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SLIG’s Track 10, entitled “Finding Immigrant Origins” still has seats remaining. Join David Ouimette and his cast of talented instructors for an exciting and informational week! Instructors:· David Ouimette, CG· Trish Tolley, AG· John Colletta, PhD· Suzanne Adams, AG· Jeff Svare, AG· Lynn Turner, AG David’s course covers the key historical sources and research methodologies […]
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) will be held January 12-16, 2015. All courses and events will be held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center Hotel. Labs, if applicable, and research facilities will be available at the Family History Library. Registration: http://www.infouga.org/aem.php?lv=r&eid=12 Early-bird registration ends on October 31,m 2014. If you log in as […]
What books and periodicals would you recommend for military researchers? Are there any lesser-known texts you advise? In order to be a good researcher you have to understand the war, the types of units that a person could belong to and the records that were created before and after the war. So a good war […]
What record set to you believe is the most under-utilized? What advice would you give students in using this record set? Treasury Records are by far the most underutilized records in genealogy. Pension Ledgers and pension payments are just the tip of the record iceberg. Treasury Records, RG 217, are the coolest records, but you […]
Recently, SLIG posed questions to military expert, Craig Scott. He answered them all…none of which stumped him! They will be shared over the next couple of posts. Why would you recommend a student attend SLIG in general? There are few opportunities for focused, topic-related genealogy education. Combine that with the location in Salt Lake City […]
When did you first start researching your family history? Was there a moment when you knew you were “hooked?” I began in earnest in 1982. I had been taking history courses all along while my children were young. One sparked an interest in a St. Paul business of my grandaunts and that led me to […]
1. Why would you recommend a student attend SLIG in general? Being in a class with others who have the same interests can’t be beat. The comraderie that develops is special. The instructors get to know you and you them. The sharing of knowledge and experience that happens is unique to the institute setting. 2. […]
John Philip Colletta, a renowned genealogist, gives us insight on sources and the benefits of attending SLIG! What record set to you believe is the most under-utilized? What advice would you give students in using this record set? Court records in general are under-utilized because accessing and searching them takes time and effort. But they […]
SLIG is happy to have John Philip Colletta coordinate his course, “Research in Original Source Repositories” in January 2015. In this course, he explores repositories of original historical sources: archives, courthouses and manuscript collections. We caught up with John to ask him some questions, so that you could get to know him better. When did […]
There are still seats available in the following SLIG tracks for 2015. The foremost experts in the field for each subject provide students with at least twenty hours of in-depth instruction on their topic. The format allows coordinators and instructors to build on the understanding gained from each lecture, building a foundation rather than giving […]