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As genealogists, our goal is to leave a family history with “substance and appeal.” We want to weave together the pieces of our ancestor’s experiences into a memorable story that accurately portrays their life. The SLIG course “American Research and Records: Focus on Families” can help you achieve that goal. The class provides coverage of […]
How can you spend a week exploring 20 countries with six teachers and consultants and access the renowned Family History Library? The answer is by registering for SLIG’s “Researching in Eastern Europe” course! From the lands between the Baltic Sea on the north to the Adriatic, Aegean and Black seas to the south, millions of […]
BCG and ICAPGen will again offer a joint course at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, January 13-17, 2014. Both organizations’s credentials were founded in 1964 and this is a fitting way to celebrate credentialing while providing detailed requirement and application information. While two of the twenty sessions are jointly given, each organization has nine […]
There is an exciting new course in the SLIG line-up for 2014. Entitled “Utilizing Social History,” the course is designed to help you put the flesh on the bones of your ancestors and bring them to life. No longer is genealogy about simply listing the begats, it is about telling your ancestor’s story. Course Coordinator […]
Will you tell us a little bit about what makes your SLIG course unique among genealogical education offerings? Problem Solving is unique in that a student learns new skills and techniques by working on their own research problem during the week. Their ultimate success depends upon the problem chosen, their preparatory work putting together their […]
Please join me in Course 1, American Research and Records: Focus on Families. I would like to share a little bit about me and am looking forward to learning more about the 2014 SLIG students. One of the ways I began my research pursuits was visiting the state archives here in Minnesota and devouring the […]
SLIG’s Early-Bird Registration is only weeks away, ending on October 31, 2013! Ensure you get yourself a spot in one of the few remaining courses. The following courses still have seats left: American Research and Records: Focus on Families Advanced Research Tools: Land Records Credentialing: Accreditation, Certification, or Both? Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum Problem Solving […]
Check out Angela McGhie’s blog, http://genealogyeducation.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-higher-level-of-learning.html, for rave reviews on SLIG’s “Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum” course. Darcie Hind Posz shares her experience from last year. She encourages those that want an “intense genealogical educational experience…[to] accept the challenge and experience the Practicum!” There are also reviews of the course by Corey Browder Oiesen; Harold Henderson, CG; […]
The following is a guest post originally posted at Adventures in Genealogy Education. ———————– Researching in Washington D.C. without Leaving Home This is a special post by guest author Pamela Sayre, CG, CGL, on her course “Researching in Washington D.C. without Leaving Home” featured at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. There is still time to […]
Bret Petersen, Suzanne Curley and I gave a presentation at the recent UGA conference entitled “The Cool Parts of Family History-Kids Having Fun” In it I was able to talk about my vision for how family history conferences need to change in the United States and why it is so important to involve youth in […]