By the time you read this, I’ll be home from the FGS Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, but as I write it, I am making last minute preparations to go. With the lure of at least a day and a half of research time that I have scheduled for the Family History Library (FHL), the excitement is starting to build and I’ve already identified quite a few records that I want to seek out while I’m there.

On my previous trips, I’ve done a little browsing in state census records, and one of the things on my to-do list for this trip is to continue those searches. Since this will require a little pre-preparation, I thought I’d use this week’s column to delve into the subject a bit deeper. So without further ado, let’s get to it.

Doing My Homework
Why Go to All That Trouble?
Preparing for the Manual Search
Documenting My Finds