Samford University in Birmingham has announced that the Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research, known by some as the Samford Institute, will relocate in 2017 to the University of Georgia campus in Athens.
It is the only one of four major genealogy institutes with a Southern research focus. The IGHR has operated at Samford for more than 50 years, but changes to the campus, including demands for space and staff for other programs, brought on the need to transfer this weeklong seminar.
The Georgia Genealogical Society was chosen to be the organization to continue the seminar’s high standards of excellence in genealogical education. In July 2017, the IGHR will be held in Athens at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, with classes linked to the various libraries and resources at UGA.
The structure of the classes, taught by nationally known genealogical and historical experts, will continue. The institute was begun in 1962 by F. Wilbur Helmbold and became a weeklong event in 1965. The June 12-17, 2016, session will be the last one held in Birmingham, with registration to begin Jan. 19.
For information about the relocation, see samford.libguides.com/ighr/relocation. For more on the 2016 institute, see samford.libguides.com/ighr. The Georgia Genealogical Society, founded in 1964, has seminars four times a year, monthly webinars and publishes a quarterly. For more about the society, see gagensociety.org.
Archives closed on Saturdays
Starting this month, the research rooms at all branches of the National Archives, including those of the Atlanta branch in Morrow, are no longer open on Saturdays. The Atlanta branch will continue to be open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. There will be no change in the research hours of the Washington area facilities, including Archives I and II. For further information, see archives.gov.
Texas newspapers online
The Portal to Texas History website is a great place to find lots of great Texas newspapers, many from very small towns, along with other published materials, including genealogical society journals and books, as well as maps and photographs. It is hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries and contains material digitized from libraries all over Texas. Go to texashistory.unt.edu and see what you can find.
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