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Registration for SLIG Fall Virtual will open on May 18, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. MDT. If you don’t already have an account with our registration system, please create one BEFORE registration opens on May 18. We recommend doing this at least 24 hours before registration opens – in other words, please do this ASAP! You can set […]
Join Gena Philibert-Ortega in her NEW course during SLIG Fall Virtual 2024. Death is a well-known subject for genealogists. To better understand our ancestor’s lives, we study their deaths. But, like with any topic, understanding death and the records it produces is complex. Study into its complexity can help us better understand what records to […]
Hive Minders help our virtual classrooms function smoothly, addressing challenges that arise. If you are comfortable with technology, consider applying to serve during one of the courses offered during SLIG 2025 and Spring Virtual 2025. Hive Minder job responsibilities include: starting Zoom for each weekly class session; managing closed captioning, breakout rooms, polls, and […]
Hive Minders help our virtual classrooms function smoothly, addressing challenges that arise. If you are comfortable with technology, consider applying to serve during one of the courses offered during SLIG Fall Virtual 2024. Hive Minder job responsibilities include: starting Zoom for each weekly class session; managing closed captioning, breakout rooms, polls, and recordings; assisting faculty […]
The deadline for scholarship applications for upcoming SLIG events is approaching. Detailed descriptions and application instructions for each scholarship can be found by clicking on the respective titles below. Submit applications before 1 May 2024 to be considered for these opportunities. UGA Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship The UGA Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship provides a […]
Elevate Your Genealogical Education to New Heights SLIG Fall Virtual – September – November 2024 SLIG (Virtual) – January 27-31, 2025 SLIG Spring Virtual – February – April 2025 Wanted: Hive Minders for SLIG Fall Virtual 2024 Hive Minders help our virtual classrooms function smoothly, addressing challenges that arise. If you are comfortable […]
Elevate Your Genealogical Education to New Heights SLIG Fall Virtual – September – November 2024 SLIG (Virtual) – January 27-31, 2025 SLIG Spring Virtual – February – April 2025 SLIG Scholarship Applications Now Open Applications are now being accepted for several scholarships available to participants in upcoming SLIG events. The deadline for each […]
SLIG 2024 registration opens July 22, 2023, at 10:00 am MDT. SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 registration opens July 22, 2023, at 2:00 pm MDT. Course Information: Still wondering which courses are right for you? Check these courses out! SLIG 2024: meets online January 22–26, 2024. Behind the Scenes at FamilySearch: Technology and Features, coordinated by Lynn […]
Just announced! F. Warren Bittner is offering his course on Gothic Script and Fraktur: Reading Records of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic, plus German-American Church Books and Newspapers, during SLIG Spring Virtual 2024! German handwriting is troublesome with seven forms of the letter s, h’s that look like f’s, e’s that look […]
Editors are not born editors. They become skilled at their craft by editing their own writing. They play with words, massaging their thoughts, turning sentences and paragraphs on end, reducing paragraphs to sentences, ripping out irrelevant thoughts, and experimenting with organization. Editing Genealogical Writing, coordinated by Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA, will provide opportunities […]