IGHR 2026 Virtual Institute
IGHR Week: Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31, 2026
Six once-a-week courses throughout the year
Registration For All Courses Begins – Saturday, November 22, 2025 at noon ET
Registration For All Courses Ends – One month before each course begins
The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), sponsored by the Georgia Genealogical Society (GGS), provides an educational forum for the discovery, critical evaluation, and use of genealogical sources and methodology led by premier genealogical educators who are leading researchers and scholars in the field. IGHR Week consists of six courses that take place during the last full week of July. Students choose one course that lasts throughout the week. Another six courses will run once a week throughout the year.
Course levels range from basic skills to advanced methodology and evidence analysis designed to solve complex research problems; course topics range from resources for specific geographic locations to in-depth skill development on specific subjects, such as land records, military records, and DNA analysis.
IGHR Future Planning
- For course ideas and course proposals see IGHR Future Courses
What’s New at IGHR?
AncestryProGenealogists® Scholarship
AncestryProGenealogists® Scholarship (applications due by 30 November)—open to aspiring or practicing professional genealogists. […]
Frazine K. Taylor African American Research Scholarship
The Frazine K. Taylor African American Research Scholarship (application due by 1 March each year) — [...]
Georgia Public Library Service IGHR Scholarship
Georgia HomePLACE IGHR Travel Scholarship (applications due by 1 February 2019)—open to Georgia public library [...]
Registration Questions?
Email ighrregister@gagensociety.org or call (470) 837-0529. See the IGHR Registration page and watch the video below.


