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With January here, thoughts are turning to the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, which begins Sunday, January 13th. As you are getting ready to travel, don’t forget to check SLIG’s website for answers to your travel questions: Travel Information Transportation/Shuttle Another consideration is — what to wear? Currently, the weather for Salt Lake City next […]
Need a bib for that future SLIG student in your life? Or perhaps you wish to show off your SLIG participation on your belt buckle? These are just two of the items available to purchase through the SLIG Swag Store. Other items including blankets, stadium seats, sweatshirts, t-shirts, a variety of drinking containers, and more. […]
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy has some course openings … what better gift than receiving a week spent taking your genealogical education to the next level! The following courses have openings: Course 2: Immigrants to the United States after 1890 Course 5: Researching New York: Resources and Strategies Course 7: 1619-2019 African-American Genealogy Course […]
About this time of year, the registration team finds interesting tidbits that don’t look quite right on a name badge or participant roster – names in all caps, fictitious city names . . . Or perhaps you just received your credentials – you definitely want to add those to your certificate name, right? Your SLIG […]
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 establish a scholarship program to foster and support professional genealogists in their professional growth and development efforts. Four scholarships are awarded to help cover certain expenses of attending one of […]
We are as excited as you are for January to come because that means a week dedicated to genealogy! What could be better than that? To whet your appetite for what the week will hold, we are highlighting some of the great events that will be held during the week of January 13th through January […]
SLIG is honored to have been selected to host the new scholarship fund in honor of this amazing woman! “In recognition of the professional accomplishments of our friend and colleague, Laura G. Prescott, and her contributions to the area of education in genealogy, a scholarship for tuition to the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) […]
Thinking about opening a genealogy business? Interested in improving your existing business? Then this course is for you! Course Coordinator: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG Additional Instructors: Teresa Steinkamp McMillen, CG David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA Prerequisites: This course requires active interaction and participation. Sessions include hands-on activities. At the end of the week, […]
It is always nice to know where one stands. The recent implementation of the GDPR by the European Union brought the need for a more clearly defined privacy policy to our attention. An incident related to respect reminded us that our long-standing expectations needed to be written. And confusion over the cancellation policy dictated that […]
Our followers are likely already aware that SLIG has been expanding: the new Academy for Professionals, SLIG Extended for guided research and consultation after SLIG, the return of Tech Day, and additional Virtual programs yet to be announced. One can only imagine the growing navigation menu on the left hand side of the website, or […]