SLIG and Academy Coordinators to Speak at the NGS Virtual Family History Conference
The National Genealogical Society Virtual Family History Conference being held May 19-20 will feature some of our SLIG and Academy Coordinators for our upcoming courses for 2021 and 2022. NGS will feature two days of live sessions plus on-demand options that will begin in the middle of June. The list of upcoming SLIG and Academy […]
The UGA Fellow recognizes one “whose distinguished contributions and on-going commitment to the field of Genealogy are of national or international scope, this award may be evidenced by any combination of publications, teaching, and speaking, or the leadership of major genealogical organizations over a significant period of time.”In addition to these strictly outlined qualifications, the UGA […]
The UGA Distinguished service award “is granted for outstanding service to the Association.” At the SLIG 2021 banquet, this award was presented to UGA’s current president: Kelly Summers. Kelly has been a stalwart leader and advocate for UGA. In her role she has sought to participate in, enhance, and bring forward new UGA programs and […]
Zachary is the owner of Briick Family Research. A specialist in Southern US research and military records, Zachary has worked for and contracted with some of the leading genealogy companies in the world, including Ancestry.com and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Zachary holds a BA in History and an AAS in Office Management. […]
The Silver Tray honors “Scholarly Contributions to the field of Genealogy” and “has traditionally been given for publication efforts.” This year’s Silver Tray award was given to honor someone who has touched our field, genealogy education and standards, and publication efforts in profound ways: Elizabeth Shown Mills. If we outlined everything that Elizabeth has […]
It takes a village to run a program. Or something like that 🙂 These are the folks behind the scenes at SLIG 2021: committee members that work year-round, some who join in the fun for the last few months or weeks, and the on-site tech support team. Each and every one played a key role […]
Day One. Sunday, January 10, 2021. I almost got this written before the day began. Cheri posted a cute “One more Sleep before SLIG” meme, and I realized I am missing the sleep part 🙂 But I think that is part of my SLIG tradition. Don’t miss Orientation! Today! 5:00 pm MST. Faculty introductions, important information […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 31 Dec 2020 CONTACT: Board for Certification of Genealogists®, PO Box 14291, Washington, DC 20044 EMAIL: office@BCGCertification.org Board for Certification of Genealogists to Sponsor Free Webinars Registration for the Board for Certification of Genealogists’ twelve monthly webinars in 2021 is now live at our partner website Legacy […]
SLIG 2021 may be virtual, but there will be plenty of the traditional SLIG Experience throughout. We have already posted about our Wrap-up event and keynote speaker. Here are the other events you won’t want to miss! All-Participant Orientation Sunday, January 10th, 5:00 pm Come help us kick off three fun weeks of SLIG! This event […]
In keeping with our theme for SLIG 2021, we are pleased to announce that LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson will be addressing us at the SLIG Wrap-up Event. SLIG Wrap-up Event and UGA Awards Friday, January 29, 2021, 5:00 – 6:30 pm MST What will SLIG be without our traditional completion banquet? We are about to find out […]