Summer/Fall Classes Now Open for Registration AND Information on SLIG 2019

StLGS Summer/Fall Classes

Got your calendar handy? Check out the StLGS Summer/Fall class schedule for 2018. All classes are held at the St. Louis Genealogical Society office in Maplewood during the afternoon from 1 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Days vary depending on the instructor's schedule. Classes are always free to StLGS members and cost $30 per class for non-members.

Here's what's on the current schedule:

• Saturday, 4 August: "FamilySearch"
• Saturday, 18 August: "Citations: A Hands-on Experience"
• Sunday, 9 September: "PERSI, the Periodical Source Index"
• Saturday, 15 September: "Foundations of Genealogy, Part I"
• Saturday, 22 September: "Foundations of Genealogy, Part II"
• Saturday, 29 September: "Beginning Irish Research"
• Saturday, 6 October: "Using Reunion 12 (for the Mac)"
• Sunday, 21 October: "Beginning German Research"

All classes are taught by experienced genealogists who volunteer for StLGS. You must pre-register and can do so by calling into the office or mailing the registration form found on our website. You can read complete descriptions of the classes and get the form by clicking here.

 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)

One of the premier programs for increasing your knowledge of genealogy is the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), sponsored by the Utah Genealogical Society and taught by nationally-known experts in Salt Lake City each January. This year's program runs from January 21st through the 25th and registration is now open. A few of the classes are already full, but the following still have space available.

• "The Family History Law Library," taught by Judy Russell and Rick Sayre
• "Beside, Through, and Beyond the Golden Door: Immigrants to the United States After 1890," taught by Rich Venezia
• "Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwest, 1780–1840," taught by D. Joshua Taylor
• "Researching New York: Resources and Strategies," taught by Karen Mauer Jones
• "Advanced Southern Research and Resources," taught by J. Mark Lowe
• "1619–2019: Four Hundred Years of African American Genealogy," taught by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
• "Native American Research," taught by Rick Fogarty
• "Gothic Script and Fraktur: Reading Records of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republis, plus German-American Church Books and Newspapers," taught by F. Warren Bittner
• "Introduction to Genetic Genealogy," taught by Paul Woodbury
• "Researching Like a Professional," taught by Michael G. Hait
• "Burned Counties and More: Overcoming Destroyed, Missing or Non-Extant Records; Sources and Techniques/Methods," taught by Kelvin L. Meyers

Classes run from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Some include homework and additional labs or consultations. There are other events scheduled during the week to expand your learning and to socialize with participants.

Click here to go to the conference website. Once you are on the website, use the links on the left hand side (in the navy blue column) to explore all the aspects of the program.

 You can go directly to the schedule by clicking here. Learn more about the classes and the instructors and get directions on registration here.