Welcome!
Thank you for registering for our 2026 Salt Lake City Research Tour, which is taking place Sunday, September 13 - Sunday, September 20, 2026!
Navigate the resources of the world’s largest genealogy library with help from American Ancestors. Our experts have more than 40 years' experience guiding researchers of all levels through the vast resources of the FamilySearch Library. Benefit from our special orientations and tutorials, one-on-one consultations, informative lectures, and more!
Program Includes
- Seven-night hotel stay at the Holiday Inn Salt Lake City Downtown
- Tour and orientation to collections of the FamilySearch Library
- Daily lectures
- Three, thirty-minute consultations with expert genealogists (one virtual pre-tour consultation, two on-tour consultations)
- Group meals (opening and closing dinner)
- Pre-program preparatory webinar and resources
Pre-Tour Zoom Presentation
To come.
Participant Form 1
Please fill out this first participant form by October 20. This first form allows you to provide contact information, allergies, etc., as well as the topic you would like to discuss in your pre-tour consultation over Zoom. After you fill out the form, Kathleen will be in touch to schedule your pre-tour consultation.
If you have any questions about filling out this form or your pre-tour consultation, please contact Education & Programming Manager, Kathleen Mackenzie at kathleen.mackenzie@americanancestors.org.
Participant Form 2
Participant Form 2 is due November 1. This second form allows you to submit the topics that you would like to discuss in your two on-tour, in-person consultations.
Once Kathleen receives all of these forms, she will begin creating the on-site consultation schedule. You will be paired with a genealogist(s) who has expertise in the topic that you submitted for your consultations. The consultation schedule is created based on genealogist availability during the tour between the hours of 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m..
If you have any questions about filling out this form or the on-tour consultations, please contact Education & Programming Manager, Kathleen Mackenzie at kathleen.mackenzie@americanancestors.org.
Schedule
| Sunday, September 13 | |
| after 3:00 p.m. | Check-in at Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown |
| 4:00–4:30 p.m. | Introductions and Your Guide to the Week, Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown, Salt Lake Room |
| 4:30–5:00 p.m. | Helpful Hints for First-Time Attendees, Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown, Salt Lake Room |
| 6:00–8:00 p.m. | Welcome Dinner, Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown, Salt Lake Room |
| Monday, September 14 | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Group will depart hotel lobby to walk to library (or you can walk to the library on your own) |
| 9:00–9:45 a.m. | Orientation to FamilySearch Library, Main Floor, Classroom B |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Catalog Tutorials and Tours of the FamilySearch Library |
| 11:00 pm–5:00 p.m.** | Personal research and consultations with American Ancestors staff genealogists, FamilySearch Library |
| 6:00 p.m. | FamilySearch Library closes |
| Tuesday, September 15 | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Group will depart hotel lobby to walk to library (or you can walk to the library on your own) |
| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** | Personal research and consultations with American Ancestors staff genealogists, FamilySearch Library |
| 11:00 am–12:00 p.m. | Lecture, FamilySearch Library Main Floor, Classroom B |
| 8:00 p.m. | FamilySearch Library closes |
| Wednesday, September 16 | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Group will depart hotel lobby to walk to library (or you can walk to the library on your own) |
| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** | Personal research and consultations with American Ancestors staff genealogists, FamilySearch Library |
| 11:00 am–12:00 p.m. | Lecture, FamilySearch Library Main Floor, Classroom B |
| 8:00 p.m. | FamilySearch Library closes |
| Thursday, September 17 | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Group will depart hotel lobby to walk to library (or you can walk to the library on your own) |
| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** | Personal research and consultations with American Ancestors staff genealogists, FamilySearch Library |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Lecture, FamilySearch Library Main Floor, Classroom B |
| 8:00 p.m. | FamilySearch Library closes |
| Friday, September 18 | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Group will depart hotel lobby to walk to library (or you can walk to the library on your own) |
| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** | Personal research and consultations with American Ancestors staff genealogists, FamilySearch Library |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Lecture, Classroom B |
| 6:00 p.m. | FamilySearch Library closes |
| Saturday, September 19 | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Group will depart hotel lobby to walk to library (or you can walk to the library on your own) |
| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** | Personal research and consultations with American Ancestors staff genealogists, FamilySearch Library |
| 6:00 p.m. | FamilySearch Library closes |
| 6:00–8:00 p.m. | Closing Dinner, Joseph Smith Memorial Building |
| Sunday, September 20 | |
| before 11:00 a.m. | Check out of the Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown |
*Schedule is subject to change
Packet Materials
To come.
Lecture Slides
To come.