Kelvin Meyers
The 2022 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference takes place this week, May 24–28, 2022, in Sacramento, California––and SLIG will be there! Come visit SLIG’s booth at the NGS Conference. We will be located at booth 214 in the Expo Hall inside the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. PRIZE GIVEAWAY! Sign up in person at […]
What do you do when the records you need to answer your research question are not there? Few experiences frustrate genealogists more frequently or intensely than discovering that records are missing. The reasons for missing documents are many: burned courthouse; clerks tossing “obsolete” records; autograph hungers; relatives who just had to have that ancestral record; […]
Come explore your potential role in the fast-growing field of forensic genealogy with Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG and her instructor team, including: Angie Bush, MS Kelvin L. Meyers Michael S. Ramage, JD, CG The instructors—all who are all experienced, practicing forensic genealogists—will introduce students to a broad spectrum of topics. Mornings will be spent […]
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 […]
Come explore your potential role in the fast-growing field of forensic genealogy with Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG and her instructor team, including: Angie Bush, MS Kelvin L. Meyers Michael S. Ramage, JD, CG The instructors—all who are all experienced, practicing forensic genealogists—will introduce students to a broad spectrum of topics. Mornings will be spent […]
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 […]
I used to think of “record loss” as being related to “burned counties” and a “Southern” researcher’s problem. I was wrong on both counts. As this map of the United States published by FamilySearch will attest, fires were not limited to the Southern states. My eye quickly zoomed in on that bright red color at […]
All genealogists face record loss at some time or another due to researching in a burned county. But record loss is not just a result of fire. There are other disasters, intentional or otherwise, that can lead to missing records. That discovery leads to disappointment and frustration! What is a genealogist to do? In SLIG […]
Coordinator & Instructor: J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA Additional Instructors: Deborah A. Abbott, PhD Kelvin L. Meyers Anne Gillespie Mitchell Ari Wilkins Description: This course will address more advanced methods in Southern research and look at lesser-known records and resources that can aid in tracing Southern families. Accessing manuscript collections, understanding transportation routes and records, searching […]
Are you going to the Texas State Genealogical Society 2016 Family History Conference this month in Dallas? I hope you are because SLIG has three outstanding 2017 instructors that will be there. Cyndi Ingle, Kelvin L. Meyers, and Judy G. Russell, JD, CG℠ , CGL℠. Also, 2016 SLIG instructor, Deborah A. Abbott, PhD, will also […]