SLIG 2024 and SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 Registration Begins July 22

SLIG 2024 registration opens July 22, 2023, at 10:00 am MDT.

SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 registration opens July 22, 2023, at 2:00 pm MDT.

Course Information: Still wondering which courses are right for you? Check these courses out!

SLIG 2024: meets online January 22–26, 2024.

• Behind the Scenes at FamilySearch: Technology and Features, coordinated by Lynn Turner, AG
• Immigration from Colonial Times to 1890, coordinated by D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA
• Exploring Their Life: The Social History of Your Family, coordinated by Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR
• Advanced Research Tools: Land Records, coordinated by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
• The Family History Law Library, coordinated by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, and Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
• Guide to Treasures Found in Federal Records, coordinated by Michael L. Strauss, AG
• Genealogy Research in France: An Introduction, coordinated by Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG
• Researching Along the Northern Plains, coordinated by Gary Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG
• The Fundamentals of Southern U.S. Research and Resources, coordinated by J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
• DNA Dreamers: Integrating DNA Evidence to Resolve Complex Cases, coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Beyond the Brick Wall: Strategies for Pre-1850 U.S. Research, coordinated by Julia A. Anderson, MA, AG; Beth Taylor, CG; Lyn Rasmussen, CG, and Jacqueline Kanyuck, AG
• Advanced Genealogical Methods, coordinated by Paul K. Graham, AG, CG
• Guided Research and Consultation, coordinated by Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA

Click here for SLIG 2024 course details, outlines, schedules, and videos.

SLIG Spring Virtual 2024: meets on various dates.

• Bring 'Em Back to Life: Writing Our Ancestors' Stories, coordinated by Annette Burke Lyttle, MA
• You're Invited: Public Speaking from Concept to Delivery, coordinated by D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA
• The Art of Writing a Research Report, coordinated by Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS
• BCG Certification: Understanding and Meeting Standards, coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA, and Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments, coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Editing Genealogical Writing, coordinated by Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA
• Gothic Script and Fraktur: Reading Records of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic, plus German-American Church Books and Newspapers, coordinate by F. Warren Bittner

Click here for SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 course details, outlines, schedules, and videos.

Registration Website: The registration webpage is here. Bookmark it now!

Tips for preparing for a smooth registration experience:

• Join UGA (Utah Genealogical Association) or renew your UGA membership at least two days before registration so the system has time to update and correctly apply the UGA discount to your order.
• Create or login to your SLIG registration account--this is different from your UGA account--at least 24 hours before registration. Please confirm that your information is still current (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) and update as necessary.
• Review the SLIG polices to which you much agree when registering:
• Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Registration and Cancellation
• Privacy

Waitlists: If your desired course sells out before you complete you order, you will be automatically waitlisted and sent back to the course selection page where you can choose another course for which to register. After placing an order, you may add yourself to the waitlist for another course in the registration dashboard.

We hope the registration process goes smoothly for you and look forward to supporting your educational goals.

SLIG Fall Virtual 2023: Seats Are Going Fast! Have You Registered?

Seats are still available for SLIG Fall Virtual 2023. Grab yours while they last!

Seats are still available for:

• Intermediate Foundations (coordinated by Annette Burke Lyttle, MA)
• Introduction to Genetic Genealogy (coordinated by Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG)
• Intermediate Evidence Analysis Practicum (coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA)
• Proving Your Pedigree with DNA (coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG)
• Discovering Quaker Records--In the US and the British Isles (coordinated by Steven W. Morrison, MPA)
• Assemblage: Preparing, Writing, and Revising Proof Arguments (coordinated by Jan Joyce, DBA, CG, CGL, AG)
• Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum (coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA)

You can register for any of these courses here.

We look forward to seeing you online at SLIG Fall Virtual 2023!

SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023: Do You Have Your Seat Yet?

Seats are still available for some of the SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023 courses. Grab yours while they last!

Some seats are still available for:

• DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments (coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG)
• Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy (coordinated by Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG)--only 5 seats left!
• Writing and Documenting for Peer Review (coordinated by Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA)
• Intermediate Evidence Analysis Practicum (coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA)--only 1 seat left!
• Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How (coordinated by Diana Elder, AG and Lisa Stokes, AG)

You can register for any of these courses here.

This course has filled:

• The Art of Writing Client Reports (coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA)

But you can still put your name on a waitlist in case an opening occurs. Sign up for a waitlist here.

We look forward to seeing you online at SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023!

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SLIG 2023: Seats Are Going Fast! Have You Registered?

Seats are still available for some of the SLIG 2023 courses. Grab yours while they last!

Some seats are still available for:

• Behind the Scenes at FamilySearch: Technology and Features (coordinated by David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS)
• Advanced Techniques: Material Culture Research (coordinated by Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR)
• Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy (coordinated by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL)
• Advanced Research Techniques for German Genealogy (coordinated by Michael D. Lacopo, DVM)—only 3 seats left!
• Capitol Kin: Researching Ancestors Who Lived in Washington, D.C. (coordinated by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL)
• African American Genealogy Methods and Strategies (coordinated by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG)
• Introduction to Genetic Genealogy (coordinated by Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG)
• DNA Dreamers: Integrating DNA Evidence to Resolve Complex Cases (coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG)--only 4 seats left!
• Applied Genealogy Methods Workshop: Hands-on Skillbuilding (coordinated by Michael G. Hait, CG, AG)
• Advanced Genealogical Methods (coordinated by Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL)
• Guided Research and Consultation (coordinated by Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA)

You can register for any of these courses here.

These courses have filled:

• Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwest, 1780–1850 (coordinated by D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA)
• Metes & Bounds Land Platting (coordinated by Gerald H. "Jerry" Smith, CG)
• Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War: Her Records, Her People, Her Laws (coordinated by Barbara Vines Little, CG, FVNS, FNGS, FUGA)
• Evidence-Based Writing for Genealogists (coordinated by Melissa A. Johnson, CG)

But you can still put your name on a waitlist in case openings occur. Sign up for a waitlist here.

We look forward to seeing you online at SLIG 2023!

SLIG 2023 and SLIG Academy 2023 Registration Begins July 16

SLIG 2023 registration opens July 16, 2022, at 10:00 am MDT.

SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023 registration opens July 16, 2022, at 2:00 pm MDT.

Course Information: Still wondering which courses are right for you? Check these courses out!

SLIG 2023--meets online January 23–27, 2023

• Behind the Scenes at FamilySearch: Technology and Features, coordinated by David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS
• Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwest, 1780–1850, coordinated by D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA
• Advanced Techniques: Material Culture Research Techniques for Genealogy, coordinated by Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR
• Metes & Bounds Land Platting, coordinated by Gerald H. "Jerry" Smith, CG
• Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy, coordinated by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• Advanced Research Techniques for German Genealogy, coordinated by Michael D. Lacopo, DVM
• Capital Kin: Researching Ancestors Who Lived in Washington, D.C., coordinated by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
• African American Genealogy Methods and Strategies, coordinated by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG
• Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War: Her Records, Her People, Her Laws, coordinated by Barbara Vines Little, CG, CVGS, FNGS, FUGA
• Introduction to Genetic Genealogy, coordinated by Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG
• DNA Dreamers: Integrating DNA Evidence to Resolve Complex Cases, coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Applied Genealogical Methods Workshop: Hands-on Skillbuilding, coordinated by Michael G. Hait, CG, AG
• Advanced Genealogical Methods, coordinated by Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL
• Evidence-Based Writing for Genealogists, coordinated by Melissa A. Johnson, CG
• Guided Research and Consultation, coordinated by Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA

Click here for SLIG 2023 course outlines, schedules, and videos.

 

SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023--meets online various dates

• DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments, coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy, coordinated by Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG
• The Art of Writing Client Reports, coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA
• Writing and Documenting for Peer Review, coordinated by Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA
• Intermediate Evidence Analysis Practicum, coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA
• Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How, coordinated by Diana Elder, AG, and Lisa Stokes, AG

Click here for SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023 course outlines, schedules, and videos. 

Registration Website: Our registration system has a new web address. PLEASE update your SLIG registration bookmark! Find us at: https://registration.ugagenealogy.org. 

Tips for preparing for a smooth registration experience:

• Join UGA (Utah Genealogical Association) or renew your UGA membership at least two days before registration so the system has time to update and correctly apply the UGA discount to your order.
• Create or login to your SLIG registration account--this is different from your UGA account--at least 24 hours before registration. Please confirm that your information is still current (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) and update as necessary.
• Review these SLIG policies you must agree to when registering:
• Code of Ethics and Conduct
• Privacy
• Registration and Cancellation

Waitlists: If your desired course sells out before you complete your order, you will be automatically waitlisted and sent back to the course selection page where you can choose another course to register for. After placing an order, you may add yourself to the waitlist for another course in the registration dashboard.

Interested in taking more than one Academy course? On the day of registration, you may register for only one course. Please email the registrar to request the opportunity to enroll in an additional course at registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org. Beginning July 18, the registrar will review those requests on a case-by-case basis. If your desired second course sells out, please put yourself on the waitlist right away in case your request is approved.

We hope the registration process goes smoothly for you and look forward to supporting your educational goals.

SLIG Announces Upcoming Courses

One of our favorite parts of the banquet at SLIG – or in this care, the virtual wrap-up event – is the "Great Course Reveal." As always, we offer some favorites and introduce some surprises.

SLIG is pleased to announce the following program dates, formats, courses, and coordinators for the upcoming program year – fall 2022 through spring 2023. 

SLIG Virtual

September 8 - November 17, 2022

Entering its seventh year, SLIG Virtual was explicitly designed to give students time to dig deep into their studies throughout the week between sessions from the comfort of home and on their own schedule. Courses include a full SLIG curriculum with over twenty-five hours of instruction, delivered via Zoom for several hours each week. This program begins with an all-participant orientation on September 8th. 

• Intermediate Foundations; coordinated by Annette Lyttle, MA
• Proving Your Pedigree with DNA; Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Advanced Techniques for Mastering Online Searches and Uncovering Digital Records; D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA
• Advanced Hispanic Research; Debbie Gurtler, AG
• Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum; Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA

Preliminary descriptions are available at SLIGVirtual.ugagenealogy.org. Full details and weekly outlines will be published in April. Registration opens May 14, 2022, at 12:00 noon MDT.

SLIG 2023

January 22 - 27, 2023 (Virtual this Year!)

SLIG previously announced that SLIG will be held virtually one more year to ensure the safety of our participants during the ongoing pandemic. So, grab your slippers and join us for a whole week of virtual education. You may choose from the following:

• Behind the Scenes at FamilySearch: Technology and Features; coordinated by David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS
• Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwestern, 1780-1850; D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
• Advanced Techniques: Material Culture Research Techniques for Genealogy; Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR
• Metes & Bounds Land Platting; Gerald H. Smith, CG
• Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy; Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• Advanced Research Techniques for German Genealogy; Michael D. Lacopo, DVM
• Capital Kin: Researching Ancestors Who Lived in Washington, D.C; Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
• African American Genealogy Methods and Strategies; LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG
• Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War: Her Record, Her People, Her Laws; Barbara Vines Little, CG, FVGS, FNGS, FUGA
• Introduction to Genetic Genealogy; Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG
• Meeting Standard Using DNA Evidence: Case Studies Illustrate Sound Research Strategies and Decision-Making; Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Applied Genealogical Methods Workshop: Hands-on Skillbuilding; Michael Hait, CG, AG
• Advanced Genealogical Methods; Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL
• Evidence-Based Writing for Genealogists; Melissa Johnson, CG
• Guided Research and Consultation; Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA

Preliminary descriptions are available at SLIG.ugagenealogy.org. Full details and weekly outlines will be published by May. Registration opens July 16, 2022, at 10:00 am MDT.

SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023

February 9 - April 20, 2023 (Now Always Virtual)

Offering professional development courses for those employed in the industry or preparing to seek employment in the industry, this program is now in its fifth year. Originally designed to run in Salt Lake City the week following SLIG, the program moved to a virtual, multi-week format in 2021 due to the pandemic. 

And that is where it will stay due to strongly-expressed preferences of both faculty and students. The curriculum demands and the format allows for more in-depth study and project work between sessions.

The following courses will be offered in 2023:

• DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments, coordinated by Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy; Catherine B.W. Desmarais, CG
• The Art of Writing Client Reports; Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA
• Writing and Documenting for Peer Review; Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA

Preliminary descriptions are available at SLIGAcademy.ugagenealogy.org. Full details and weekly outlines will be published by May. Registration opens July 16, 2022, at 2:00 pm MDT.

Mark Your Calendars

Make sure registration dates/times are on your calendar. Most courses will fill quickly (as often within seconds to minutes). Additional faculty, outlines, and registration procedures will be announced at a later date.

We hope to "see you" at SLIG this upcoming year!

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Course Spotlight: Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How

Are you considering earning the Accredited Genealogist (AG) credential? Have you ever wanted to be able to demonstrate your research proficiency in a specific region? Do you want a chance to practice for the ICAPGen tests? Explore and prepare for the AG credentialing process in the new course Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How at SLIG 2022.

Prepare for and Experience the ICAPGen Testing Process

This preparatory course will give students the opportunity to prepare to take the ICAPGen test necessary to earn the AG credential. Students will learn about each level of the test and be equipped with useful tips for succeeding. Learning assignments will provide experience at each level of the testing process and rubrics for evaluating your own and peer work will be utilized in the course. Finally, students will be able to participate in a four-hour Level 3 practice test at the Family History Library.

Feedback and Experience

In addition to feedback gained from testing, students will participate in peer review of homework assignments during the week. These daily check-ins will allow students to gain valuable insights from others seeking accreditation. Each of the instructors in the course is an experienced AG professional who will cover topics such as elements of the four-generation project (citations, research logs, and writing); creating a research reference guide; research planning; and extraction, transcription, and abstraction. The week will end with a personalized meeting with an AG mentor from a student's chosen or similar region.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Course Spotlight: Gothic Script and Fraktur: Reading Records of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic, plus German-American Church Books and Newspapers

Ever had problems telling an s or h from an f in German handwriting? How about those e's that look like n's? And when did it become okay to write your r's upside down? The German Script and Fraktur course is coming to SLIG 2022 to help solve all of your German handwriting woes.

Record Workshops

As part of this course, students will get the opportunity to learn by seeing and by doing. Workshops with hands-on practice and feedback are held in many major records groups, including baptism, marriage, and death records. Workshops are also held focusing specifically on Fraktur, giving students interactive experiences rarely found at this level. Students can also partake in optional homework assignments that will include additional experience and practice.

Vocabulary Building

This course aims to assist students in building a working knowledge of German genealogical terms and even some additional Latin. Students should expect to develop the skills needed to read a variety of genealogical records. While students should have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of general genealogy research, no experience in the German language or German research is required. This foundational course in reading German script and Fraktur typeface will bring students to a new level while having fun in the process.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Course Spotlight: DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments

Have you ever wanted to take a course that engages you in both DNA and writing? Do you want hands-on experience crafting proof arguments to the Genealogical Proof Standard for your conclusions about genetic relationships? The Course DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments will take you on an exciting writing and DNA evidence journey at SLIG 2022.

Ready to Write

Course coordinator and DNA expert Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG, explains, "This hands-on course is designed for those students who have completed research about a biological relationship and now wish to 'write it up' into a polished complex proof argument." The next step in several DNA courses Karen has taught for SLIG, students will engage in sessions of private writing time where they will practice lessons learned in morning sessions and study. During this time, faculty will also be available for consultations for your personal questions and needs.

Writing and Standards Experts

This course will also feature an exemplary faculty. Among them are writing and methodology experts, including Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG, FNGS, FUGA; Nancy A. Peters, CG, editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly; and Scott Wilds, CG. Dr. Jones will join the class through the week to speak on evidence, source citations, writing skills, and live editing with the class. Nancy Peters and Scott Wilds will join the course's "Polish and Submit" day on Friday to discuss submitting DNA proof arguments for publication to NGSQ or for credentialing purposed to BCG. Course coordinator Karen Stanbary will tackle subjects including resolving conflicting evidence, derived meaning from DNA test results, charts in writing, and privacy in DNA writing.

Class Engagement

Students in this course will engage in hands-on learning in multiple ways. Daily writing sessions will allow students to practice skills as they learn them and incorporate techniques into their writing in real-time. Students will pair in peer review partnerships that will allow for valuable daily feedback. The course as a whole will collaborate on creating a  quick reference guide to useful tips and strategies learned called a "Golden Nuggets Quicksheet." Students will get to use their own genealogy during these writing and engagement exercises, meaning they can take their own work to the next step throughout the course.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Course Spotlight: Critical Thinking Methods for Your Genealogy Breakthroughs

Brand new course Critical Thinking Methods for Your Genealogy Breakthroughs invites us all to ask ourselves, "What if you could use processes and tools that access your brain in new ways...to solve your genealogical challenges?" Explore the exciting opportunity to learn these new techniques and expand your ability to apply critical thinking to your genealogy research questions.

What is Critical Thinking?

Course coordinator Jan Joyce, DBA, CG, CGL, AG says, "Critical thinking includes concepts, analysis, evaluation, and correlation." Students will get to explore various tools and processes, including sessions on brainstorming, power searching, literature review, active learning, and more. Students will also be taught essential skills such as examining bias and assumptions, mindful transcription, and critical writing. At its core, this course will allow you to develop how you examine your research and approach genealogy research questions while improving your best research tool...you!

Interactive Coursework

Work in this course is specifically designed to engage the student in interactive learning. Multiple opportunities to network and learn with other students are engaged in through working with partners, roundtable discussions, learning exercises, and even games. Skills and processes learned during the course are also enhanced by incorporating workshop sessions where students can dig in and practice incorporating newly learned skills. Option homework assignments will also allow students to take themselves further in their in-depth educational journey to becoming skilled critical thinkers.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Course Spotlight: Advanced New England Research: From the Colonial Period to the Early 1900s

Have ancestors from New England? Interested in learning advanced methodology skills and exploring underused resources to improve your research? You should check out Advanced New England Research: From the Colonial Period to the Early 1900s at SLIG 2022.

Explore New England

This course will allow students to learn about specific resources and research techniques for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Individual sessions will also provide learning experiences that go deeper into historical and social contexts to trace New England families. This advanced course will dive into new records, history, research methodologies, and resources.

Records, Records, Records

Get set to learn about everything. This course boasts numerous lectures on the wide variety of genealogical resources found in New England research. Sessions taught by leading experts will cover jurisdictions, advanced town record research techniques, war and military records, land ownership and transfer, religious records, migration, and more. Additional class time will be spent discussing repositories, advanced techniques and methodology, and exploring case studies.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Course Spotlight: Back to the Old Country: Genealogy of Ashkenazic Jews of Galicia (Austrian Empire) and the Russian Empire

Do you have Jewish genealogy roots in the Austrian or Russian Empires? Have you ever wanted to learn more about their language, community, government, or customs? Back to the Old Country: Genealogy of Ashkenazic Jews of Galicia (Austrian Empire) and the Russian Empire, offered at SLIG 2022, is designed to help students learn about the history and records of people of the Jewish faith who lived in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (commonly known as Galicia or Austrian Poland) and the Pale of Settlement (created by the Russian Empire to contain their Jewish Population).

Historical Context and Culture for Intermediate Students

This course, taught by experts in the field, is designed to provide important historical, cultural, and contextual information as it pertains to Jewish genealogy. Students should have intermediate research skills, but the course does not require in-depth preparatory knowledge of Jewish research or languages from this region of the world. Familiarity with the Genealogical Proof Standard will be helpful, and students should come prepared to learn how to apply the GPS to Jewish records and research. This foundational course is equipped to take students to the next level.

Incorporating DNA Results

Attendees of this course are encouraged to take an autosomal DNA test with one of the major testing companies and have access to the results for either themselves or someone of Ashkenazic heritage. Come prepared with either a laptop or other device to access and view DNA test results and matches. DNA exploration in the course will cover strategies for working with Jewish DNA and in-depth looks at endogamy in Jewish families.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Course Spotlight: Advanced Land Tools: Maps

Have you ever wanted to visualize an ancestor's migration route, get help with locating boundaries, or learn more about the place your family lived? Advanced Land Tools: Maps will offer education on all of these topics and more at SLIG 2022. As the course description reads, "Maps are a useful, essential tool to conduct effective genealogical research." This course provides exciting hands-on opportunities to learn about these research tools and their wide variety of applications.

Experience Maps First-Hand

Under the tutelage of experienced subject experts, this class incorporates more than lectures: it gives you opportunities to practice and learn essential skills. Visits will be taken to local map repositories with opportunities to learn about and use a wide variety of maps and map-based resources. Students also gain knowledge by working with a range of finding aids and learning how to evaluate maps for their value in solving genealogical research problems.

Building Knowledge with Labs

Student experiences in this course are taken even further by hands-on workshops in several computer labs. Through these labs, attendees will discover online resources, learn to plat metes and bounds land descriptions, and utilize technology such as the historic geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance their research capabilities. These unique learning experiences will also teach students how to create their own maps to aid in research.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022, in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, recordsets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

Couse Spotlight: Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military Research

Have you ever wanted to learn how to take your military research further? Do you wish you knew more about in-depth military research topics such as the selective service system, the laws of war, or personnel files? Wish you had experience with methodology techniques for separating men of the same name? SLIG's course Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military Research may be just what you are looking for.

Critical Thinking Exercises

Go beyond traditional lectures and have experiences with real records in classes lead by national experts. Exercises will enable you to dig deeper by getting hands-on experience. This will allow you to develop a deeper understanding of the records and methodologies in military research.

Delve Deeper into Traditional Topics

Think you know everything about compiled service records, bounty land, or pensions? Course instructors, each experienced specialists, will introduce you to different ways of look at classic military record groups through new methodologies and research techniques.

The full schedule for this course, faculty bios, and course details can be found here.

Join us for SLIG 2022

Held January 9-14, 2022 in Salt Lake City, the 27th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy promises the in-depth, advanced educational opportunities SLIG has become known for. SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, record sets, and research tools like DNA. Visit our website to view a full selection of available courses.

Learn more about SLIG 2022. Registration opens on August 14th, 2021, at 10:00 am MDT. Create a registration account today! If you have any questions, please reach out to the UGA registrar: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org.

SLIG 2022 Changes Announced

In preparing for our first in-person institute since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have proceeded with caution. We know many are quite anxious to return, while others are not quite ready, and many still undecided. There is no right or wrong answer to that question; we all need to move at our own pace in this ongoing pandemic environment. 

However, it is our desire, and UGA's desire, to hold the January 2022 institute in person. At the Hilton. With as much normality as is safely possible.

Therefore, to ensure the comfort of the faculty, the safety of those who elect to attend, and to mitigate risk, SLIG 2022 will look a little different this year:

• We offer a smaller, more centralized program – fewer courses, primarily concentrated on the second floor of the Hilton, to minimize public interaction between sessions and provide more control over our environment. We sincerely appreciate the Hilton's support and flexibility in this regard. 

• Several courses have elected to postpone to 2023, and we look forward to hosting them at that time. 

• The parts of SLIG you have come to appreciate remain: shuttles to the Family History Library for after class research, the morning coffee station, networking in the hallways, SLIG Central, Saturday Tech Day, and sponsored events. We plan to begin with orientation and the traditional welcome reception, and end with the completion banquet. Knowing, of course, that if restrictions tighten, some of those special events may need to be modified slightly. No issue.

• Key to the success of our return to an in-person program is the new Health and Safety Policy. All participants will be required to read and agree to abide by this policy at the time of registration.

Several courses have elected to postpone to 2023, and we look forward to hosting them at that time. 

The following courses will be offered in 2022:

• Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military Research with Michael L. Strauss, AG
• Advanced Land Tools: Maps with Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
• Gothic Script and Fraktur: Reading Records of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic, plus German-American Church Books and Newspapers with F. Warren Bittner, CG
• Back to the Old Country: Genealogy of Ashkenazic Jews of Galicia (Austrian Empire) and the Russian Empire with Emily H. Garber, MA
• Advanced New England Research: From the Colonial Period to the Early 1900s with D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
• DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments with Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Applied Genealogical Methods Workshop: Hands-On Skillbuilding with Michael G. Hait, CG, CGL
• Critical Thinking Methods for Your Genealogy Breakthroughs with Jan M. Joyce, DBA, CG, CGL, AG
• Advanced Genealogical Methods with Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL
• Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How with Diana Elder, AG and Lisa Stokes, AG
• Guided Research and Consultation with Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA

Registration opens Saturday, August 14th at 10:00 am MDT. Lodging reservations will open at noon that same day. Details at SLIG.ugagenealogy.org.

Seats Available in SLIG Encore Courses

Three courses from SLIG 2021 were selected to give an "encore" this fall during SLIG Virtual 2021. The courses have been opened to those on the SLIG 2021 waitlists - and lucky us, there are still a few seats available for general registration!

What courses are available? Each of the following courses are available as encore courses at SLIG 2021

• Advanced Research Tools: Land Records with Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
• Advanced Techniques for Mastering Online Searches and Uncovering Digital Records with D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
• The Pennsylvania German and Research in the Keystone State with Michael D. Lacopo, DVM

A very limited number of seats is available in each of these courses.

When are these courses? Each of the courses runs a different week during the fall. The format of these courses will not be changed to the multi-week format of the SLIG Virtual courses but will run on the typical SLIG single-week schedule.

• Land Records - September 22 - October 1, 2021
• Online Searches - October 4 - 8, 2021
• Pennsylvania German - October 25 - 29, 2021

Can I register for an Encore course and a SLIG Virtual course? All participants are only able to register for a single course during SLIG Virtual. If you wish to take more than one course, you may email the Registrar (registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org) for an exemption.

Where can I learn more about these courses? You can view complete course details, schedules, faculty, and more by visiting the SLIG Virtual courses page here. Encore courses are listed at the bottom.

Registration opens on June 19, 2021, at 12:00 noon MDT at sligregistration.ugagenealogy.org.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to the registrar (registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org).

SLIG Announces Academy 2022 Updates

Concerns for the health and safety of participants during this program continues to be at the forefront of our minds. During the Academy, our smaller size makes it necessary to share space in the hotel with other groups, increasing health and safety risks during a second pandemic year.

Therefore, we are pleased to announce the following changes:

·         The SLIG Academy for Professionals 2022 will again take place virtually. Following the success of this year’s virtual program, courses will meet in a week-to-week format, beginning January 3oth with orientation and ending in April.

·         Two additional courses will be added to the already available options for 2022. These will be:

1.       Writing and Documenting for Peer Review with Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA

2.      Teaching Genealogy Classes in your Community with Katherine R. Willson

To view the newly updated line-up of all courses please visit the Academy webpage at SLIGacademy.ugagenealogy.org.

·         The Accreditation Course, Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How with Diana Elder, AG, and Lisa Stokes, AG will move to SLIG during the week of January 9-14, 2022. This transition will allow participation in unique course experiences and sample testing at the Family History Library.

·         Registration will still open on August 14, 2021, at 2:00 pm MDT. Enrollment will be limited to a single course.

·         Course lengths will vary to support the designed curriculum for each course.

Additional information may be found on our website, slig.ugagenealogy.org, as it becomes available.

We look forward to seeing you – safe and healthy – virtually at SLIG Academy 2022.

SLIG 2018 Course Highlight: The Third Coast: Research in the Great Lakes Region

Course 2:

 The Third Coast: Research in the Great Lakes Region

Cari A. Taplin, CG and Kathryn Lake Hogan, PLCGS

 This course will take students through genealogical and historical research in the Great Lake region of the United States and Canada. This inland waterway was vital to the westward expansion of both countries, as well as a resource for defense, commerce, shipping, and travel. The fluidity of the boundary between the two nations created a mingling of the people living along the border territories, states, and provinces, and researchers often find their border-dwelling ancestors with ties in the other country. This course will cover the history, geography, methodology and record sets, both American and Canadian, that researchers will need to access when researching ancestors in this region.

Cari A. Taplin, CG 

Kathryn Lake Hogan, PLCGS

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Suggested Requirements

Students are encouraged to bring a laptop computer or tablet for project work during the week.

Other Instructors

John Philip Colletta, PhD, FUGA

David Ouimette, CG, CGL

Judy G. Russell, JC, CG, CGL

For more information on this or our other 13 courses, please visit: www.slig.ugagenealogy.org

2018 Courses Just Announced!

 Well if you haven't heard or seen on social media by now, we have just released our courses for next year. Fourteen courses in all, from methodology to legal, from religious to regional, from digital to DNA, we have it all. We have chosen the best instructors to bring these subjects to you in 2018.

 Again, held at the luxurious Hilton in downtown Salt Lake City, just 2 blocks from the Family History Library. Learn, research, and make new friends with us and elevate your genealogical education!

 Registration will be held online in July. More details to be released in the next few months.