F. Warren Bittner
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 […]
“If You Can’t Find Your Own Family History, Steal Someone Else’s”? Really? Anyone familiar with Genealogy Standards published by the Board for Certification of Genealogists might question the sanity of that statement. Yet, F. Warren Bittner kicked off SLIG 2022 with a western-themed, historically-accurate case study demonstrating the need to do just that! Utilizing diaries, letters, […]
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 […]
can be essential to resolving genealogical problems! Church registers can be a substitute for missing vital records; they can also serve as correlating evidence when working with multiple indirect resources to construct and document a genealogical project. The course will examine both the theological underpinnings of a number of Christian denominations and their substantial impact in […]
If so, this course may provide you with information you need to do that! Church registers can be a substitute for missing vital records; they can also serve as correlating evidence when working with multiple indirect resources to construct and document a genealogical project. The course will examine both the theological underpinnings of a number […]
Sharing a recent post by NGS. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from current and past SLIG instructors! The National Genealogical Society will live stream ten lectures by nationally recognized speakers on some of the most popular topics in the field of genealogy during its 2019 Family History Conference. On Thursday, 09 May, three live […]
F. Warren Bittner will be back at SLIG in 2019 coordinating his course on Gothic Script and Fraktur. German handwriting is troublesome with seven forms of the letter s, h’s that look like f’s, e’s that look like n’s, p’s that look like nothing every seen before, and r’s that are just plain upside down. […]
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) continues registration for the January 13-18, 2019 institute with courses and rooms available at the Hilton SLC Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Saturday, July 7, was the first day of registration for SLIG 2019. While the Advanced Genealogical Methods sold out in record time this year due to Dr. Thomas […]
Coordinator: F. Warren Bittner, CG Other Instructors: Baerbel Johnson, AG Daniel R. Jones, MS, AG Description: German handwriting is troublesome with seven forms of the letter s, h’s that look like f’s, e’s that look like n’s, p’s that look like nothing ever seen before, and r’s that are just plain upside down. Students will […]