Early history and beginning of the Price Branch Genealogy Library are vague and undocumented. Some "old timers" remember it began in a northwest room of the present bishops store house located on 100 South and 300 East. It is surmised the library was established during the 1950's or early 1960's with the storekeeper, Frank Hartley, being assigned to organize the library and get things started.

In 1964 Lorin Bailey and Glen Fifield were called to serve as directors. Brother Bailey served until 1975. During those eleven years, the Church Genealogy Department sent out research guides and began rental programs. Brother Bailey and Brother Fifield acquired two old microfilm readers, some old microfiche readers, a film cabinet, and some bookcases. All work was done by hand.

During this time the library was moved from the storehouse to the seminary building. Grant Lee Hanson and his wife, Bessie, were next called to direct the library. Carbon, North Carbon, and Emery Stakes were all involved. Librarians were called from each stake in order to keep the operation open all day and into the evening. This necessitated having thirty-nine people actively working at the library per week.

The Hansons spent their nine years improving all aspects of the library. Because of Brother Hanson's knowledge of the Danish language and his familiarity with the Scandinavian countries, he organized a very useful collection of genealogy books and materials for that region. The four generation program was intruduced during this time.

There were 333 microfilms and microfiche on permanent loan at the library in 1976. Many more were added to the collections as time went on. Books, periodicals, and research guides, along with readers and other equipment, became more available, partly due to the generous donations made by members of the three stakes.

Lynn Bennett served as director in 1984. Because trained librarians were hard to find and keep, Brother Bennett and others often spent forty to fifty hours per week keeping the library open and operational.

A new up-to-date computer that would run the Church's new "Family Search" program, and the newly developed Personal Ancestral File, was purchased during this tenure. People could now access information from all around the world. Brother Bennett also headed a project to collect all the obituaries from Utah daily newspapers from 1940 to 1985. He gathered over 187,000 obituaries that were filmed, indexed, and made available to every library in the world.

The Home Extraction Program had been operational for several years by this time. Many of the librarians became involved in this work.

In 1993 Carl Larsen became director. New computers, software, books, and genealogy information were constantly being added. A database of cemeteries in Carbon and Emery counties provided even more information. All of this required increased training and awareness for both the staff and patrons as they learned to overcome fears of technology.

James L. Jensen of the Price North Stake became the director in October of 1997. The name was changed from the Price Branch to the Price Family History Center. By this time only the Price Utah, Price Utah North, and Helper Stakes were using the facility as a multi-stake entity.

The rapid development of technology kept the center involved with constant efforts to stay current with changes in internet capabilities. New computers and printers were in constant demand. New programs were being developed daily.

The Center underwent another remodeling project in 1997. Five new computers were purchased along with two new printers. This made it possible to place a new computer at each of the eight stations. This revolutionized the center. Patrons now had billions of names at their finger tips. Research became an art requiring constant surveillance by the librarians.

As of January 2003, Levon and Mona Grundvig are serving as directors of the Price Family History Center.

During the tunure of each director, a new level has been reached for the output at the library. From its humble beginnings in the corner of the storehouse with the storehouse keeper as the consultant to a well-established technological project with full-time trained librarians, the Price Family History Center fills a powerful purpose for the Saints in Carbon County as they seek to fulfill the commandment of searching for their roots.