SLIG Fall Virtual 2023: Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum

Back again with all new cases!

Coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA, the Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum provides an opportunity for advanced genealogists to gain hands-on experience solving tough cases. Participants work on five complex genealogical research problems—a new one each week. This practicum is for you if you are an advanced researcher and want to gain experience conducting research on challenging problems, analyzing and correlating information, and writing conclusions.

You will practice using indirect evidence, broadening research to include the FAN club, resolving conflicts, and organizing evidence into a written summary. The research problems are varied, offering the challenge to stretch your mind and skills in new directions. You will work individually on the case each week and then gather to discuss your progress with classmates and the instructor. In addition, you will compare sources, strategies, and methodologies, discuss difficulties encountered, and receive guidance from the case study author.

Case Study Instructors:

• Gary Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG
• Nicole Gilkison LaRue, CG
• Stephanie O'Connell, CG
• Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG
• Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG

This course is designed for advanced genealogists who have sufficient experience and education to work on complex genealogical problems. Most students plan 15–20 hours per week to work on the cases and write up a summary of findings.

Prerequisites:

• An advanced-level methodology course such as:
• SLIG—Advanced Genealogical Methods with Tom Jones or Paul Graham
• IGHR—Advanced Genealogy and Evidence Analysis with Elizabeth Shown Mills or Judy Russell
• GRIP—Advanced Genealogical Methods with Tom Jones
• BYU Family History degree
• NIGS certificate
• Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research
• ProGen Study Group completion

    OR

• Equivalent experience:
• Students may demonstrate their experience with genealogical research by submitting a paper detailing how they solved a genealogical problem. Please include source citations to support your conclusions. Students may register for the course and submit the paper for consideration by August 20.
• Or students may submit a summary of their educational and research background instead of a report.

The Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum will meet on Thursdays, 9:00 am to 11:00 am Mountain Time, September 7 through October 12.

Watch this interview in which course coordinator Angela Packer McGhie talks about the practicum:

See the SLIG Fall Virtual courses webpage for more information, including updates.

SLIG Fall Virtual registration opens Saturday, June 10, at 12:00 Noon MDT.

NOTE: Registration for all SLIG Fall Virtual 2023 courses has been postponed to June 10!

SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023: Intermediate Evidence Analysis Practicum

Offered for the first time ever! Here is a practicum course constructed specifically for intermediate-level genealogists. Come test your skills in a guided practicum course.

Intermediate Evidence Analysis Practicum, coordinated by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA, provides step-by-step guidance for engaging in genealogical research through hands-on experience solving two research problems. This course features a combination of individual work toward solving a case, as is typical in the SLIG Practicum, along with instruction on research planning and analysis strategies for tough cases.

Participants will put their research skills into practice while receiving structure and guidance. Students will analyze background information, create a research plan, conduct research online, track their findings, analyze and correlate information, and report conclusions.

The weekly sessions permit time for students to conduct research on a case, gather to discuss their progress with classmates, conduct further research, and learn to write up conclusions. Students should plan to spend ten to twenty hours per week researching the cases to get the most out of the course.

This course is perfect for genealogists who are not quite ready for the challenge of the Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course or anyone who wants to work through each step of a case with guidance.

Faculty includes Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA, and Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG.

Intermediate Evidence Analysis is scheduled to meet online February 16 through March 30, 2023, on Thursdays from 9:00 am until 12:45 pm Mountain Time.

See the SLIG Academy for Professionals 2023 Course web page for more information, including updates.

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