MyHeritage Establishes New SLIG Scholarship
We are pleased to announce the formation of the Chris Darrington Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Scholarship. Established by MyHeritage, this scholarship honors the memory of the late Chris Darrington (1983-2020). Chris was the MyHeritage Conference Events Manager, where he managed the …
SLIG Announces New Director
We are pleased to announce that Amberly Beck will take the reins as the new director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), effective February 1, 2022. Amberly joined the SLIG committee in January 2021 to fill a short-term assignment, and …
SLIG Announces Upcoming Courses
One of our favorite parts of the banquet at SLIG – or in this care, the virtual wrap-up event – is the “Great Course Reveal.” As always, we offer some favorites and introduce some surprises. SLIG is pleased to announce the following …
Where’s Waldo? or the Fall Certificates?
Where’s Waldo? Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? I Spy? WHERE ARE THE CERTIFICATES? An introductory note from the director: Our committee hails from coast to coast and states between. In this virtual environment, we can work from anywhere, and …
2022 SLIG Wrap Up Keynote: “Coping with Covid and Genealogical Research–Flexibility Needed”–Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
The theme for 2022 SLIG has been “Flexibility,” taking its cue from Genealogy Standard 16. (Board for Certification of Genealogists, Genealogy Standards, second edition revised [Nashville: Ancestry, 2021], p. 14.) Rick Sayre’s keynote at the 2022 SLIG Wrap-Up Event spoke to that …
SLIG 2022 Sponsor Highlight: AncestryProGenealogists
Janell Esplin, Talent Acquisition Manager with Ancestry, and a panel of four staff members answered SLIG participants’ questions on Thursday about applying to and working for AncestryProGenealogists. Highlights from questions and answers included: Interested and qualified researchers are invited to apply with …
SLIG 2022 Sponsor Highlight: FamilySearch
SLIG Night at the Family History Library has been a longstanding SLIG tradition. This year, David Rencher, Lynn Turner, and the FHL staff provided us with an online night at the FHL, including a virtual tour of the library highlighting recent enhancements. Highlights …
SLIG 2022 Sponsor Highlight: MyHeritage
MyHeritage What’s New, Power User Tips & Open Q&A Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage gave us a fast-paced review of recent updates as well as a sneak peak of what is coming in Wednesday’s sponsored presentation. Tree Highlights include: Customized tree and improved …
SLIG 2022 Sponsor Highlight: FamilyTreeDNA
FamilyTreeDNA Updates and Open Q&A Janine Cloud, Group Projects Manager, gave us an overview of FamilyTreeDNA’s updates and initiatives over the past year at Wednesday’s sponsored presentation. 2021 was a “Year of Change.” New ownership, a new management team, and several product …
SLIG 2022: Plenary Session Highlights
“If You Can’t Find Your Own Family History, Steal Someone Else’s”? Really? Anyone familiar with Genealogy Standards published by the Board for Certification of Genealogists might question the sanity of that statement. Yet, F. Warren Bittner kicked off SLIG 2022 with a western-themed, …
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