SLIG 2021 Updates

The updated SLIG 2021 schedule is out!

Since we announced that SLIG 2021 would be held virtually, we have been busy behind the scenes considering just what that could look like. With time to work with, we decided to get creative and spread out the fun!

SLIG 2021 will now encompass three weeks in January, with courses offered during two of those weeks. While meeting virtually can't quite replace the in-person environment, each week will feature some of what you have come to expect of the "SLIG experience" – networking, special events, workshops, and door prizes.

SLIG 2021 will now follow this format:

• Week 1: January 10-15 – seven courses
• Week 2: January 24-29 – seven courses
• Interim week – technology day, professional workshops

Special and Commemorative Events will be announced at a later date. Students may register for a course in either week or both. All students, including those attending the Academy for Professionals beginning in February, will be able to participate in interim-week offerings. Registration for SLIG 2021 will open on August 8, 2020, at 10:00 am Mountain Time. 

Week 1 courses include:

• “From Sea to Shining Sea: Researching Our Ancestors' Migrations in America,” with Annette Burke Lyttle
• “Advanced Techniques for Mastering Online Searches and Uncovering Digital Records,” with D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
• “Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy,” with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• “Show Me Missouri,” with Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, FUGA
• “Mother Russia: Research in the Countries of the Former Russian Empire and USSR,” with Joseph B. Everett, MLS, AG
• “Meeting Standards Using DNA Evidence,” with Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• “Advanced Genealogical Methods,” with Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL

Week 2 courses include:

• “Advanced Practices in Social History,” with Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR
• “Advanced Research Tools: Land Records,” with Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
• “In-Depth African American Genealogy,” with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL
• “The Pennsylvania German and Research in the Keystone State,” with Michael D. Lacopo, DVM
• “Pre-1837 English Research: Digging Deeper,” with Paul Milner, MDiv, FUGA
• “Introduction to Genetic Genealogy,” with Paul Woodbury, MEd
• “Guided Research and Consultation,” with Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA

The following courses have been carried forward to 2022

• “Advanced Land Tools: Maps,” with Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA (we will run the Land Records course in 2021 and Maps in 2022 instead).
• “Applied Genealogical Research Workshop: Hands-on Skillbuilding,” with Michael Hait, CG, CGL
• “Writing a Quality Family History Narrative,” with John Philip Colletta, PhD, FUGA

Course listings may be found on the SLIG website – SLIG.ugagenealogy.org – but please continue to pardon our dust as course outlines, additional faculty members, tuition costs,  and many other details remain to be posted.