SLIG 2018 Hosts First Tech Day!

The first SLIG Tech Day is scheduled for Saturday, January 20, 2018.  SLIG's amazing speakers and guest lecturers will present four hands-on workshops, nine classes/demonstrations, and two mini-labs. 

 Check out the schedule of exciting classes!  Tech Day Information

Half-day workshops on Saturday morning feature Gena Philibert-Ortega and Pat Roberts guiding 3 hours of hands-on experience with  Evernote and Ancestry, respectively. 

After lunch, Cari Taplin will share Google's My Maps while Kimberly Powell presents Scrivener during the last two half-day workshops. 

Workshops require personal laptops with any pre-requisite software or online tools installed. (Please review specific pre-requisites, if any, listed with the workshop.) Electrical outlets will be available for each student. 

Not up for 3-hour workshops?  Then consider the nine other 90-minute courses: Cyndi Ingle teaches three tech classes (coordinating programs in the Cloud, foreign language tools and timelines), Dina Carson is presenting 2 courses on best publishing and imaging practices, while Mona Lambrecht will share tips on staying sane while creating a family archive, Elissa Scalise Powell updates our writing skill set and Kimberly Powell creates spreadsheet magic, and instructs us in social network as an analysis tool.

Three mini-labs from 7-8:30 pm are also available: Elissa Scalise Powell will boost our PowerPoint skills and Ron Arons will fascinate with mind mapping.

Don't miss out! Pre-registration is required to assure seat availability; registration for special events will open on Tuesday, 14 November 2017.

Join us at Tech Day 2018! 

Elevate Your Genealogical Education To New Heights! Seats Still Available!

  There is still time to register to elevate your genealogical education to new heights! This is your chance to be taught by some of the best in the field of genealogy. Please join us in January for an experience of a lifetime!

 Courses available:

 Course 1: Taking Your Research to the Next Level with Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA

 Course 2: Refining Internet and Digital Skills for Genealogy with Cyndi Ingle

 Course 3: Diving Deeper into New England with D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS

 Course 6: Adding Social History to Your Genealogy with Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR

 Course 7: Settlers in the New World and Immigrants to a New Nation: Researching Ancestors from Overseas with John Philip Colletta, PhD., FUGA

 Course 8: Researching in Washington, D.C., Without Leaving Home with Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

 Course 13: The Coaching Lab: Forensic Genealogy from Inquiry to Affidavit with Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG and Amber Goodpaster Tauscher


 Visit our website for full details at slig.ugagenealogy.org/

SLIG 2017 - Refining Internet and Digital Skills for Genealogy

Genealogists have data, data, data! Often piles of it stacked on every available flat surface in their home.

Have you ever wondered how to utilize Microsoft Office, Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive and mobile devices in your genealogical research to help you organize all that information? 

How comfortable are you using advanced Google Techniques and Online Finding Aids?

These are just a few of the topics that will be covered in the course “Refining Internet and Digital Skills for Genealogy” with coordinator Cyndi Ingle. It’s an amazing educational opportunity and it’s the FIRST time it’s been offered at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. 

In addition to Cyndi Ingle, students will have sessions with:

• Jeanne Larazlere Bloom, CG, Spreadsheets 101: Excel ®, The Genealgoist’s Underutilized Tool; 
• Melissa Johnson, CG, Tech Tools for Genealogical Publishing;
• Thomas W Jones, PhD, CG, CGI, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, Can a Complex Research Problem be Solved Solely Online?
•  Michael D Lacopo, DVM, Strategic Searching When things are Unfindable, Records by type, Show me the Money: Taxes, Wills and Probate.

 There is also an opportunity for consultations with Cyndi, one of the pioneers in internet genealogy, Cyndi is the creator of Cyndi's List, found in many genealogists online toolboxes.

You can read more about the class here.

This class is sure to elevate your genealogical education and there are only a few seats left, so register today before they are all gone!