SLIG Calls for Proposals

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) continues to reach out to advanced, experienced teaching professionals in the genealogical community for new course content, presentation, and publication proposals.

The following Calls for Proposals are now open:

SLIG 2020 Course Proposals: SLIG offers courses on local, state, regional, and international topics taught at an intermediate level or above; specific record types, skills, methodology, and related technologies or strategies are preferred at a high-intermediate to advanced level. Courses with hands-on learning opportunities are encouraged as well as those that fill educational needs not addressed elsewhere. 

The deadline for course proposals is August 1, 2018; inquiries are accepted at any time.

SLIG Tech Day: SLIG will hold its second annual Tech Day on January 19, 2019 – the Saturday that follows SLIG and runs prior to the new SLIG Academy. Proposals are being accepted for half-day workshops and 1.5 hour classes on technology-related topics that enhance genealogical research and documentation. 

Deadline: June 1, 2018.

5th Annual SLIG Colloquium: This invitational event brings together thought leaders of the industry to present and discuss key genealogical topics in an effort to create a greater understanding of the tenets of genealogy. Selected papers will be presented, discussed, and subsequently published in Crossroads magazine. Interested parties may submit an abstract for consideration. 

Deadline: August 1, 2018.

Complete details and submittal forms for each of these opportunities are available at SLIG.ugagenealogy.org.

SLIG Instructors at OGS - A Must See!

 Going to Ohio? Be sure to check out our instructors participating at this week’s Ohio Genealogical Society’s conference in Columbus, Ohio! The conference is being held on April 11^th. – 18^th. Many great topics! Past SLIG instructors will be there too!

Deborah A. Abbott, Ph.D.

1.     WORKSHOP: “Beginning Genealogy: Finding Your Way to the Past”

2.     “Vital Records: The Cornerstone of Genealogical Research”

3.     “African American Roundtable”

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

1.     Keynote: Thursday morning “Pistol Packing Grandma”

2.     “Dear Mr. President: Finding Claims and Special Pension Requests”

3.     “Finding Ohio Families (in Western Manuscripts) Who Blazed New Trails”

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG

1.     WORKSHOP: “Reasonably Exhaustive Research of African American Ancestors Who Were Enslaved”

2.     “A Critical Step in Evaluating Old Documents”

3.     “Gleaning Genealogical Information about Enslaved Ancestors from the Probate Files of Slaveholding Families”

Michael D. Lacopo, DVM

1.     WORKSHOP: “Pennsylvania Courthouse Research: Adventures in the Keystone State”

2.     “’She Came from Nowhere’: Using Social History in Your Research”

3.     “Using mtDNA Testing for Genealogical Problem Solving”

Rich Venezia

1.     “Pittsburgh Preview: Researching in the Steel City”

2.     “Italians in America: Their Records, Their Stories”

3.     “Emerald Isle Express: Researching Irish Ancestors”

Ari Wilkins

1.     “Studying Free People of Color in Apprentice Records”

2.     “The Great Migration: Twentieth Century African American Migration”

Please check the conference guide for times and room numbers or click here: http://www.ogsconference.org/

Visit www.slig.ugagenealogy.org for more information on our upcoming courses.

Check Out These SLIG 2019 Instructors at OGS 2018 Conference!

Please check out our SLIG 2019 course coordinators participating in the upcoming Ohio Genealogical Society’s conference in Columbus, Ohio on April 11^th. – 18^th. Many great topics! Past SLIG instructors will be there too!

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

1.     Keynote: Thursday morning “Pistol Packing Grandma”

2.     “Dear Mr. President: Finding Claims and Special Pension Requests”

3.     “Finding Ohio Families (in Western Manuscripts) Who Blazed New Trails”

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG

1.     WORKSHOP: “Reasonably Exhaustive Research of African American Ancestors Who Were Enslaved”

2.     “A Critical Step in Evaluating Old Documents”

3.     “Gleaning Genealogical Information about Enslaved Ancestors from the Probate Files of Slaveholding Families”

Rich Venezia

1.     “Pittsburgh Preview: Researching in the Steel City”

2.     “Italians in America: Their Records, Their Stories”

3.     “Emerald Isle Express: Researching Irish Ancestors”

Please check the conference guide for times and room numbers or click here: http://www.ogsconference.org/

Visit www.slig.ugagenealogy.org for more information on our upcoming courses.