Burley FamilySearch Center
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How it all began....
9/7/2021
As a family history center, it seems only fitting that the first post should be about our history. In the files found at the center, there are newspaper clippings dating back to 1961. But the official agreement with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was dated 26 July 1965.
The first microfilm reader came in March 1961. At that time the center was known as the Magic Valley Genealogical Society.
September 1961, the center is granted a charter.
Happy Birthday- 1962 - One year old
"A frisky infant"
October 1963
Mrs. Blanche Simmons received a microfilm from Salt Lake. 1965
Burley Genealogical Library Gains Status
Their application was officially accepted to be a branch of the world-wide Salt Lake Genealogical Library. The paper work was signed 26 July 1965
And that's how it all began!