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Join us in beautiful St. George, Utah for the Family Roots Expo this weekend, Oct. 28-29, 2016. Several UGA board members are speaking, and we are hosting a UGA/SLIG booth in the exhibit hall. A certificate good for one year membership is included in the vendor drawings. If you attend, please top by the booth […]
We are pleased to announce that Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS, will be the keynote speaker for the SLIG 2017 banquet. She will present “Rewriting History: Who Our Ancestors Really Were.” The completion celebration banquet will begin at 7:00 pm on Friday, January 27, 2017, and will include door prizes, the annual UGA awards […]
The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) will honor eight individuals for their “outstanding achievements in the field of genealogy.” They will be presented at the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Annual Conference in a ceremony to be held on Saturday, September 3, 2016. One of the awardees, is the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy’s […]
We are pleased to announce that we have been able to expand the number of seats available in Course 7: Settlers in the New World and Immigrants to a New Nation: Research Ancestors from Overseas. This amazing new course will explore the immigration saga, which Dr. Colletta describes as one that “tends to be the […]
Researching in bunny slippers! That is the beauty researching without leaving home. Pamela Boyer Sayre is the coordinator for this course, which presents some of the massive resources that are available in Washington, DC-area and other federal repositories and how to access many of them through the Family History Library (FHL), websites, and published sources. Records […]
Planning to attend the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) in January 2017? SLIG is pleased to announce that there are several scholarship opportunities available for SLIG students. SLIG Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship – Deadline June 1, 2016Named in honor of Jimmy B. Parker, whose legacy of service to the genealogical community covered more than […]
Having a hard time deciding which class to take next year? Are you a hands-on learner, ready to sink your teeth into some brilliant case studies? Have you taken Tom Jones’ Advanced Genealogical Methods class and wondered how to build on that experience? We’re kicking off our SLIG 2017 course highlights with a recurring favorite: Advanced Evidence Practicum […]
If you haven’t already done so, please RSVP for Special Events at SLIG We need your RSVP for special events, including the banquet and reception, so we can be prepared for your participation. If you have not already done this, please follow these instructions: Go to http://ugagenealogy.org/aem.php?lv=r&eid=16 Click on “use this link” just above “Personal […]
Recent changes in the Salt Lake City meeting landscape brought an early holiday present to the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy – better meeting dates! SLIG is pleased to announce that it will continue to be held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, and will move to the fourth week of January beginning with […]