Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy starts today

This morning kicks off 2011's Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, after more than 15 years of operation. It's taking place at the Radisson Hotel and the Salt Lake City Convention Center, just a few blocks from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It's hosted by the Utah Genealogical Association, and they do an incredible job putting this together every year!

The best part is that if you're not already registered, and if you were, you'd be sitting in class right now, the Institute offers free evening classes open to the public. You just have to register for the class (register here), and then attend whatever you feel like learning about!

The evening schedule includes the following courses:

Mon Jan 10 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM Finding "Unfindable" Ancestors - Plenary Session with Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA
Mon Jan 10 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM Choosing the Best Continuing Education Opportunities with Elissa Scalise Powell, CG
Mon Jan 10 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM Impossible Immigrants - I Know Everything about the Man, Except Where He Came From! with F. Warren Bittner
Tue Jan 11 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM A Genealogical Treasure Hunt in Federal Records with Angela McGhie
Tue Jan 11 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM Understanding Archives: What They Are and How to Use Them with John Philip Colletta, Ph.D., FUGA
Tue Jan 11 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM PowerPoint for Presenters with Barbara Renick
Tue Jan 11 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM Missing Something? Getting the Most out of Genealogical Evidence with Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA
Wed Jan 12 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM The Research Cycle: Don't Pedal Backwards with Elissa Scalise Powell, CG
Wed Jan 12 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM Ask & Ye Shall Receive (Help Online) with Barbara Renick
Wed Jan 12 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM Planning "Reasonably Exhaustive" Research with Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA
Wed Jan 12 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM Family Tales and Fairy Tales: Finding the Roots of Your Family Legends with D. Joshua Taylor
Thur Jan 13 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM Collaboration: Past, Present, and Future with Barbara Renick
Thur Jan 13 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM Wooing the World Wide Web with D. Joshua Taylor
Thur Jan 13 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM German Territories and Maps -- You Can't Do Research Without Them with F. Warren Bittner
Thur Jan 13 - 8:15 - 9:15 PM Libraries, Archives and Public Record Offices: Understanding Resource Repositories with John Philip Colletta, Ph.D., FUGA
This year's offerings promise to be exciting, informative, and supportive to you in your quest for genealogy research techniques and opportunities. Sign up for an evening class - I will be. (Register here)