Course Spotlight: Advanced Land Tools: Maps
Have you ever wanted to visualize an ancestor’s migration route, get help with locating boundaries, or learn more about the place your family lived? Advanced Land Tools: Maps will offer education on all of these topics and more at SLIG 2022. As the course description reads, “Maps are a useful, essential tool to conduct effective genealogical […]
Have you ever wanted to learn how to take your military research further? Do you wish you knew more about in-depth military research topics such as the selective service system, the laws of war, or personnel files? Wish you had experience with methodology techniques for separating men of the same name? SLIG’s course Operation Jumpstart: Beyond […]
In preparing for our first in-person institute since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have proceeded with caution. We know many are quite anxious to return, while others are not quite ready, and many still undecided. There is no right or wrong answer to that question; we all need to move at our own […]
SLIG never lacks for quality education, great courses, or amazing faculty. And we surely don’t lack in opportunity to network, engage in meaningful events, or research in that famous Family History Library. So what do we lack? A crystal ball. Still, armed with two rounds of survey data, informal feedback through various means, and input […]
Three courses from SLIG 2021 were selected to give an “encore” this fall during SLIG Virtual 2021. The courses have been opened to those on the SLIG 2021 waitlists – and lucky us, there are still a few seats available for general registration! What courses are available? Each of the following courses are available as […]
Waitlists are an inevitable part of institute course registration. Courses fill. Sometimes very quickly. Oh how we wish they didn’t need to do that! Run out of seats we mean. But if they must, then the answer lies in fair application and management of that sacred waitlist. So, each year we work to improve the […]
Once upon a time, a handful of students dreamed of a course that would help them continue to build on the knowledge and skills gleaned by taking the Advanced Methodology course. It didn’t exist. So they created it. Now in its sixth year, the Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum continues to challenge advanced researchers with five […]
Always wanted to study New York research with Karen Mauer Jones, but either didn’t get into the class or couldn’t attend in January? This amazing course is now being offered in the fall. Virtually. Over multiple weeks. Offering plenty of hands-on opportunities to apply what you learn. Experience All of New York. New York requires a […]
Wish to research, or help those who need to research, ancestral lines from what was known as the Russian Empire? It can seem a bit daunting. A different language, unique research methods, and multiple locations for record sets. The geographical context alone can seem overwhelming. So let the experts simplify and deliver. Mastering the Language. One […]
Do you have Chinese ancestors but don’t know where to begin? Or perhaps you work at a library or archive serving those with Chinese ancestral lines? This multi-week course will provide everything you need to know to get started. No prior knowledge of the Chinese language is needed. Personal Research or Library Professional. This course […]