The Family History Library owned and operated by the Latter Day Saints Church (ie. The Mormons) in Salt Lake City, Utah, is genealogy central in the United States. The outside of the physical library now has the FAMILYSEARCH title on it.
So many generations of researchers and historians - since before there was Internet or on-line databases - have depended upon it. The library currently holds more data than the Library of Congress. Television series that focus on genealogy such as Who Do You Think You Are, depend on professionals and research assistants who spend about 1000 hours of research for one 40-minute program.
If you have a FamilySearch account, which is easy enough to sign up for, you can log in and watch live stream videos or find past live stream videos done on Zoon now archived on YouTube. Some of these are instructional, others update you on what's happening there, and there are some question-and-answer opportunities.
I suspect that a lot of people are using their time indoors to do their genealogy research because every time I log in to FamilySearch and start a search the whirling icon keeps on whirling.
I know my browser needs updated but I cannot at this time do it. It's annoying that the message comes up EACH AND EVERY TIME a new page shows up on my screen. What a pain in the butt.
The library was affected by the recent earthquake that occurred in Salt Lake just shortly after it all closed down due to the virus. The shelves are sturdy and bolted so none of them fell but some ceiling panels and books did land on the floor. This is good news. Should it reopen and you be researching there, you're not likely to be hurt in an earthquake of the 5.7 or less category.
5.7 is a good shake but nothing compared to the Northridge quake of 1994 which was 6.7. (The earth experience earthquakes all over every single day, this we know due to the latest technology. However, it does seem to me that earthquakes are occurring in more places that don't expect them and where housing might not be built or fortified for them.)
Enjoy your research. Try to take good notes you can read in the future, so you know where you stopped, what your goals are, and so on.
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