Category Archives: Salt Lake Christmas Tour

After months of starts and stops at getting a new website up for the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour, we finally got it posted this afternoon. After reading a number of articles and even posting a blog about using Google Continue reading The New Salt Lake Christmas Tour Website→

The 2009 Salt Lake Christmas Tour will start in just under three weeks. This is year #25, as we started doing this thing in 1985. At that time we had just published the first issue of Heritage Quest Magazine – Continue reading Photos from the 1985 “Christmas Tour”→

Watch out for the weather in Salt Lake City. You’d think that it would be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Right? Wrong. I’ve lived here for 10 years and have come to the opinion that the Continue reading Salt Lake City Winter Weather→

Number One You may find more ancestors than ever before! By joining us in Salt Lake City on a Salt Lake Christmas Tour, you will be in the right place (the Family History Library) – at the right time – Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #1!→

Number 2 The variety of records to research in the Family History Library is astounding. There are so many different record types available that I could never list them all. However, there are Probates, Vital Records, Parish Registers, Deeds, Federal Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #2→

Number 3 Professional genealogists will help you every step of the way The Salt Lake Christmas Tour is known for having the best professionals in the business. These folks work right alongside the attendees – helping them with the rough Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 20th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #3→

Number 4 Our professionals use the library on a regular basis The Salt Lake Genealogy Christmas Tour only uses the best professional researchers to work with our attendees. Our professionals are intimately acquainted with the library and it’s holdings. These Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #4→

Number 5 No waiting for films to arrive by interlibrary loan The Family History Library has millions of films available – most by interlibrary loan to Family History Centers worldwide. However, if you’ve ever used the system, you know that Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #5→

Number 6. Stay next door and immerse yourself in your genealogy. The Salt Lake Christmas Tour uses the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel as our tour headquarters. We sleep, eat breakfast, attend classes and have all our “functions” in the hotel. Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #6→

Number 7 The Family History Library is easy to use. First, it should be noted that you may bring in your “stuff.” Take your laptop, briefcase full of family group sheets, your maps, ancestor charts, notebooks, and anything else you Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #7→

Number 9 The camaraderie of the group is part of the fun! Attendees at the Salt Lake Christmas Tour come not only to do research in the Family History Library, but many come back year after year to enjoy the Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #9→