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Board for Certification of Genealogists® to Sponsor Free Webinars The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) is proud to announce sponsorship of twelve monthly webinars in 2020 at our partner website Legacy Family Tree Webinars (https://familytreewebinars.com). Date Speaker Topic January 21 Jan M. Joyce, DBA, CG, CGL Creative Hypothesis Development for Complex Genealogy Problems February […]
Some have been asking about dietary accommodations on the Trofi lunch offered during SLIG week. This is what we have received back from the hotel: Gluten-free: Daily: both the soup and the salad are gluten-free. Monday: gluten-free bread will be available upon request. Tuesday: the full menu is gluten-free with the corn tortilla option. Wednesday: […]
Network and Enjoy Friends over breakfast or lunch during SLIG and Academy weeks. Specials Include: Breakfast Special at Trofi Restaurant Enjoy a hot breakfast buffet with omelets made to order for $18.00 (tax and tip included). This price is open to SLIG and Academy participants and their guests by simply showing your name badge. No […]
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 […]