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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

SLIG 2019 Course Highlight: The Family History Law Library



Instructors:
  • Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
  • Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
  • Claire Bettag, CG
  • F. Warren Bittner, CG
  • David E. Rencher, AG, CG

Description:
This course will cover the basic legal concepts and legal research approaches appropriate for genealogists. Topics will include courts and their records, estate laws, legislative records, pensions, land law and more. Elements of both English common law and Roman law will be introduced through classes on the legal concepts found in Irish, German, and French law that relate to research in those countries and their relevance to research in the United States. Two hands-on labs at the Family History Library will provide an opportunity for students to employ the concepts with exercises using and exploring the resources of the
FHL and related websites.

Level of Instruction:
Intermediate

Registration: Registration opens Saturday, 7 July 2018. For more detailed information please visit www.slig.ugagenealogy.org.


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