The earlybird registration deadline for our research trip to Salt Lake Library research trip is 15 December 2008. We still have spaces on our trip. The dates of our trip are 14 May – 21 May 2009.

Why Go With Us?

• Use the outstanding resources of one of the top genealogy
  collections in the United States. The Family History Library in Salt
  Lake City has the nation’s largest collection of genealogical
  materials, both in print and in microform.
  

• You'll have expert, experienced guidance from
  nationally-known genealogist Michael Neill, M.S, columnist for Ancestry
  Daily News, and genealogy lecturer and speaker. Michael will
  help you get the most out of your trip through individualized
  attention. Michael will:

• Assist in pre-trip preparation, with a private website (not this one), mailing list and
  individualized suggestions. Pre-trip planning is an integral part of our trip experience.

• Assist you in developing research strategies and using resources while you are at the library.

• Answer your follow-up questions after the trip.
  

• Maximize your library experience through consultations before and after the trip to help you make more effective use of library time.

• You’ll be staying within walking distance of the library at The Best Western Salt Lake Plaza Hotel at Temple Square.

• Michael has led research trips to the Family History Library, the Allen County Public Library and has twenty years of family history experience. He has researched his own family in the Midwest and points east and worked on his children’s ancestry in seven European countries.

• Be a part of a small congenial group and network with
  others. You will not be at the library in complete isolation!

• Morning lectures/presentations on a variety of genealogical
  topics every morning the library is open during our trip.


• Brunch on Sunday.
  

There is more information at http://www.rootdig.com/slctrip.html

Fees and other information can be found at: http://www.rootdig.com/slc_fees.html

Questions? Email saltlake@rootdig.com

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# posted by Michael John Neill : 3:46 PM

Anyone who registers by 15 August 2008 will be entered into a contest
to get $200 off your hotel bill. The winner will be responsible for
the balance of their hotel charges, including all incidentals. The
winner will still be required to make their hotel reservation
themselves and use a credit card to hold the room. Rootdig will make
a. $200 payment toward your room charges during the May 2009 trip. Any
hotel charges beyond $200 are the responsibility of the winner.

Anyone who has already registered is already entered. More information
about the trip is located at

http://www.rootdig.com/slctrip.html

Questions can be sent to me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com

Thanks!

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Michael John Neill
May 2009 Group Trip to Salt Lake City
http://www.rootdig.com/slctrip.html

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# posted by Michael John Neill : 12:55 PM

I've decided to add a few additional families to my list while at the Family History Library in Salt Lake in late May. We'll be posting suggestions and ideas for the research as we get closer to our actual trip.

1. Robert and Eleanor Carlisle Frame from County Cumberland, England. I am really trying to learn something about Robert's supposed Spanish origins. He is listed as a British citizen in the census 1841-1861, but his occupation of a warper makes me doubt he was a world traveller. I do have his death record but it does not provide any additional details. One goal is to search for other Spanish natives living in County Cumberland born about the same time as he. Another goal is to search for Spanish natives with the last name of Frame. There should not be too many. These are things I can do on Ancestry.com at home before I leave. I want to have as much time at the FHL to use actual records as I can when not helping other people.
2. The parents of my great-grandmother Ida Mae Sargent Trautvetter Miller.I've written about her several times and while I know the names of her parents and have some information on them post-1880 anything earlier on either of them is elusive. The one thing I haven't really searched are the actual marriage records of Clark County, Missouri, where one record indicates Ida was born. The only other option is to search marriage records for the entire state of Iowa and Missouri starting in southeast Iowa and northeast Missouir and working my way outward.
3. A few other quick "lookups"--a document here, etc. Nothing extensive.

Of course the vast majority of my time will be devoted to helping trip members when they have problems or questions. If I don't get to my problems that is okay with me. They aren't going anywhere.

We still have room on our trip for anyone who has been delaying making a decision.

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# posted by Michael John Neill : 10:57 AM

1. You do not have to stay at the Plaza...you can make your own arrangements for lodging. If this is your choice, email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com for a price that does not include lodging.
2. You can arrive in Salt Lake however you choose. Arrival is on your own.
3. We do have openings. If there is a question about whether there are still openings, please email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com. Please do this before making a payment.
4. You can have as many consultations in the Family History Library as time allows.

More questions? Simply email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com

Thanks.

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