It's one of the most popular of the many genealogical education opportunities open to genealogists, and one of the highlights of my year! Registration opens today, Tuesday, January 17, for the 2012 Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. A few of the courses sell out within minutes, and many are closed by the end of the first day of registration, so if you're interested at all in attending I strong suggest you register today. You will have the opportunity to cancel without penalty until May 1, 2012, for a $75 cancellation fee.
To prevent an overload of the online registration system, the opening of registration for courses will be staggered, with different courses opening at different times. Once open, registration for each course will remain open until the course is full. At that time you can request to be added to the waiting list by following the applicable link on the Courses page. All registration times listed below are in Central Standard Time.
Opening at 10:00 a.m. CST:
Course 1: Techniques and Technology
Course 4: Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis
Opening at 10:30 a.m. CST:
Course 3: Research in the South, Part I
Course 5: Writing and Publishing for Genealogists
Opening at 11:00 a.m. CST:
Course 2: Intermediate Genealogy and Historical Studies
Course 7: Virginia's Land & Military Conflicts
Course 9: Military Records Research III: 1821-1919
Opening at 11:30 a.m. CST:
Course 6: Advanced Library Research: Law Libraries & Government Documents
Course 8: Researching African-American Ancestors
Course 10: Tracing Your English Ancestors
Since you will want to be able to get through registration quickly for the best opportunity of getting your first choice class (especially if you are interested in extremely popular classes such as Courses 4, 5 and 6), it is best to create a login in advance, or make sure your information is up-to-date if you have previously registered online for IGHR. IGHR has also created a helpful PDF guide to help you prepare to Navigate the Online IGHR Registration.
Looks like I missed out again. Hopefully someone cancels and a spot opens up for me because I’d love to go to this!