The Granite Mountain Records Vault

There is nearly 300 feet of solid granite above the vault s laboratory and office area and 700 feet above the six huge vault storage rooms.

The granite mountain records vault.

The family history conference at the salt palace convention center presented a virtual video tour wednesday morning of the vault the seldom seen site of records preservation and storage for the lds church. The granite mountain records vault was built in 1965 to preserve and protect important family history and historical records. Granite mountain records vault. Besides genealogical preservation and storage granite mountain records vault serves as the deep archives for a myriad of church materials including scriptures in every language published large leather bound temple ordinance books that were hand kept through the 1960s materials and minutes from presiding priesthood quorums financial.

The storage area has three access tunnels faced with heavy bank vault doors in very strong encasements. A granite mountain records vault employee looks for a roll of film so it can be duplicated for distribution. 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. 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.