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Have you ever wanted to take your methodology skills to the next level through practice? Do you want to engage in an institute course with your own research? SLIG’s new course Applied Genealogical Methods Workshop: Hands-On Skillbuilding is a unique opportunity to expand intermediate methodology skills through a blend of lectures and instructor-led exercises. Continue your […]
Ever had problems telling an s or h from an f in German handwriting? How about those e’s that look like n’s? And when did it become okay to write your r’s upside down? The German Script and Fraktur course is coming to SLIG 2022 to help solve all of your German handwriting woes. Record Workshops As […]
Have you ever wanted to take a course that engages you in both DNA and writing? Do you want hands-on experience crafting proof arguments to the Genealogical Proof Standard for your conclusions about genetic relationships? The Course DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments will take you on an exciting writing and DNA evidence journey at […]
Brand new course Critical Thinking Methods for Your Genealogy Breakthroughs invites us all to ask ourselves, “What if you could use processes and tools that access your brain in new ways…to solve your genealogical challenges?” Explore the exciting opportunity to learn these new techniques and expand your ability to apply critical thinking to your genealogy research […]
Have ancestors from New England? Interested in learning advanced methodology skills and exploring underused resources to improve your research? You should check out Advanced New England Research: From the Colonial Period to the Early 1900s at SLIG 2022. Explore New England This course will allow students to learn about specific resources and research techniques for Connecticut, […]
Do you have Jewish genealogy roots in the Austrian or Russian Empires? Have you ever wanted to learn more about their language, community, government, or customs? Back to the Old Country: Genealogy of Ashkenazic Jews of Galicia (Austrian Empire) and the Russian Empire, offered at SLIG 2022, is designed to help students learn about the […]
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 […]