Conferences & Events

2010 NGS Research Trip to Salt Lake City

24 January–31 January 2010

• Space is limited to 30 attendees.  

Registration is now closed.

The Library

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City is the largest genealogical library in the world. You will have access to more than two million rolls of microfilm (more than 142,000 square feet on five floors), hundreds of thousands of microfiche, and a huge collection of genealogical books. The library opens at 8:00 am and is open until 9:00 pm every day except Monday, when it closes at 5:00 pm, and Sundays and certain holidays, when it is closed all day.

The Trip Directors

Marie Varrelman Melchiori, cg, cgl^*, and Shirley Langdon Wilcox, cg, fngs, will lead this trip. Both Sandra and Shirley are experienced researchers familiar with the extensive resources available at the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

Marie Varrelman Melchiori, cg, cgl is a full-time professional genealogist, specializing in records in the National Archives, Washington, DC. She has lectured at National Genealogical Society and the Federation of Genealogical Societies National Conferences since 1988. She has lectured on military records for Samford  University's IGHR and the Salt Lake Institute. She was the Assistant Director of the National Institute on Genealogical Research from 1988 to 2002, where she continues to lecture on military records. She has conducted workshops on military records and beginning genealogy for the National Archives. In September of 1999 and in 2000 she was one of the Trip Directors for the NGS Research Trip to Ireland. In 1999 the Association of Professional Genealogists awarded her the Graham T. Smallwood, Jr. Award of Merit.

Shirley Wilcox served two terms as NGS president and has been board certified as a genealogist since 1973. As a native Californian, she has experience tracing her own lines from New England and the South across the country to Northern California in the 1850s–1870s. As a professional genealogist, she has compiled lineages for clients whose ancestors lived in many geographic regions. Shirley was president of the Association of Professional Genealogists from 1991–1993 and currently serves on the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia, Board for Certification of Genealogists, and is the president of the Virginia Genealogical Society.

All registrants will receive information and advice about pre-trip planning. In addition, once in Salt Lake City, each participant will have the opportunity for ongoing consultation with Marie and Shirley.

Hotel Accommodations

The trip package price includes seven nights at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, located next door to the Family History Library. The Plaza is ideally located not only for access to the library, but also within walking distance or trolley ride of a shopping mall, movie theaters, and restaurants.

Also included are an informal reception on the first Sunday evening, pizza on Wednesday evening, and a last-night dinner. Other meals will be on your own. A list of nearby restaurants will be provided. There is a restaurant in the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel.

Other Expenses

Airfare is not included in the package price. Participants are responsible for meals other than those described above and for all personal expenses.

Cancellations

No refunds will be issued. Registrants cancelling will receive credit toward a future NGS research trip.

Questions? Contact the Salt Lake City trip leader at slwilcox@juno.com.

*Certified Genealogist, cg, Certified Genealogical Lecturer and cgl are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates.