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Back by Popular Demand! Ever wanted to sit down with an expert for an hour to discuss your own research one on one? SLIG Extended offers the opportunity to do just that. DNA Consultations with Karen Stanbary are available Saturday 18th through Tuesday 21st. And Research Consultations with Craig Scott are available evenings during SLIG week […]
New this year! Half-day workshops on topics for professionals. Friday, January 24, 2020, 2:00–5:30pm These workshops will feature hands-on opportunities to build and enhance the skills required to manage a professional’s daily work. Students should bring their own laptops; electricity will be provided at each desk. Registration will be open to both SLIG and Academy […]
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 7:00–8:30 pm Join your colleagues to discuss topics relevant to your professional careers. Very light snacks will be served. Participants will be able to select one of the following topics to join with special events registration: Business: Managing Time and Work Business: Successful Marketing Strategies Clients: Compensation and Fees Clients: Contracts […]
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 […]