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The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is participating as an exhibitor at the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) Virtual Conference. We are here to answer questions, chat, and talk about the future of SLIG! Members of the committee will be available in the booth for live chat and appointments on the following days: Saturday, […]
Friday, 16 April 20215:00 – 6:00 pm MDT The SLIG Academy for Professionals 2021 is nearing a close. Full of students passionate about their work in the genealogy field, the program met virtually this year, in a format similar to our fall courses over a period of several weeks. In keeping with our SLIG theme for […]
SLIG is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the following scholarships: UGA Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship: Named in honor of Jimmy B. Parker, this full-tuition scholarship is awarded to someone who has “demonstrated commitment to genealogical excellence and community involvement.” Full details here. Laura G. Prescott SLIG Scholarship: This scholarship was […]
Ancestry has announced that it will award a SLIG institute scholarship to Desiree Funston. The AncestryProGenealogists Scholarships were established to “foster and support professional genealogists in their ongoing development efforts.” The scholarship covers tuition, round-trip standard economy airfare, and hotel expenses for one individual. The scholarship is awarded “to qualified applicants who demonstrate a commitment […]
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 […]