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If you are lucky enough to get into Judy Russell’s Advanced Legal Concepts class at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, then you are lucky indeed. Judy is a passionate blogger, lecturer, and a leading voice in the genealogical community. Her class uniquely blends her dual expertise of genealogy and the law. A crucial and […]
Some of SLIG’s expert coordinators will be traveling to St. Charles, Missouri to attend the National Genealogical Society’s conference, which begins May 13th. If you are attending, take a look at the topics below to see which ones might interest you. All of them promise to leave you wanting to hear more from them, which […]
Today’s 2016 Class Highlight is Advanced Genealogical Methods with Tom Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, a SLIG favorite! Crista Cowan took this class in 2014 and said: “I took Advanced Genealogical Methods with Dr. Thomas Jones. He used examples to show us how people don’t appear in records together at random. We need to determine how everyone named […]
The Utah Genealogical Association and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy are pleased to announce that essay entries for the Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship are now being accepted. The scholarship recipient will receive full tuition to the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy 2016. The scholarship will be awarded to the individual whose essay and application […]
If you missed the opportunity to take SLIG’s course, “Getting Started in Genetic Genealogy” with course coordinator Debbie Parker Wayne this past January, you can see a review of it here http://www.asenseoffamily.com/2015/01/learning-about-genetic-genealogy-part-1.html.
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) held the “Last Genealogist Standing” event again moderated by Craig Scott, CG, FUGA. As questions are asked, those that get the right answer continue to stand until only one knowledgeable genealogist remains standing. This year, one of those winners was Sydney Cruice. Sydney won tuition to the 2016 […]
The Utah Genealogical Association recognized Christy Fillerup with an Award for Merit for her many years of dedicated service as the Director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Thanks Christy for all your hard work and dedication to making the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy the best place to advance your genealogical education!
Judy Russell! “The Silver Tray Award is given for scholarly contributions to the field of genealogy and family history. Since 1988, it has traditionally been given for publication efforts.” Thanks, Judy for your contributions to the field of genealogy!
Congratulations to Rick and Pam Sayre! At the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy’s banquet on January 16th, Rick and Pam were named the latest Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) Fellow Award winners. “The UGA Fellow Award is given in recognition of those living individuals whose distinguished contributions and on-going commitment to the field of genealogy are […]
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) held the “Last Genealogist Standing” event again moderated by Craig Scott, CG, FUGA. As questions are asked, those that get the right answer continue to stand until only one knowledgeable genealogist remains standing. This year, one of those winners was Eric Stroschein. Eric won tuition to the 2016 Salt […]