Fraedrich, director of the Family History Center since December, doesn't feel that many local people know of this resource and she'd like to expose this apparently well-kept secret. There are also Family History Centers at the LDS churches in Johnston City and Cape Girardeau.

"We don't have as much traffic as we would love to have, but that's just because they aren't really aware that we are here," she said.

In fact, traffic would be good for the center; if Salt Lake City officials see there is a demand for its services, they would pour more resources into the area, she said.

"If the general public comes in and uses our computers, then the subscription services from Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, is free," she said. "They can use those without having to pay the fee. That is a big deal."

"That is one of the ways that we can really help the public, by helping them have access to the subscription services without them needing to pay the subscription fee," she said. "And if the usage in our library goes up, continues growing, then we would be able to get more computers in the system."