Media Services

The Granite FamilySearch Center has a multitude of media equipment and services available to assist you in your family history efforts.  Audio/visual specialists can help you with digitizing slides, audio, and photos.  All material for preservation must meet FamilySearch copyright and media guidelines.

Patrons wishing to scan photos by themselves should check in with a volunteer.  Scanning sessions will be up to 30 minutes in length. In the event there is not another patron waiting to use the scanner, the current scanner may continue their session past the 30-minute time limit until another patron wishes to use the scanner.

All scanners save to a USB flashdrive.  Bring your own from home or one can be purchased at the Center.

Note: Printing and scanning should be done only for family history-related items, not for other personal uses.

Audio Duplication and Digitization

  • Conversion of audio cassette tapes, reel-to-reel audio tapes, wire recordings, vinyl records, etc. to MP3 and MP4 formats for use in FamilySearch (staff labor – schedule an appointment or submit an order)
  • 3 cassette tapes per order
  • 1 reel-to-reel or other media per order
  • An order form MUST be submitted with all service orders
  • Patron must supply storage media for their order
  • Memory sticks are available for purchase

Scanners

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  • High speed photo scanner, flatbed scanner and document scanner for digitization of photographs, photo albums, documents, scrapbook pages, etc. (staff direction, patron labor)

Slide Digitization

  • High speed 35mm slide digitization (staff direction, patron labor)
  • An order form MUST be submitted with all service orders
  • 160 (2 carousels) slides per order
  • Patron must supply storage media for their order
  • Memory sticks are available for purchase

A Technology Staff member must be present for use of Memories and Preservation Room for audio and slide digitization.

Hours
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday:  2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Contact us at: media@granitefhc.com

Software and Databases

Family history programs installed on each workstation include:

  • 19th Century British Library Newspapers
  • Alexander Street (American Civil War)
  • American Ancestors
  • Ancestry – Institution version
  • ArkivDigital (Sweden)
  • FamNet (New Zealand)
  • FindMyPast
  • Fold3 (U.S. military records)
  • Geneanet
  • Irish Ancestors
  • MyHeritage – Library Edition
  • NewspaperArchive
  • Paper Trail
  • Puzzilla (premium service)

Updated May 2023