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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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


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


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:

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.

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

SLIG Spring Virtual 2024: Gothic Script and Fraktur

Just announced! F. Warren Bittner is offering his course on Gothic Script and Fraktur: Reading Records of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic, plus German-American Church Books and Newspapers, during SLIG Spring Virtual 2024!


German handwriting is troublesome with seven forms of the letter s, h's that look like f's, e's that look like n's, p's that look like nothing ever seen before, and r's that are just plain upside down. In this course, you will learn to read Gothic script and Fraktur typeface, having fun in the process. German genealogical vocabulary and Latin terms are included. By the end of this course, you will have the tools to read basic German genealogical records.

Check back on the SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 Courses webpage for updates, including dates and times the course will meet, as well as the course schedule.

SLIG Spring Virtual registration opens Saturday, July 22, at 2:00 MDT.


SLIG Spring Virtual 2024: Editing Genealogical Writing

Editors are not born editors. They become skilled at their craft by editing their own writing. They play with words, massaging their thoughts, turning sentences and paragraphs on end, reducing paragraphs to sentences, ripping out irrelevant thoughts, and experimenting with organization. Editing Genealogical Writing, coordinated by Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA, will provide opportunities for you to hone your editorial skills.


Editing Genealogical Writing is a new course and a continuation of the SLIG course on Writing and Documenting for Peer Review, which is a prerequisite. It provides more opportunities for hands-on work and peer-to-peer collaboration, expanding on topics introduced in the Peer Review course.

As pre-course homework, each student is asked to bring to class a proof argument in the formative stage. In other words, most of the research is completed (there will always be more you can do), you're sure you've solved the problem, but you haven't started writing it up or you've just started. You will write the proof argument throughout the class, then do peer-to-peer editing at the end.

Other instructors:

  • Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL
  • Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
  • Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA
Editing Genealogical Writing will meet online on Tuesdays, 11:00 am to 3:30 pm MT, March 5, through May 7, 2024.

See the SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 Courses webpage for more information, including updates.

SLIG Spring Virtual registration opens Saturday, July 22, at 2:00 MDT.