Registration is open.

IGHR one week course are being offered virtually in July of 2026.

Course Information: Still wondering which course is right for you? View course outlines for IGHR here: https://ighr.gagensociety.org/ighr-courses/ including:

• Core Course One – Methods and Sources in Practice by Rebecca Whitman Koford, Debra A Hoffman, Melinda Kashuba, Angela Parker McGhie, Karen Stanbary; 10:30 am - 6 pm ET

• Core Course Three – Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis by Judy G Russell, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, Melissa Johnson, Thomas W Jones, David McDonald, Angela Packer McGhie, David E Rencher, and Michael Strauss; 10:30 am - 6 pm ET
• Scottish Research: The Fundamentals and Beyond by Paul Milner; 11 am - 4:45 pm ET

• Understanding Land Records by Angela Packer McGhie, Rebecca Whitman Koford, Melinda Kashuba, Kimberly T Powell, Gerald Smith, Paul K Graham, and Shannon Green; 10:30 am - 6 pm ET

• Research in the South: Cessions and Territories by Kelvin L Meyers, J Mark Lowe, Gail Jackson Miller, Deborah A Abbott, John A Sellers, Charles A Sherrill, C Ann Staley, Elizabeth Crabtree Wells and Ari Wilkins; 11 am - 12:15 pm ET

• Building African American Families: Records, Resources & Documentation by Deborah A Abbott, Sharon Batiste Gillins, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, J Mark Lowe, Timothy N Pinnick, Michael L Strauss, Tamika Strong, and Ari Wilkins; 10:30 am - 6 pm ET