I am attending the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research in Athens, Georgia this week. They have announced their future courses. You can see the courses planned through 2022 and plan your genealogical education plan accordingly. The courses for 2019 are as follows:

• Course One: Methods & Sources – coordinator Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG
• Course Two: Intermediate Genealogy & Historical Studies – coordinator Angela Packer McGhie, CG
• Course Three: Advanced Methodology & Evidence Analysis – coordinator Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• Course Four: Writing & Publishing for Genealogists – coordinator Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA
• Course Five: Genetics for Genealogists: Beginning DNA – coordinator Patricia Lee Hobbs, CG
• Course Six: Military Records 2 – coordinator Michael L. Strauss, AG
• Course Seven: Tracing Your English Ancestors – coordinator Paul Milner, MDiv, FUGA
• Course Eight: Land Records: Using Maps – coordinator Melinda Kashuba, PhD
• Course Nine: Research in the South: Colonial States – coordinator J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
• Course Ten: Building an African American Research Toolbox – coordinator Timothy Pinnick, BS
• Course Eleven: Virginia’s Land and Military Conflicts – coordinator Victor S. Dunn, CG
• Course Twelve: DNA as Genealogical Evidence (Advanced) – coordinator Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD
• Course Thirteen: The Five Civilized Tribes – coordinator Anita Finger-Smith

There are also some amazing opportunities to help fund your education. IGHR scholarships can be viewed in full on their website, they are:

• Ancestry ProGenealogists Scholarship
• Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial Scholarship
• HomePLACE IGHR Travel Scholarship
• Jean Thomason Scholarship

Take advantage of these excellent educational opportunities and potential funding sources!