Intermediate Foundations with Sara Anne Scribner, CG

Intermediate Foundations

Tuesdays, 5 February - 16 April 2019
6:00 - 9:00 pm MST (MDT beginning March 12th)
Sara Scribner, CG

10 weeks of instruction with a special assignment in lieu of class during RootsTech week (February 26th).

Students who select this course already have some experience in genealogy, but aren’t quite ready for an advanced class. They have conducted research in federal census records, vital records (birth, marriage, and death), obituaries, and newspapers. They’ve learned their family’s traditions. Using Ancestry or FamilySearch, they’ve looked at results in indexed databases and then gone a step further to find and study some original documents. They’ve thought about assembling the information gathered from documents they’ve found, but haven’t yet written a proof argument or case study. They know they are in transition from one level of expertise to a higher one, but aren’t sure what’s next, what success will look like, or how to achieve it.

Level of Instruction

Intermediate

Technical Requirements

This course will meet online using Zoom Meetings. Sessions will be recorded for personal review and available for up to 30 days following the end of the course. Students are responsible to provide their own equipment and adequate bandwidth to participate actively in the course. Webcams and noise-cancelling headphones are strongly advised. Additional technical information will be sent to registered participants via email.
Students should have a (free) FamilySearch account and either an Ancestry account or access to Ancestry at a nearby family history center or other facility.
Homework: Assignments will be given to work on at your convenience between sessions.

Other Requirements

The following books will be helpful to understanding materials presented in the course and to completing homework, but are not required: Board for Certification of Genealogists Genealogy Standards, Elizabeth Shown Mills Evidence Explained, and Val D. Greenwood The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy.

Other Instructors

• Angie Bush, MS,
• Rev. Dr. David McDonald, CG
• Angela Packer McGhie, CG
• Nancy A. Peters, CG, CGL
• Kimberly Powell
• Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• Michael L. Strauss, AG
• Cari A. Taplin, CG

Technical Coordinator

• Pat Richley-Erickson

Schedule

Tuesdays, 5 February - 16 April 2019

• 5:30 - 9:00 pm MST (5 February 2019)
• 6:00 - 9:00 pm MST (12 February - 16 April 16 2019); MDT begins March 12th 
• Two 75-minute lecture/work periods, with a 10-minute break

Tuition

• Regular Price: $420.00
• UGA Member Price: $380.00

Don't delay, register today and be ready to advance your genealogical education to the next level!

SLIG 2019: Optional Tours and Activities

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is offering two optional tours this year to enhance your institute experience! These tours require separate registration and payment. Information can be found here.

Tour Option 1: Salt Lake City Sightseeing Tour

Sunday, January 20, 2019 - $35

8:45 am to 12:00 noon
(Boarding begins at 8:30 am)

This Salt Lake City tour will take you to view the city sights in a comfortable heated trolley. You will first ride to Temple Square where you will attend the world's longest running broadcast, Music and the Spoken Word, with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Immediately following the broadcast, your driver will take you on a 19-mile professionally-narrated tour of Salt Lake City sights. Stops for picture taking and additional commentary will be made at the Lion House, Utah State Capitol Building, This Is The Place Heritage Park and Red Butte Garden/Natural History Museum. Please bring any winter clothes you may need to feel more comfortable during brief exits from the bus.

Tour Option 2: Park City Sightseeing Tour

Sunday, January 20, 2019 - $55
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
(Boarding begins at 1:15 pm)

Join us for an afternoon sightseeing tour of Park City, the Wasatch mountains, and Olympic Venues. Experience amazing mountain views as your professional driver takes you to Park City to view Main Street and other Park City sites, and visit the Salt Lake City Olympic Park and Village. Transportation will be by heated van unless we have a larger group, in which case we will use the trolley described above. Please bring your winter clothing and snow boots for this tour since you may want to get out for a few minutes to look around and take pictures.

November is Native American Heritage Month

In tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans, the following
organizations are holding special events throughout the month of November:

• Library of Congress

• National Archives and Records Administration

• November 3: NARA is hosting Native American Stories Family Day

• November 23: Celebration with Wampanoag National Singers and Dancers held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, MA.

• For more events, see here.

• National Endowment for the Humanities

• National Gallery of Art

• National Park Service

• Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

• November 17-18: Hopi Tribal Festival

• November 23: The museum is hosting a "Family Fun Friday" where Native culture will be demonstrated through hands-on activities, etc.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

While not being held in November, SLIG 2019 has a course dedicated to Native American Research with Coordinator Rick Fogarty. Rick and his talented team of instructors will educate students on how to break down their brick walls for their Native American ancestors. Find more information on the course, the schedule, and registration here.