The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. This means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available.
FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land, and court records of genealogical significance from more than 130 countries.
In extending access to its collections, FamilySearch is circulating microfilms of the historic records through select public libraries. The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is now one of those libraries and can now serve as a priceless resource for local residents interested in discovering their family history.
FamilySearch has more than 200 camera teams filming historic records in 45 countries on any given day. These records are then circulated to public patrons through FamilySearch centers worldwide, like the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. For example, FamilySearch has filmed over 60 percent of the Civil Registration (birth, marriage and death records) of Italy. If you have Italian ancestry, chances are you will be able to extend your Italian research by conveniently using the FamilySearch films through the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library.
There is a nominal fee of $7.50 to order a microfilm. Once the film arrives, patrons use the microfilm reader at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library to peruse it.
The library staff would be more than happy to help patrons see what films are available, place film orders, and answer research questions. Patrons can also search the Family History Library Catalog online at FamilySearch.org to see what records FamilySearch has available to order through the library.
To learn more about this new offering contact Library Director Stacey Lunsford or Assistant Director Diane Jaroch at (262) 473-0530.
