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Although the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and most of the Family History Libraries and Family History Centers around the world are either closed or have moved to providing online support, it is a breath of fresh air to have a new more visible website for the Salt Lake City Family History Library.
Here is a quote from the news release announcement.
The new webpage enables guests to better access existing site services, such as visitor information, collections and hours of operations, and introduces many new and expanded services. For example, patrons worldwide can now schedule 20-minute appointments for free personal research consultations with a specialist. And book look-up services will be coming soon.
David Rencher, the chief genealogy officer for FamilySearch and director of the Family History Library, says this resource is just the beginning of plans for the library’s updated web presence. “Moving forward, we will build out the webpage to help our patrons’ and guests’ expanding needs with a global reach.”
The webpage is available in German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Chinese. Japanese and Italian languages will be added soon.
“The Family History Library offers the largest collection of genealogical materials in one place, making it a premier destination for family history resources and genealogical expertise,” added Rencher. “Its mission is constantly expanding to meet the evolving needs of guests throughout the world—and at no charge.”
Although the library itself is currently closed due to a global pandemic, it is now able to create more of its signature personalized discovery experiences online for patrons worldwide.
It is nice to see that the webpage is on the FamilySearch.org website but like many of the resources on the FamilySearch.org website, there are no clear links to this or the other hidden resources. There is not even a link in the obscure Site Map or any other way to find the website other than a general Google search or whatever. There is no clear way, other than using Google, to find anything on the website that is not specifically linked in one of the menu items. The new webpage does appear in a general Google search for the Salt Lake City Family History Library.
I have noticed that on FamilySearch.org. I have bookmarked some of the sites because I can't figure out how to find them from the main site. I thought it was just me!
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