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Education (Genealogical) » Institutes, Campuses and Onsite Classrooms

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  • Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed)

    Gen-Fed, formerly The National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), is held each summer at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and College Park, Maryland, and is an intensive program offering on-site examination of federal records. Designed for experienced researchers, it is not an introduction to genealogy.

      • ASG Scholar Award | American Society of Genealogists

        Established in 1996, the ASG Scholar Award is an annual grant of $1000 awarded for study at one of five major academic genealogical programs in the United States. Candidacy for the award is open to all genealogists, genealogical librarians, and researchers working in related fields. Applicants submit a published work or a manuscript of work in progress, to be judged by a panel of three Fellows. The goal of the award is to recognize talent and build genealogical expertise by providing promising genealogists the opportunity to receive advanced academic training in genealogy.

  • Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh

    GRIP is a week-long hands-on institute with six or seven courses to choose in each of two summer weeks, fourth week of June or third week of July in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Set on a lovely college campus, GRIP is the only institute that offers dorm housing which keeps costs for attending very low. Please see the website for detailed descriptions of the 18 sessions taught in each course by the leading instructors in our field.

  • Genealogy Training Center LLC

    Classes by Winona Laird and Janet Camarata. Held at the IBEW Local 46 computer lab in Kent, Washington.

  • Heritage Gene@logy College

    Salt Lake City, Utah.

  • Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research (IGHR)

    The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) provides an educational forum for the discovery, critical evaluation, and use of genealogical sources and methodology through a week of intensive study led by nationally renowned genealogical educators. Students choose one course that lasts throughout the week. Topics range from a course for beginners to a variety of courses on specialized topics. IGHR is hosted by the Georgia Genealogical Society (beginning 2017) with courses and accommodations taking place at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel on the University of Georgia campus in historic Athens, Georgia. Begun in 1962 at Howard College (now Samford University) in Homewood, Alabama, this academically and professionally oriented institute is one of the oldest and most prominent genealogical institutes in the nation and regularly enrolls over 200 students from around the country.

    • IGHR Scholarships

      Includes the AncestryProGenealogists Scholarship, Jean Thomason Scholarship, and the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Scholarship.

  • Irish Genealogy Summer School 2016: Roots to the Rising

    Irish Genealogy Summer School, University College Cork, June 26 - July 2, 2016. This genealogy summer school offers a complete course in the latest Irish genealogy research for those searching for their Irish roots, as one would expect from a summer school held in UCC, one of the world’s leading universities. All aspects of the subject are covered by a series of presentations and ‘hands on’ workshops given by a selection of Ireland’s leading genealogical lecturers and experts. The latest online and offline sources are described and explained in presentations which will be of great interest to the seeker of Irish roots and family history, whether beginner or expert.

  • Midwestern African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI)

    Explore and use genealogy resources and research strategies targeting African ancestral family historians. Located at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri.

  • Open Studies in Family and Community History

    Milton Keynes, England. Interdisciplinary and inter-faculty Open University research group.

  • Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

    A week-long seminar each January, sponsored by the Utah Genealogical Association.

  • Texas Institute of Genealogical Research

    This intensive educational experience focuses on Texas records and research spanning early Spanish exploration and colonization through the Texas Republic and beyond.

  • The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

    Courses, Education and Qualifications. In Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, England. Also offers a correspondence course in genealogy.

  • University of Dundee - Family and Local History

    The Centre for Archive and Information Studies offers a number of courses in family and local history ranging from a full postgraduate Masters to short beginners courses. Located in Dundee, Scotland.

  • University of East Anglia (UEA) - Part-time Study

    Part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Continuing Professional Development. Masters level modules are available in a number of subjects including Family History and Genealogy.

  • University of Strathclyde - Genealogical Studies Postgraduate Programme

    The programme is an intensive practitioner-led, university accredited qualification in genealogical studies, offered entirely online. Qualifications available are the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies.

  • Western Institute of Genealogy (WIG) $

    From the Genealogical Council of Oregon, Inc.

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