WELCOME TO THE 2022 American Ancestors SALT LAKE CITY TOUR PAGE!
Thank you for registering for our Salt Lake City Research Tour, Sunday, November 6 - Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the Family History Library.
Please reach out to education@nehgs.org if you have any questions prior to the program.
PRE-TOUR WEBINAR
Live broadcast: September 8, 2022, 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Presented by: Rhonda R. McClure
Learn how to prepare for your time in Salt Lake City and at the Family History Library, make the most of your one-on-one consultations, and more!
Schedule of Events
| Sunday, November 6 | |
| after 3:00 pm | Check-in at Salt Lake Plaza Hotel |
| 4:00–4:30 pm | Introductions and Your Guide to the Week, Salt Lake Plaza Hotel |
| 4:30–5:00 pm | Helpful Hints for First-Time Attendees |
| 6:00–8:00 pm | Welcome Dinner, Salt Lake Plaza Hotel |
| Monday, November 7 | |
| 9:00 am–6:00 pm | Personal Research, Family History Library |
| 9:00–9:45 am | Orientation to FHL, Main Floor, Classroom B |
| 10:00-11:00 am | Catalog Tutorials and Tours, Main Floor, Computer Lab |
| 11:30 am–4:30 pm | Consultations with American Ancestors Staff Genealogists |
| Tuesday, November 8 | |
| 9:00 am–8:00 pm | Personal Research, Family History Library |
| 9:30 am–4:30 pm | Consultations with American Ancestors Staff Genealogists |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Lecture: Using Extended Family to Circumnavigate a Brick Wall, Melanie McComb, Main Floor, Classroom B |
| Wednesday, November 9 | |
| 9:00 am–8:00 pm | Personal Research, Family History Library |
| 9:30 am–4:30 pm | Consultations with American Ancestors Staff Genealogists |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Lecture: 19th and 20th Century Immigration to America, Rhonda R. McClure, Main Floor, Classroom B |
| 12:00–2:00 pm | Group Lunch, Salt Lake City Plaza |
| Thursday, November 10 | |
| 9:00 am–8:00 pm | Personal Research, Family History Library |
| 9:30 am–4:30 pm | Consultations with American Ancestors Staff Genealogists |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Lecture: Raising the Dead: Finding Clues to Ancestors from Headstones, Family Plots, and Burial Records, David Allen Lambert, Main Floor, Classroom B |
| Friday, November 11 | |
| 9:00 am–6:00 pm | Personal Research, Family History Library |
| 9:30 am–4:30 pm | Consultations with American Ancestors Staff Genealogists |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Lecture: Wanted! Dead or Alive: Researching Criminal Ancestors, Melanie McComb, Main Floor, Classroom B |
| Saturday, November 12 | |
| 9:00 am–6:00 pm | Personal Research, Family History Library |
| 9:30 am–4:30 pm | Consultations with American Ancestors Staff Genealogists |
| 6:00–8:00 pm | Closing Dinner, Salt Lake Plaza Hotel |
| Sunday, November 13 | |
| before 11:00 am | Check out of Salt Lake Plaza Hotel |
*Schedule subject to change.
PACKET MATERIALS
Participant Research Interests
Family History Library Floor Maps
Family History Library Vault Film Request Online Form
Lecture Handout: Using Extended Family to Circumnavigate a Brick Wall
Lecture Handout: 19th and 20th Century Immigration to America
Lecture Handout: Wanted! Dead or Alive: Researching Criminal Ancestors
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION AND RESEARCH INTEREST FORMS
Please complete the below form by Friday, October 21.
EXPERT GENEALOGISTS
Based on your research questions submitted on the form above, we will schedule three, thirty-minute consultations for you with a genealogist. These consultations will be held in person during the program, but will be scheduled ahead of time.
David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist has been on the staff of American Ancestors since 1993 and is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics of genealogy and history. Lambert has published many articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, Mayflower Descendant, and American Ancestors magazine. He has authored and or co-authored in the published genealogies presented to David McCullough, Ken Burns, Angela Lansbury, Michael and Kitty Dukakis, Nathaniel Philbrick, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. He has also published eleven books including A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries (American Ancestors, 2018), and Vital Records of Stoughton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1850 (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2008). David received his B.A. in History from Northeastern University. David is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Mass., and a life member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati and the General Society of the War of 1812. David also serves as the tribal genealogist for the Massachusett Tribe at Punkapoag in Massachusetts. His areas of expertise include New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; American and international military records; DNA research; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England.
Rhonda R. McClure, Senior Genealogist is a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer. Before joining American Ancestors in 2006, she ran her own genealogical business for 18 years. She was a contributing editor for Heritage Quest Magazine, Biography magazine, and was a contributor to The History Channel Magazine and American History Magazine. In addition to numerous articles, she is the author of twelve books including the award-winning The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Genealogy, Finding your Famous and Infamous Ancestors and Digitizing Your Family History. She is the editor of the newly released 6th edition of the Genealogist’s Handbook for New England Research. Her areas of expertise include, immigration and naturalization, late 19th- and early 20th-century urban research, missionaries, State Department Federal records, New England, Mid-West, Southern, German, Italian, Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, and New Brunswick research as well as Internet research, genealogical software and online trees.
Melanie McComb, Genealogist assists library visitors, both on-site and online, with their family history research. She also provides lectures on a variety of genealogical topics. Melanie holds a bachelor of science degree from the State University of New York at Oswego. Her areas of research interest include Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Kansas, Prince Edward Island, Québec, and Ireland, and she is experienced in DNA, genealogical technology and social media, Jewish genealogy, and military records.
GETTING AROUND & ACCOMMODATIONS
Salt Lake Plaza Hotel at Temple Square
122 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
1-800-366-3684 (reservations)
- Check-in Sunday, November 6
- Check-out Sunday, November 13
- 2 minute walk to the Family History Library
- Parking available for $10/day
If you would like to extend your stay, you may book directly with the hotel. Just mention you are staying with the group "New England Historic Genealogical Society." Note: We do not provide a rooming list until 30 days prior to the start of the program, so they may not have your name if you call before then, but they will still be able to assist you.
Transportation
SLC International Airport to Salt Lake Plaza Hotel:
- Car: 10-15 minute via Lyft, Uber, and other ride-sharing smartphone apps
- Light Rail: 25-30 minutes from Airport TRAX platform to Temple Square Station via the green line
REPOSITORY INFORMATION
Family History Library
Family Search Catalog
TOURISM & SIGHTSEEING
For more tourism information, please visit the following tourism websites:
www.visitsaltlake.com
www.slctravel.com