Delta, Utah Family History Center: June 2013

INFO

The Delta Utah Family History Center services the residence and visitors in the greater Delta area which includes two stakes; Delta Utah and Delta Utah West. We are open Tuesday through Thursday, however, staff member are willing to meet with you at other times if appointments are made with the director Allyson Wood at (435) 864-8551.

Center Contacts and Hours

Address: 125 E. White Sage, Delta, Utah 86424
Director: Jodi Nielsen, (435) 979-2733
Assistant Director: Kari Mitchell
Location: 125 E. White Sage, in the East end of the DUS Stake Center

Phone: (435) 864-3312

E-mail: deltafhc@gmail.com
Open Hours:

Tuesday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Holiday Schedule:

Closed on national holidays.
Closed the week before Easter
Closed the week of July 4th and 24th
First Thursday in August for the local county fair.
Closed Thankgiving week
Closed the last two weeks of December and until school reconvenes

Keyboard Commands

Cut: ctrl + X

Copy: cnrl + C

Paste: cnrl + V

Underline: cnrl +U

Bold: cnrl + B

Italics: cnrl + I

Undo: cnrl + Z

Repeat: cnrl + Y

Align Text Left: cnrl + L

Align Text Center: cnrl + E

Align Text Right: cnrl + R

Double Spacing: cnrl + 2

Single Spacing: cnrl + 1

Select All: cnrl + A

Print: cnrl + P

Save: cnrl + S

Open: cnrl + O

Window Explorer: window + E

Date: alt + shift + D

New Page: cnrl + Enter (page break)

New Document: cnrl + N

Close: cnrl + W or alt F4

End of Line: End

Beginning of Line: Home

End of Document: cnrl + End

Beginning of Document: cnrl + Home

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Right clicking on the mouse reveals a menu

My favorite organizing tool: Onenote.com

The "Secret Code" used in Family History

Genealogists have their own lingo and we tend to ramble on using this "secret code" without blinking an eye or realizing that the person they are talking to might not understand what they are saying. This is the code to some of the things genealogists are using.

AF = Ancestral File
AFN = Ancestral File Number
BEPS = Baptism, Endowment, Sealed to Parents, Sealed to Spouse
BIC = Born in the Covenant
BMD = Birth, Marriage, Death
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FHC = Family History Center
FS = Family Search
FSBeta = Family Search Beta
GEDCOM - Format for easily sharing data
GSU - Genealogical Society of Utah - partnered with FHC on many projects
IGI = International Genealogical Index
MRIN - Computer generated number for marriage
NEW.FS = New Family Search
Ordinance Index = List of temple work already provided up to July 2009.
PAF = Personal Ancestral File
Pedigree Resource File - a program instigated after the Ancestral file was closed.
PERSI = Periodical Source Index
RIN - Computer generated number for individuals
Temple Ready - is now replaced by new.familysearch. It means checking the IGI and new.familysearch for ordinances already done.
TIB = Temple Index Bureau
URL = Uniform Resource Locator = website address
B = birth
M = marriage
D = death
Bu = burial
Chr = Christening [not LDS blessing]

"It matters not what else we have been called to do, or what position we may occupy, or how faithful in other ways we have labored in the church; NONE are exempt from this great obligation. It is required of the apostle as well as the humblest elder. Place, distinction or long service in the cause of Zion, or elsewhere in the mission field, the Stakes of Zion, or elsewhere will not entitle one to disregard the salvation of one's dead."

"Some may feel that if they pay their tithing, attend their regular meetings and other duties, give of their substance to the poor, or perchance spend one, two, or more years preaching to the world, they are absolved from further duty. But the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead. We may and should do all these other things, for which regard will be given, but if we neglect the weightier privilage and commandment notwithstanding all other good works, we shall find ourselves under condemnation. And why condemnation? Because the greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us, is to seek after our dead."

Joseph Smith - Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

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