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Salt Lake City Here We Come

Salt Lake Plaza Hotel at Temple Square

(801) 521-0130 or (800) 366-3684

Save the dates September 30 – October 5, 2018 to join other members of the Sheldon Family Association for our “research oriented” reunion at the Plaza Hotel and the Family History

Library in Salt Lake City. A block of 20 rooms has been reserved for our attendees. The cut- offdate for reservations will be August 3. As usual, you will be responsible for calling the hotel to make your own room reservation. Room Rates are: $91 + 12.60% tax for single or double occupancy in a standard room $101 + 12.60%tax for a deluxe room

Additional occupants in rooms increases cost .

Room prices for extending your stay into Friday and Saturday nights increases considerably.

Here some ideas to use in preparing for your research visit. Provided by Wayne Nelson

I have found that I need to make a detailed list of what I want to accomplish before I step foot on the airplane. Otherwise, I am all over the place. A good place to start is with the Family Search online catalog. There is a good introduction at:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Introduction_to_the_FamilySearch_Catalog

Most of the old microfilm rolls have been converted to digital files. And the library has extensive subscriptions to many/most Internet sources. A list of the available subscription websites is here:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Subscription_websites_available_at_the_Family_History_Library#FHL_Subscription_Websites 

Guest resources can be found here:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Guest_Resources_at_the_Family_History_Library

The library Wiki site has a ton of information:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki

The building has 5 floors:

B2 – British floor;

B1 – International floor;

Main floor – Computer lab, classrooms, snack room and 8 different experiences that a person can use to learn more                 about their family;

2^nd floor – U.S./Canada;

3^rd floor – U.S./Canada Books.

One of my goals (to the extent possible) is to find birth, marriage and death records on all my ancestors.

 Suggestions from Jeanne Jeffries