learning Center is open to the public the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6 - 8 pm. Or by appointment for individuals or small groups. Just contact Joan and John Roach (801-835-6396) or Heidi and Mark Terry (801-942-6538), our Ward Temple and Family History Consultants to schedule a day and time for one-on-one help and assistance. You can also email Joan and John at johnjoantrees@gmail.com, or Heidi and Mark at mtaiwan226@msn.com.

If more convenient, you can talk to a Family History Consultant via Google Meet while the Center is open every 2nd Tuesday from 6 - 8 pm. You can join a live video chat to ask a question and even share your FamilySearch Tree right from your home or where ever you have an Internet connection.

To join via Google Meet when the Center is open (every 2nd Tuesday from 6 - 8 pm), just click the link below and a Family History Consultant will welcome you! Give it a try ...

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qqm-drys-uoe

What's New?

September 2026 ... Improved Merge Experience in Family Tree

The new merge experience helps address the challenge of incorrect merges. The interface is simpler. The new process is also simpler and provides better guidance. As a result, you can have greater confidence that you are merging correctly. The new process also helps avoid incorrect merges.

Click or Touch HERE to jump to the an explanation of the improved merge experience at FamilySearch.

August 2026 ... The FamilySearch Digital Library

Search this collection to find books about your family members. Discover the history of the places they lived. Read more about the events that may have changed the course of your great-great grandmother’s life. Learn more about annual traditions of your grandfather’s local church and more.

Click or Touch HERE to jump to the Digital Library page at FamilySearch.

Calendar

new ... Roots Tech 2027 ... Thursday, March 4 - Saturday, March 6, 2027

The Family History Learning Center is located in the northeast corner of the Butler Hill Building. If you are in the building, enter through a door just to the east of the stage. From outside, enter via the northern most door on the east side of the building. If the door is locked, ring the doorbell.

The Center has 8 patron computers with high-speed Internet, 3 printers (1 black and white and 2 color), and 3 flatbed scanners for scanning photographs or large documents/certificates. The computers are optimized to use FamilySearch.

One-on-one help and assistance is available for all aspects and levels of Family History work, from basic, just getting started, to advanced topics and challenges.

For example:

Help creating a FamilySearch account ... Click or Touch HERE to go to FamilySearch
Help understanding the parts of FamilySearch
Help navigating and viewing your Family Tree
Help scanning photos and/or large documents and certificates
Help uploading information to FamilySearch Memories to preserve information for others
Help resolving conflicts in your data
Help finding missing information about your relatives
Help understand how AI is changing how we use and interact with FamilySearch

You can use the handy form below to ask a question or schedule an appointment for one-on-one help with your Family History pursuit. You will receive a reply within 24 hours.

Family History Learning Center

8 Computers ... 3 printers ... 3 scanners

Find and Document Your Relatives

Get One-on-One Help and Assistance from Our Family History Consultants and Volunteers

Family History Learning Center

8 Computers ... 3 printers ... 3 scanners

Butler Hill Ward Family History Leadership

Family History Committee

Chairman - Arden Engebretsen ... 1st Counselor, Bishopric
Member - Camille Kiser ... 1st Counselor, Relief Society
Member - Mark Van Mondfrans ... 2nd Counselor, Elders Quorum
Member - Joan Roach ... Ward Temple and Family History Consultant
Member - John Roach ... Ward Temple and Family History Consultant
Member - Heidi Terry ... Ward Temple and Family History Consultant (Sister Terry is a Germany and Poland Specialist)
Member - Mark Terry ... Ward Temple and Family History Consultant

Volunteers

Viki Strong - Patron Help and Assistance
Steve Neidig - Technology Support

Is the Butler Hill Family History Learning Center an Official Family Search Center?

No, but the facility in our Stake Center on Short Hills Drive is official, meaning it receives funding from Church Headquarters. It has been an official Family Search Center for many years. The facility in the Butler Hill Building has never been an official Family Search Center, hence the name Family History Learning Center.

When the Salt Lake Butler and Salt Lake Wasatch Stakes combined in 2025 to become the Cottonwood Heights Utah Butler Stake, the Butler Hill facility became the sole responsibility of the Butler Hill Ward for both funding and support.

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