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I have been tasked with finding out how to dissolve a family history center. One of our wards has a family history center with no activity. The stake president wants to have it dissolved or become dependent on the ward. I cannot find any procedures for doing this. Any help would be appreciated.

The first step is to find out if this is a real FHC, or something dreamed up by the local leaders. A real FHC has a separate unit number and shows up in the CDOL.

Family History Centers are actually run by a subsidiary of the church. It used to be called the "Genealogy Society of Utah" but I think they changed their name to "FamilySearch". Assuming this is a real FHC, you'll need to talk with the Family History Department. You can call CHQ and ask to be connected to them.

I should warn you that it's very difficult to create a FHC. They also have resources that you can't get from home. So I'd think about the closing very carefully. The Internet has not made them obsolete.

It is a real FHC. I discovered that it can be closed with a simple email message from the stake president.