SLIG experience
Another member of the SLIG 2018 committee, Patti Todd Gillespie lives in Decatur, Texas. She brings 30 years of experience researching her family, 5 years of researching for friends, and 5 years researching for clients with the last 3.5 years under the umbrella of her own company, Family Lines and Stories. Yup, she’s old…er, mature—at […]
Whether arriving early for Tech Day, research or both, Sunday can be a perfect day to relax and rest…or not! The following suggestions can be walked and/or combined with TRAX, taxi, Uber or Lyft. A few fun suggestions are outside of the usual circle of SLIG experiences but, if ventured, will definitely create memories of […]
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Music and the Spoken Word features the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in a live performance on Sunday at 10 am in the historic round tabernacle on Temple Square. The Choir sings several musical selections amid an uplifting narrated theme. Admission is free, doors open at 8:25 a.m. and guests should be seated […]
Are you a first-time attendee–a “firstie–to SLIG? If you are, here are some thoughts from last year’s firsties. If you are not, perhaps you may enjoy the enthusiasm for the upcoming SLIG 2018 experience shared with us. All registering attendees who are returning as second-time attendees were recently contacted and asked “what [did] you enjoy […]
Monday morning at SLIG will kick off a full week of contest fun! Photo Tag Line Contest: #SLIGFun Take a photo of any memorable SLIG moment – in your course, with your friends, as you research –and post with a caption including the hashtag #SLIGFun. Two entries will be selected to receive early registration based […]
Rita Barredo began attending SLIG 10 years ago. Tapped to serve as the Assistant Registrar of SLIG this last February, she first worked with SLIG as a volunteer room monitor from 2012-2016. She makes sure the registrations go well, that they stay organized and that attendees get the course they pay for. Rita is a […]
Santa said because we’ve been such good genea peeps this year, he would give Hilton lodgers three wonderful gifts. The first is the gift of time: the Hilton rooms will be officially confirmed much sooner than is usual. This means that while SLIG peeps are sooo busy shopping for others, all Hilton room changes and […]
The first SLIG Tech Day is scheduled for Saturday, January 20, 2018. SLIG’s amazing speakers and guest lecturers will present four hands-on workshops, nine classes/demonstrations, and two mini-labs. Check out the schedule of exciting classes! Tech Day Information Half-day workshops on Saturday morning feature Gena Philibert-Ortega and Pat Roberts guiding 3 hours of hands-on experience with […]
Winner of the Jimmy B. Parker scholarship for the 2017 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Paula Furick, shared her thoughts on attending SLIG: “I was fortunate to attend SLIG 2017; I took Tom Jones’ Advanced Genealogical Methods. Little did I know how it would change my skill level and my participation in genealogical research! Spending […]