Behind the SLIG Scenes: J. Paul Hawthorne
SLIG is amazing, isn’t it? The instructors and the students are the magic–but who sets up the magic? The magical SLIG committee, that’s who! Before SLIG 2018 happens, this blog will feature each dynamic member of the committee. J. Paul Hawthorne is a familiar face to to those who follow him on Facebook, Instagam, and […]
The Fruit and Vegetable Marketdesigned by Zeger Jacob van Helmont and Augustin Coppenswoven by Urbanus Leyniers; Wikimedia Commons Tapestries have been used for centuries to tell stories, warm or decorate walls, and celebrate special occasions. They are uniquely woven with solid vertical (warp) yarns that don’t show and horizontal, non-continuous (weft) yarns creating the pattern […]
We are pleased to announce that John Colletta, Ph.D., FUGA, popular genealogical speaker, will be the keynote speaker for the SLIG 2018 banquet. He will present “Deceptive Threads in the Tapestry: The Words of Our Ancestors’ English.” “Dr. Colletta is a highly engaging speaker. I look forward to hearing him explore the words that weave our ancestral tapestries […]
SLIG reps will be at the FGS 2017 National Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania August 30–September 2. Come on by and talk to us! We will be at booth #322 in the huge Exhibitor Hall (see map below). Our director Peg Ivanyo and Marketing Specialist Patti Gillespie will be […]
Are you heading to Pittsburgh for the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2017 conference? So are we and so are a lot of our SLIG 2018 instructors! This is a great opportunity to listen to some of the best genealogy instructors in the world. These instructors will be at our Institute this January. Seats still available for […]
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) is pleased to announce we have recently signed contracts with the Hilton Salt Lake City Center for years 2019 through 2023. And with that, we reveal a new two-week format. It was just two years ago that changes in the Salt Lake City meeting landscape facilitated a SLIG […]
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) continues registration for the January 21-26, 2018 institute with courses and rooms available at the Hilton SLC Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Saturday, July 8, was the first day of registration for SLIG 2018. While the two courses Advanced Genealogical Methods and Establishing Proof with DNA were filled in the […]
This year’s registrants to SLIG who register on the first day will receive their own personal meme to post to their social media (should they want to do so!). Are you registered for SLIG? Seats still available in most of the courses. It will be fun! Join us!
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) opened registration this morning for SLIG 2018. Within the first few minutes, Advanced Genealogical Methods with Tom Jones and Establishing Genealogical Proof with DNA by Karen Stanbary filled. Those interested in these courses should sign on to the waiting lists. All other courses have some seats left to fill, […]
The new SLIG YouTube channel plans on being another learning resource for genealogists. Currently, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) channel does house several promotional videos produced for SLIG 2018. Released this week, several entertaining shorts entitled SLIG is An Institute, SLIG is Unique, and SLIG is Quality are available for viewing on the channel. […]