Pandemic
The theme for 2022 SLIG has been “Flexibility,” taking its cue from Genealogy Standard 16. (Board for Certification of Genealogists, Genealogy Standards, second edition revised [Nashville: Ancestry, 2021], p. 14.) Rick Sayre’s keynote at the 2022 SLIG Wrap-Up Event spoke to that theme. Highlights of the keynote address included: Genealogists repeatedly add to and otherwise […]
It is with sadness that we announce our decision to change SLIG 2022 to a virtual format. We know many of you were anxious to meet together in person and will be highly disappointed. Others will be expressing a loud sigh of relief. And each of you will experience some level of inconvenience as a result. For […]
In preparing for our first in-person institute since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have proceeded with caution. We know many are quite anxious to return, while others are not quite ready, and many still undecided. There is no right or wrong answer to that question; we all need to move at our own […]
SLIG never lacks for quality education, great courses, or amazing faculty. And we surely don’t lack in opportunity to network, engage in meaningful events, or research in that famous Family History Library. So what do we lack? A crystal ball. Still, armed with two rounds of survey data, informal feedback through various means, and input […]