Thursday, July 24 marks the 178th anniversary of the Mormon pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake valley. There will be many celebrations throughout the state of Utah and other locations to commemorate this event.

If you are interested in researching Mormon pioneer ancestors, The Family History Guide can help. Check out Goal F1 in the United States page. Choice B has links to some great articles and videos for getting started with Latter-day Saint research, including the following:

• How Do I Find LDS Church Records? BYUFamily History Library video
• LDS Church Records Class Handout, FamilySearch Wiki article
• Latter-day Saint Record Finder, FamilySearch Wiki article
• FamilySearch Pioneers website
• Early LDS pioneer database
• Mormon Migration website
• Mormon Migration online records, 1840-1932, FamilySearch collection

See also Goal 2: Archives and Libraries in the Utah pages of The Family History Guide, for a variety of historical articles, databases, and record collections.