SLIG 2023: Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy

This course will take you deeper into using legal resources and records to solve genealogical questions.

Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy, coordinated by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, is an advanced-level course offering an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the rich research resources of the law, including those generally available only at law libraries. Students will work with legal records and sources, gaining a better grasp of legal history and its implications for research, as well as the skills to find and apply the law to solve genealogical problems.

Faculty includes:

• LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG
• Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG, FNGS, FUGS
• David McDonald, DMin
• Forrest R. Hansen, JD
• Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

This is an advanced-level course. Completion of a basic courese in genealogy and law--Family History Law Library (SLIG) or Law School for Genealogists (GRIP) is recommended.

Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogists is scheduled to meet online January 23–27, 2023. All SLIG courses will be offered virtually this year. (See you in person in Salt Lake City in 2024!)

See the SLIG 2023 Courses web page for more information, including updates.

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

In 2020, Celebrate 25 Years with SLIG!

In January 2020, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) is celebrating 25 years -- its silver anniversary -- of bringing quality instruction to students to elevate their genealogical education to new heights.

SLIG will be held starting Sunday, January 12th, and concluding with a banquet on Friday, January 17th. The following fifteen courses are available:

• Course 1: Settlers in the New World and Immigrants to a New Nation: Colonial Times to 1900
• Course 2: Guide to Treasures Found in Federal Records
• Course 3: Early US Church Records
• Course 4: Advanced Research Tools: Land Records
• Course 5: Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy
• Course 6: Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War: Her Records, Her People, Her Laws
• Course 7: Maryland: Researching in the Old Line State
• Course 8: Chinese Ancestry: Research Methods and Sources
• Course 9: Advanced Hispanic Research
• Course 10: Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
• Course 11: Meeting Standards Using DNA Evidence--Research Strategies
• Course 12: Researching Like a Professional
• Course 13: Applying Standards to Appraise Genealogical Work
• Course 14: Advanced Genealogical Methods
• Course 15: Technical Writing for Genealogists 

The Academy will be held the following week, January 19th to the 24th, and the following seven courses are available:

• Academy Course 1: The Art of Writing Client Reports
• Academy Course 2: You're Invited: Public Speaking from Concept to Delivery
• Academy Course 3: Building and Nurturing a Successful Genealogy Business
• Academy Course 4: DNA for the 21st-Century Professional
• Academy Course 5: Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy
• Academy Course 6: Writing and Documenting for Peer Review
• Academy Course 7: Project Management Essentials for the Professional Genealogist

Registration for SLIG will open at 9:00 am MDT on Saturday, July 13th, with registration for the Academy opening at 2:00 pm MDT.

To facilitate quick check-out with your course, special events are added to
your registration separately.

Lodging reservations also open on July 13th.

Learn and Understand the Rich Research Resources of the Law with the Legal Genealogist!

This course offers students an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the rich research resources of the law, including those generally available only at law libraries. Students will work with legal records and sources, gaining a better grasp of legal history and its implications for research as well as the skills to find and apply the law to solve genealogical problems. Individual sessions will focus on specific legal disciplines (criminal, civil, probate and the like) and students will have the opportunity to visit and use the resources of a major university law library.

Judy is assisted by the following instructors:

• LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL
• Thomas W. Jones, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
• Rev. David McDonald, DMin, CG
• George R. Ryskamp, JD, AG
• Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

This is an advanced course with the following prerequisite:

• Completion of a basic course in genealogy and law—Family History Law Library (SLIG) or Law School for Genealogists (GRIP)—is recommended.

Registration for SLIG 2020 opens July 13, 2019 at 9:00 am MDT. For more information, go here.

SLIG 2018 Course Highlight: Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy

Course 11:

 Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy

With

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

This course offers students an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the rich research resources of the law, including those generally available only at law libraries. Students will work with legal records and sources, gaining a better grasp of legal history and its implications for research as well as the skills to find and apply the law to solve genealogical problems. Individual sessions will focus on specific legal disciplines (criminal, civil, probate and the like) and students will have the opportunity to visit and use the resources of a major university law library.

Black's Law Dictionary; Source: Wikipedia

Suggested Prerequisites

Students must have conducted onsite genealogical research at one or more courthouses and should be familiar with common court and probate records and with basic legal terminology. Completion of a basic course in genealogy and law (SLIG 2015 or 2017, GRIP 2014) is recommended.

Other Instructors

Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS

Rev. Dr. David McDonald, CG

George R. Ryskamp, JD, AG

Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

For full course description and bio, please visit www.slig.ugagenealogy.org