Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

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The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) offers in-depth genealogical education in a week-long format in January each year, and the extended 10-week formats in Fall and Spring.

250 years of American history. Countless families, communities, and stories.Explore how ordinary people experienced inde...
08/27/2026

250 years of American history. Countless families, communities, and stories.

Explore how ordinary people experienced independence, opportunity, hardship, change, and the ongoing search for belonging in America.

Join us for Independence and Identity: 250 Years of Opportunity, Diversity, and Belonging in America and discover the history that shaped our ancestors’ lives.

Limited tuition assistance is available thanks to a generous donation. Email [email protected] to apply.

Register by September 4. https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/independence-and-identity-250-years-of-opportunity-diversity-and-belonging-in-america/

You’ve spent years researching your ancestors. You’ve gathered records, followed clues, documented relationships, and un...
08/26/2026

You’ve spent years researching your ancestors. You’ve gathered records, followed clues, documented relationships, and uncovered stories worth preserving.

Then you open a blank document and think…now what?

Turning years of research into a story can feel overwhelming. Bring ’Em Back to Life: Writing Our Ancestors’ Stories is designed to help you move beyond the blank page and develop the skills to write engaging, meaningful family stories.

You already did the research. Now it’s time to write the story.

Join us this fall at SLIG Fall Virtual. Registration closes 4 September. https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/bring-em-back-to-life-writing-our-ancestors-stories-2/

Interested in Independence & Identity: 250 Years of Opportunity, Diversity, and Belonging in America?Thanks to a generou...
08/25/2026

Interested in Independence & Identity: 250 Years of Opportunity, Diversity, and Belonging in America?

Thanks to a generous donation, limited tuition assistance is now available for this SLIG Fall Virtual course.

If tuition has been a barrier to attending, we encourage you to apply. Email [email protected] for more information and to apply.

Learn more about the course here. https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/independence-and-identity-250-years-of-opportunity-diversity-and-belonging-in-america/

The case is on your desk. Where do you start?A 95-year-old adoptee wants to know his biological family. His DNA offers c...
08/24/2026

The case is on your desk. Where do you start?

A 95-year-old adoptee wants to know his biological family. His DNA offers clues, but endogamy, pedigree collapse, distant matches, and questionable trees stand in your way.

In Those Thrilling Trillings, you’ll work the case alongside Karen Stanbary, deciding which clues to follow and which rabbit holes to avoid.

Think you can solve it? Join us this fall and put your detective skills to the test. Registration closes September 4.
https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/those-thrilling-trillings-a-dna-dreamers-workshop/

Fall Virtual is almost here, and time is running out to join us!Registration for SLIG Fall Virtual 2026 closes 4 Septemb...
08/22/2026

Fall Virtual is almost here, and time is running out to join us!

Registration for SLIG Fall Virtual 2026 closes 4 September. If you’ve been considering a course, now is the time to take another look at the lineup and choose the one that will help you take your research skills to the next level.

Don’t let “I’ll register later” turn into “I missed it.”

Explore the Fall Virtual courses and register by 4 September. https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/slig-fall-virtual/

Three records. Three different birth dates. Same person.Now what?Advanced genealogical research rarely hands us perfectl...
08/21/2026

Three records. Three different birth dates. Same person.

Now what?

Advanced genealogical research rarely hands us perfectly matching evidence. The challenge is determining why records disagree, evaluating the quality of the information, and figuring out what to do next.

In SLIG Fall Virtual’s Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum, you’ll put those skills to work on complex research problems designed to challenge how you analyze, correlate, and interpret evidence.

So, where would you start with these three records? Tell us in the comments.

Learn more and register: https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/advanced-evidence-analysis-practicum-3/

“Someday I’ll write their story.”How many times have you said that?You’ve spent years discovering your ancestors, the pl...
08/20/2026

“Someday I’ll write their story.”

How many times have you said that?

You’ve spent years discovering your ancestors, the places they lived, the choices they made, the challenges they faced, and the records they left behind. But turning all of that into a story can be the hardest part.

Maybe this fall is the time to finally start writing.

In SLIG Fall Virtual’s Bring ’Em Back to Life: Writing Our Ancestors’ Stories, you’ll develop the skills to transform the facts you’ve gathered into engaging family stories that others will actually want to read.

Your ancestors gave you the story. Now it’s your turn to tell it.

Learn more and register: https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/bring-em-back-to-life-writing-our-ancestors-stories-2/

Every DNA researcher has that one type of problem that makes them groan. But what happens when one case throws multiple ...
08/19/2026

Every DNA researcher has that one type of problem that makes them groan. But what happens when one case throws multiple challenges at you at once?

That’s where things get interesting.

Not All Greek to Me: Decoding an Unexpected Admixture is an advanced DNA Dreamers Workshop designed to put your research skills to work as you navigate a complex DNA mystery, evaluate the evidence, and decide what to do next.

Take a look at the graphic and tell us: which one are you choosing?

Learn more and register: https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/not-all-greek-to-me-decoding-an-unexpected-admixture-a-dna-dreamers-workshop/

Finding records is only part of the research process. The real work comes in knowing what to search, keeping track of wh...
08/18/2026

Finding records is only part of the research process. The real work comes in knowing what to search, keeping track of what you find, analyzing the evidence, resolving conflicts, and bringing it all together into a conclusion you can confidently support.

In SLIG Fall Virtual’s Foundations: The Research Process, you’ll build those skills while applying what you learn to a research project of your own.

If your research sometimes feels more like collecting records than solving problems, this course can help you turn those discoveries into answers.

Learn more and register: https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/foundations-the-research-process/

Do you know your German ancestor’s hometown?Share the town in the comments! We’d love to see where everyone’s German res...
08/17/2026

Do you know your German ancestor’s hometown?

Share the town in the comments! We’d love to see where everyone’s German research has taken them.

Finding the hometown is a huge step, but then comes the next question: How do you actually research your family there?

That’s where SLIG Fall Virtual’s German Phase 2: Research the Hometown Online comes in. Over five weeks, you’ll learn how to locate and use church and civil records, maps and gazetteers, archival collections, military records, published sources, and more, all while applying what you learn to your own German research.

So, where in Germany are you researching? Tell us in the comments!
https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/courses/german-phase-2-research-in-the-hometown-online/

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