SLIG 2022
Have you ever wanted to learn how to take your military research further? Do you wish you knew more about in-depth military research topics such as the selective service system, the laws of war, or personnel files? Wish you had experience with methodology techniques for separating men of the same name? SLIG’s course Operation Jumpstart: Beyond […]
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 […]
Waitlists are an inevitable part of institute course registration. Courses fill. Sometimes very quickly. Oh how we wish they didn’t need to do that! Run out of seats we mean. But if they must, then the answer lies in fair application and management of that sacred waitlist. So, each year we work to improve the […]
The National Genealogical Society Virtual Family History Conference being held May 19-20 will feature some of our SLIG and Academy Coordinators for our upcoming courses for 2021 and 2022. NGS will feature two days of live sessions plus on-demand options that will begin in the middle of June. The list of upcoming SLIG and Academy […]