June 22 1966 Granite Mountain Records Vault

Powell 1 september 1988 church records vault constructed by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints.

June 22 1966 granite mountain records vault. Copies of these records are given free of charge to the record custodian and on occasion additional copies are provided to replace records that may have been lost in a natural disaster or fire. 1966 the granite mountain records vault a special facility for preserving important genealogical records located in little cottonwood canyon east of salt lake city utah. The church of jesus christ of latter day saints built the granite mountain records vault in 1965 to preserve and protect records of importance to the church including its vast collection of family history microfilms. Excavation and blasting to build the granite mountain records vault began in 1960.

Notes for dedication of granite mountain records vault june 22 1966 study on purposes and direction of the granite mountain records vault by ted f. The granite mountain records vault also known simply as the vault is a large archive and vault owned by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church excavated 600 feet into the north side of little cottonwood canyon the granite mountain facilities feature a dry environment controlled facility used for long term record storage as well as administrative offices shipping and. The facility was completed in 1965 and dedicated on june 22 1966. The vault is nearly 700 feet inside solid granite and the entrance doors are said to weigh between 9 and 14 tons enough to endure a nuclear blast.

This deseret news article gives us a little more factual insight into what else you can find inside. While at the ngs conference in salt lake two weeks ago we viewed a video about the granite mountain records vault. The majority of occupied space is dedicated to family history records but that s not all the vault contains. Microfilm masters negatives used for duplication and digitization occupy 60 percent of granite mountain s space.

What else does the vault contain. It was awesome to get to see the inside. I only live a few miles from here and have never had the opportunity to see the vaults. Forty plus years later the vault boasts the world s largest collection of family history information.

The site was fully operational in 1965 named in may 1966 and dedicated on june 22 1966. The world s largest collection of genealogical records is housed in a secure vault located in the mountains near salt lake city utah. Add to print list remove from print list notes.