South Royalton Vermont Ward Family History Center

04/07/2026

Come and Join us for a day of discovery

04/07/2026

JUST ADDED: Champlain Valley Historical Reenactors

- come and see Civil War Reenactors live

May 9th South Royalton Vermont Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

This year the FamilySearch Fair is bigger than ever. Our theme is
"Add What You Know"
If the weather is nice we will have an outdoor picnic. Food is provided. We are adding to this every day. Stay tuned and plan an adventure in getting to know your ancestors
Saturday May 9th
FamilySearch Fair South Royalton VermontThius
Speakers include:
Vermont Youth on adding what you know to FamilySearch
Vermont State Archives: Researching Records
Steve Turley FamilySearch: Gathering records
Others TBA
Booths
Vermont State Archives
Tunbridge VT Historical Society
Vershire VT Historical Society
Lympous Church, Bethel Vermont Historical Records
Bethel Vermont Historical Society
Chelsea Vermont Historical Society
Stockbridge Gaysville Historical Society
Vermont Old Cemetery
Daughters of the American Revolution
** Sons of the American Revolution

03/29/2026

This year the FamilySearch Fair is bigger than ever. Our theme is

"Add What You Know"

If the weather is nice we will have an outdoor picnic. Food is provided. We are adding to this every day. Stay tuned and plan an adventure in getting to know your ancestors

Saturday May 9th

FamilySearch Fair South Royalton VermontThius

Speakers include:

Vermont Youth on adding what you know to FamilySearch

Vermont State Archives: Researching Records

Steve Turley FamilySearch: Gathering records

Others TBA

Booths

Vermont State Archives

Tunbridge VT Historical Society

Vershire VT Historical Society

Lympous Church, Bethel Vermont Historical Records

Bethel Vermont Historical Society

Chelsea Vermont Historical Society

Stockbridge Gaysville Historical Society

Vermont Old Cemetery

Daughters of the American Revolution

03/18/2026

We are doing things you could not imagine 5 years ago.....

Ahead of RootsTech 2026, General Authority Seventy Elder Mark A. Bragg, executive director of the Family History Department and Chairman of FamilySearch Inte...

03/14/2026

Save The Date: May 9th 2026 0930 to 4pm Annual FamilySearch Fair South Royalton Vermont.

Speakers include:

Steve Turley: A fascination with the technical side of genealogy. He also taught introductory genealogy classes at BYU. After retiring from BYU, Dr. Turley worked as a volunteer in the European Office of FamilySearch and is currently a volunteer helping with engineering research and development at the FamilySearch facility in Lehi, Utah. Dr. Turley’s work at FamilySearch involves using machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve access to online records, make them more searchable, and apply advanced statistical techniques to match records with each other and with existing trees. Dr. Turley’s genealogy research experience includes work in the Southern States, Colonial New England, Great Britain, and Sweden.

Vermont State Archives

Vermont Old Cemetery Association

Booths from local historical societies and others

Our famous cookout lunch

Updates will follow.

03/07/2026

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/complexities-in-indigenous-genealogical-research

03/06/2026

New Technology and research help on FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/familysearch-global-and-tech-forum-2026

03/06/2026

RootsTech has started.... learn how, and why to research your history.

Note: This presentation is a follow-up to the RootsTech 2025 live class, IT’S YOUR STORY! In this 2026 video, you will watch youth talk about their experiences from participation in a 21–day family history “challenge” to do five minutes of temple and family history activities each day for th...

01/13/2026

Coming May 9th. The 4th Annual FamilySearch Fair. More info as it comes available

09/08/2025

New addition to the FamilySearch library. Come check out the Library. Weds nights 630-830 and Sundays 11am to 2pm

08/21/2025

A collection of the Book of Mormon in Braille has been added the the FamilySearch center. I've never seen one before so this is cool.

07/21/2025

The FamilySearch center and Library will be open Tomorrow, Tuesday July 22 from 1-4 pm