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If I had skipped the homework discussions, I would have missed the best part of Tom Jones’s class on Advanced Methodology. More than anything else they gave me a new and different sense of what should be going on when you tackle a hard case — or, in one of his favorite metaphors, how you […]
Two blocks from SLIG HQ at the Radisson is the Family History Library, overshadowing our in-class and after-class thoughts. Almost everyone has research work to do at the library, either for themselves, or for paying clients, or both. Our time management revolves around its 8am opening and 9 pm closing (except for Monday, family night, […]
As the week goes on, there’s more happening and less time for non-essentials like blogging and sleeping. And some of what’s going on is, well, secret, like Tom Jones’s mind-bending evidence-evaluation homework assignment. (Just don’t sneak up behind me and say “Spotsylvania,” OK?) Even meals take on lives of their own. Two years ago on […]
I know it’s a good genealogy day when I’m seeing supposedly familiar things in a new light: * indirect evidence (we won’t go there, but it kept me up late!), * the value of fraud and failure (they generated records!), * federal records (I appreciate being encouraged to take another run at these fantastically underutilized […]
(Thanks to Christy for the invitation to guest-blog here during this week of the 2011 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy.) I’ve found myself switching gears again on my second SLIG trip . . . . . . from the wet snowy Midwest to crisp dry Utah (well, not always so crisp with the inversion); . […]
What an exciting night! The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy kicked off with registration and a general meet-and-greet tonight. Everyone received their syllabus, their name tags, and their schedules for the week. We start off tomorrow bright and early with a networking breakfast and then straight into class. Some of the lectures students will be […]
We are also happy to announce that the UGA Board of Directors has elected a new Executive Committee for 2011. They are: President–Janet Hovorka1st Vice-President–Christy Fillerup2nd Vice-President–Sue Maxwell We are excited to serve UGA in 2011 and we are excited to work with all of you. We are passionate about UGA and believe that it […]
Each year UGA loses three board members and welcomes three new to our ranks. We would like to give a heartfelt thanks to Maren Jeppsen, Howard Bybee, and Jeff Blaylock for their three years of service to UGA. Thank you! We would also like to welcome our newest board members: Adele MarcumAdele Marcum loves being […]
The Professional Paths and Income in Genealogy course will be taught by Kory Meyerink, AG, MLS, FUGA along with: Natalie Cottrill; Leland K. Meitzler; Craig Scott, CG; Elissa Scalise Powell, CG; Paula Stuart-Warren, CG; and George Ott. You’ve made the decision: a career in the growing field of genealogy research! Maybe you’ve had a few […]
It is with great gratitude that we note the end of Luana Darby’s 2 year service as president of the Utah Genealogical Association. Luana had been the source of wonderful renewal for the organization and an unending fount of energy and enthusiasm. The list of accomplishments through Luana’s presidency is large. While she has been […]