15 Blog Posts About Researching at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

As I prepare for my first ever trip to Salt Lake City (and the Family History Library!!!!!), I've done a lot of Googling for tips, tricks and hints about how to prepare. I've amassed quite a list of posts by other bloggers that I thought might be useful to other first-timers. Some are out of date but you can still glean some helpful tidbits.

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First and foremost, familiarize yourself with anything posted directly from the horse's mouth:

1. Tips for Visiting the Family History Library from FamilySearch.org

Then, if your a bit OCD (like me) continue (for hours) with other researchers' experiences:
(The following articles appear in no particular order and this list is, by no means, exhaustive [although you may be exhausted after you're finished reading them all...]).

2. A Workbook for My Visit to the Family History Library by Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

3. Salt Lake City Library: Ready, Set, Go! by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Olive Tree Genealogy

4. Tips on Making Your Salt Lake City Research Trip a Big Success by Joanne Todd, The Gene Pool

5. Top Ten Tips for Visiting the Family History Library by Mary Blauss Edwards, Of Graveyards and Things

6. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City by Matthew Miller, Matt's Genealogy Blog

7. Tips for First Time Family History Library Visitors by Shelley Bishop, A Sense of Family

8. Visiting the Family History Library in Salt Lake City by DearMYRTLE, DearMYRTLE's Genealogy

9. Grab Your Coat and Get Your Hat by Jill Ball, GeniAus

10. SLC Genealogy Research Travel Kit by Joan Miller, Luxegen Genealogy and Family History

11. My First Visit to the Family History Library by Kristina Rees, Losing My Census

12. Getting the Most Out of Your Trip to the Family History Library by Susan Bankhead, Brick Wall Genealogist

13. Visiting the Family History Library by Elaine Kowalski Schroeder, The Spiraling Chains: Kowalski - Bellan Family Trees

14. From the First Floor of the Family History Library by Stephen Danko, Steve's Genealogy Blog

15. Trip to the Genealogist's Mecca: Family History Library in Salt Lake City by Bob Kramp, Life's Journey


Are there any posts I've missed that you've found particularly helpful? Any tips you can offer from your own experiences?