For Immediate Release
12 February 2011
After much deliberation, the Utah Genealogical Association has made arrangements for the The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) to adjoin RootsTech next year. The new dates for SLIG 2012 are January 23-27, 2012; the conference will again be held at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.
Though traditionally SLIG has been held during the second week of January, we felt that changing the date to the end of January would allow attendees two full weeks of genealogical education. It is hoped that this will be especially beneficial to instructors who will be attending both SLIG and RootsTech.
"It just made sense for us to connect ourselves to RoosTech in this way," said Adele Marcum, Director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. "We hope this union of scheduling will offer genealogists the best educational experience: first at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and then at RootsTech."
Although not affiliated with RootsTech or any of its sponsoring organizations, the Utah Genealogical Association sees the importance of collaborating with RootsTech to provide varied and valuable educational opportunities to genealogists.
"We applaud what RootsTech has done in their inaugural year; we want to share what they've done with our attendees at SLIG--and now that the schedules for SLIG and RootsTech align, we can begin discussions with RootsTech to determine how our two conferences can work together to provide greater value to attendees. Working together, I think we will see some magnificent synergy," said Marcum.
The courses for the 2012 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy include:
• American Research and Records: Focus on Families with Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FUGA
• Welsh Research with Darris Williams, AG
• Scandinavian Research with Geoffrey Morris, AG
• Genealogy Software and Research Tools with George Morgan
• Advanced Research Tools: Land Records with Rick Sayre, CG and Pam Sayre, CG, CGL
• Principles of Effective Genealogy Librarianship with Drew Smith, MLS
• Beyond the Library: Using Original Source Repositories with John Philip Colletta, Ph.D, FUGA
• Advanced Methodology with Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
• Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis Practicum with Thomas W. Jones and others
• NEHGS: Advanced New England Research with D. Joshua Taylor
• Midwest Research with Kory L. Meyerink, AG, MLS, FUGA
• Problem Solving with Judith Hansen, AG, MLS
Registration for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy 2012 opens June 4, 2011 at www.ugagenealogy.org.
About Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) is one of the premiere genealogy seminars in the United States and is sponsored by the Utah Genealogy Association (UGA). Each January hundreds of genealogists converge on Salt Lake City to participate one of the many week-long courses SLIG offers, taught by some of the best genealogy instructors in the industry.
About the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA)
Since 1971, the Utah Genealogical Association has been a non-profit educational organization whose interests are worldwide. It is not affiliated with any religious or political organization. UGA provides genealogical information, sources, and education through personal instruction and published media on state, national, and international family history topics, while promoting high standards and ethical practices.
The filming and record acquisitions done by the LDS (Mormon) Church is through the Genealogical Society of Utah, which started in 1894 and is not connected with the Utah Genealogical Association.
