IGHR Dates & Virtual Information

What are the dates for the IGHR 2026 Summer Virtual Institute?

  • July 27-31, 2026

What format will IGHR use for a virtual, interactive classroom?

  • IGHR will be an online, interactive classroom format using Zoom Meetings and Google Drive.
  • A Zoom classroom is designed to be fully interactive between the instructor and attendees, allowing for plenty of attendee participation. Attendees will be able to see, speak, hear, and share screens with each other and the instructor.

What technology is needed to attend an IGHR virtual institute?

Where do I get the Zoom Desktop Client or Mobile App?

What is Google Drive?

  • Google Drive is an online, file storage system, which may be used by instructors to share handouts for attendees to access during IGHR.
  • Google Drive will also contain the course syllabus and attendee handbook as well as photos of course attendees.
  • You will receive a link to your course’s Google Drive folder after IGHR registration closes. The link will be sent to the email address in your registration.
  • An attendee does not have to have a Gmail account to access Google Drive.

Have ideas for future courses you would like to see added to the IGHR course catalog? Have a course you would like to propose as a coordinator? See IGHR Future Courses.

General Questions

How do I prepare for IGHR?

IGHR Tuition

See Tuition, Policies, and Deadlines

See IGHR Scholarships

GGS Member Discount
  • A $50 tuition discount is available for current Georgia Genealogical Society (GGS) members during course registration checkout!
  • Only one GGS member $50 discount is permitted per individual or family membership.
  • To receive the GGS member tuition discount, you must enter the GGS member discount code during course registration. Join/renew on the GGS website before registering for IGHR. This year GGS members can find the membership discount code at the top right of the Members Area on the GGS website. New/renewing members will receive the code in their membership confirmation email.  Should you complete your registration without using the discount code, IGHR cannot reimburse you.

You may not register for more than one of the courses taught at the end of July without IGHR Director permission (unless one is on a wait list). However, you are very welcome to register for one of those courses and also a spring course and/or a fall course. In short, you may register for as many courses as you like as long as they are not being taught at the same time.

Registration

You will not need to create an account prior to registration. An account can be created after you complete your registration. The account will allow you to change the following registration information: email address, mailing address, phone number, and course completion certificate name and/or post-nominals.

Go to the IGHR Courses page and locate the course button for the course you want to take. Use the registration button (available when registration starts) on the course page.

See the IGHR Registration Guide Video and the IGHR Registration page.

We encourage you to join the course wait list if the course you want is full.

You will use the same registration method to put your name on the wait list. When you click the radio button beside the course name, you will see that you are registering for the wait list.

If IGHR is able to offer you a seat, you will be notified by email and will have the opportunity to accept or decline.

For this reason, please choose “pay by check” (instead of credit card) when registering for the wait list. You do not need to send the check. You will have the chance to pay by credit card or check if you get into the course.

If you are on the wait list for a course during the July schedule, you may register for another course from the July schedule while you wait to see if you were able to get into the first course. If the first course opens up, you will have the opportunity to switch to that course or stay in the second course.

If you choose to do this, please do not pay by credit card for both courses. Our preference is for you to choose “pay by check” for the wait listed course, then either pay by credit card or check for the second course. (You will need to send that check, however, within five business days.)

Course Cancellation

Cancellation Procedure

To cancel a course, click / tap Registration Cancellation. This link may also be found on the FAQ page on the IGHR website. Please enter your information in the form displayed. The IGHR Registration Coordinator will review and process your request. If the cancellation is made by the stated deadline, a refund (minus the $20 administrative fee for a canceled course) will be sent to you by check or credited to your debit/credit card account by the Georgia Genealogical Society treasurer. Note: If you paid for your registration via credit card more than 60 days prior to your cancellation, your refund will be via a check as the WePay credit card processing system has a 60-day limit for refunding credit card payments.

Cancellation Deadlines

The cancellation deadline to receive a refund for a course is the three weeks prior to the beginning of the course. There will be no refunds for courses canceled after that date. Fees paid are not transferable.

Cancellation Fees

Refunds for canceled courses will be assessed a $20 administrative fee. Cancellation of a course on the same day that you register for it incurs no fee.

IGHR communicates with registrants and others who have signed up for the mailing list via email. You may sign up for our mailing list at the bottom of this webpage.

In addition, information is shared through social media including:

Yes, there is a private Facebook Group for IGHR attendees in addition to our public Facebook page.

Click the link or search for Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research or IGHR Attendees in Facebook Groups. Your Facebook name* will be compared to the current list of IGHR registrants when you request to join the group.

*If your Facebook name is not the same as the name you registered with for IGHR, your acceptance to the group may take longer while we verify who you are.

Yes! We have shirts, sweaters, hoodies, computer bags, mugs, and more! Visit the IGHR Online Store to see what is available. Click on an item to see color and size choices. Items will be delivered to your home.

Please note- Items are personalized with the IGHR logo at the time of your order and, therefore, can not be returned for a refund.

Yes! Books & Things is selling books on a variety of topics of interest to our attendees, including many of the books recommended by IGHR course instructors. Visit the Books & Things website www.mygenealogybooks.com to view their entire online inventory. If you can’t find what you are looking for, they will search their off-line inventory, other bookstores, and book search services for you.

We appreciate Books & Things for providing a bookstore for our attendees!

Advertising & Sponsorship

We would love to place your ad in the IGHR Attendee Handbook! All faculty and attendees will receive a pdf copy. Attendees include genealogists, archivists, historians, librarians, and educators.

IGHR Ad Rates

Ads are non-refundable. Ads and payment must be received no later than 30 June. Download the advertising guidelines and rate sheet for complete instructions and payment links. Send questions to ighrsyllabus@gagensociety.org.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact our Sponsorship Coordinator, ighrsponsor@gagensociety.org.

Registration Questions?

Send your questions about registration to ighrregister@gagensociety.org or call (470) 837-0529. And see the video below.