Well....You're very lucky. The Salt Lake Library has an indepth website, as I recall...It should be hyperlinked to familysearch.com I've never been there but have info on where to stay, if you need it. The following info comes from friends: The library is open til bout 10 pm most nights, i think it closes earlier on Sat and closed on Sundays.. Tho I believe BYU Library or perhaps one of the other universities is open Sundays and has Gen info I hear the Salt Lake Library has microwaves and a place to eat. So you never need to leave...Tho many researchers hike a couple of blocks to Temple Square where there's a reasonably priced buffet. Before you hike to the buffet, be sure to get directions and as I recall, you may have to purchase tokens at the library to pay for your lunch... Re Research-- Bring lots of quarters and dimes...I hear even they run out. Look for info you can't order from Salt Lake. Your local FHC should have a handout on the Salt Lake Library and I'm certain there are several books on it and how to research. They also offer short classes for free so you might want to inquire abt that. Re Reading German records...suggest you buy Edna's Benz book "If I can, You Can" That's how I learned. Edna was a wonderful gal. She died in Dec. Now for my request...Please check to see if they have any family records from Widdern, Wurttemberg. I am searching for info re my gr grandfather Christian HAAS of Widdern... That's all I know. The only Widdern records microfilmed are a few surnames from the 1500's Shirley in San Diego On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 23:29:22 -0700 "Victoria" <im_sailing@worldnet.att.net> writes: > Hello fellow Haas researchers, > > I need to say thank you to all of you on this list, along with two > other specific thank you mentions! My two other thanks go to the > following... First is Linda...you are terrific! Then by "lurking" > I saw a wonderful gentleman that was so helpful to me awhile ago in > another mail room, while others were...how can I say...just plain > rude...no...jerks! OK, that's in the past. But thank you John T. > Halbert. > > I finally feel confident to participate actively in a mailing list. > (Maybe it was me (newbie!), but I tried to live up to the > "standards", only to be mostly ridiculed with ridiculous responses. > So onward.....and try again...) > > What I truly am respectively asking of all of you is the following. > I have the most neat opportunity of being in Utah around the first > week of May. I would very much like to visit and obtain valuable > info from the "main" Family History Center...But which do I go to? > I checked the Internet, but through my query received several > different addresses in Salt Lake City. > > Once I have the address of "the real thing", what would all of you > recommend I ask for or bring with me when doing my research ? I am > very much a "newbie" to these centers...and unfortunately I was lost > and did not have a good experience in Mesa, Az nor any productive > directive help, even though I requested that help. > > My Haas family is still in Germany and I am more than willing to > post that history, but much (at least 75% of the history) comes from > the hard copy certificates I have from Germany in German > script....thanks to my wonderful mother who was born in Germany! As > long as I'm not made fun of in my deciphering (Yes, I can take > teasing...( I just don't like the "meanies" I've come across in the > past)) and if I could have your assistance, I would like very much > to share this. > > In the meantime, I wish all of you well in your searches and if I > can be any assistance I will be most happy to help. Especially > since in another month I'll be in THE Family History Center (if I > only knew the address :-)). > > Sincerely, > Victoria > im_sailing@worldnet.att.net > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.