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Institutes are a great way to increase your professional genealogical knowledge, skills and abilities and now Ancestry helps to make it more affordable! Ancestry has established a scholarship program to foster and support professional genealogists in their professional growth and development efforts. Once again, AncestryProGenealogists™ is sponsoring scholarships to Institutions. This year, 5 scholarships are being […]
Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future As genealogists, we dig deeply to better understand our ancestors’ lives in the context of time and place. We seek for any little clue that will provide insight into the way they lived, what they did, and why they did it. We read multiple books and articles in a […]
Themed Events: In concert with the SLIG 2020 theme, “Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future,” SLIG and Academy will feature the following special events: General session keynote, Monday January 13th: “A Look at Genealogy’s Past, Present, and Future” with David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS. Silver Anniversary Banquet, Friday, January 17th, a look at […]
Tuesday, September 3 UGA Genealogy Pro Talk webinar “Focused Research Planning” 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm Presented by Suzannah Beasley, AG Register Now FREE and OPEN to the public Focused and deliberate genealogy research takes your research to a new level. Instead of wandering aimlessly through the genealogy records, going straight to the most pertinent records […]
Success in answering research questions follows directly from the research techniques professionals use. By developing strong research methods, professional genealogists can solve even the most complex research problems and satisfy their clients. These research methods can be learned and applied by all genealogists, increasing the rate of success in solving any research problem. This course […]
We can all use more understanding of the organization and proven processes to help in the work that we do. In genealogy, a well-planned, well-managed project provides clarity, reduces risk, controls cost, and delivers value to the client. This course has been developed for the professional genealogist, that might be working independently, transitioning to an […]
As you are aware, registration opens tomorrow for both SLIG (9:00 am MDT) and Academy (2:00 pm MDT). Lodging also opens at 9:00 am MDT. Grab and Go Day vs Special Events Registration: Saturday is “grab your course and run” day. No special events registration to slow you down. Mark your calendars for August 10th […]
There are two ways to Waitlist a course: Courses may be waitlisted during the registration process using the registration form. They may also be waitlisted using our new Waitlist Management system, which also allows you to view and modify waitlisted courses. You do not need to be registered for a program in order to waitlist a course. […]
I’m admitting my age here, but I still recall the days when we had to be front and center on a precise day and time to watch a favorite television show. No other option – except perhaps the summer rerun. And that didn’t seem unreasonable or inconvenient at the time. After all, playing softball was […]
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) is looking for ambassadors who have previously attended SLIG to promote the upcoming January 2020 institute. We hope that ambassadors will help us increase our reach to intermediate-advanced genealogists who want to elevate their education to new heights. We are accepting applications now and will notify selected ambassadors […]