SLIG Instructors at OGS – A Must See!
Going to Ohio? Be sure to check out our instructors participating at this week’s Ohio Genealogical Society’s conference in Columbus, Ohio! The conference is being held on April 11th. – 18th. Many great topics! Past SLIG instructors will be there too! Deborah A. Abbott, Ph.D. 1. WORKSHOP: “Beginning Genealogy: Finding Your Way to the Past” […]
Please check out our SLIG 2019 course coordinators participating in the upcoming Ohio Genealogical Society’s conference in Columbus, Ohio on April 11th. – 18th. Many great topics! Past SLIG instructors will be there too! J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA 1. Keynote: Thursday morning “Pistol Packing Grandma” 2. “Dear Mr. President: Finding Claims and Special Pension […]
Not going to the National Genealogical Society’s Family History Conference this May in Grand Rapids, Michigan? Well, you can stream live sessions right to your own home. SLIG is proud to have 6 instructors participating in the live streaming. LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG “Reasonably Exhaustive Research of African American Ancestors who came out of […]
She is the winner of the Ancestry ProGenealogists scholarship to attend SLIG 2019. The scholarship was established to “foster and support professional genealogists in their ongoing development efforts,” four winners are selected annually; one for each of the four major institutes. The scholarship covers tuition and specific travel expenses. Leah is originally from southern Louisiana, […]
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy’s (SLIG’s) Virtual Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum will run from Saturday, October 13, 2018 to Saturday, November 17, 2018. This course will test your ability to plan, research, analyze, correlate, and solve a complex genealogical research problem. Work through one complex case study per week on your own time schedule and then […]
SLIG 2019 is going to be a banner year for genealogical education opportunities. Peg Ivanyo, SLIG Director, announced the new, two-week format at the SLIG 2018 banquet. It was designed to better meet the advanced educations needs of the genealogical community. SLIG 2019 will be held from January 13-18, 2019 with 15 courses coordinated by […]
Here are ways that you can stay abreast of the latest news from the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)? Let’s count the ways! 1. By email to SLIGi) Sign up for SLIG e-newsii) Contact the Director, director@slig.ugagenealogy.org iii) Contact the Registrar, registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org iv) Contact the Marketing Coordinator, marketing@slig.ugagenealogy.org 2. Follow SLIG’s BlogGo to http://ugagenealogy.blogspot.com and scroll down. On the right hand side of […]
In 2018, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy welcomed 88 first-time attendees to the Institute. That was almost one quarter of the total attendance of 382 students. It was exciting for us to see so many new faces! If you have never attended an institute before, you may be wondering what […]
Vist us at booth 1207 / 9 The annual RootsTech genealogy conference is happening Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2018 and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy will be there too! Please stop by our large booth and talk to us about our exciting 2019 courses. Lots of choices and we are premiering “SLIG Academy for […]
The UGA Fellow Award is given in recognition of those living individuals whose distinguished contributions and on-going commitment to the field of genealogy are of national or international scope. This may be evidenced by any combination of publications, teaching and speaking, or leadership of major genealogical organizations over a significant period of time. […]