The Society will sponsor its fifth Virginia Institute of Genealogical Research (VIGR) in Richmond, Virginia, June 9-13, 2002. Virginia offers researchers a wealth of genealogical and historical records, many of which are available in the metropolitan Richmond area.

VIGR focuses exclusively on Virginia topics and methods in two levels of instruction. The introductory course covers Virginia history, geography and surveys of various record groups; topics in the advanced course concentrate on the application of interpretive and analytical methods to solve research problems. The theme for track two, "Interpreting Virginia Records," concentrates on records unique to Virginia, including roads and ordinaries, Mutual Assurance Society records, chancery court proceedings, early court systems, divisions of law, colonial military records, and more!

VIGR will be held on the peaceful 186-acre campus of Roslyn, the Virginia Episcopal Diocesan Center, which overlooks the James River and is only minutes from downtown Richmond. Registration is limited. Address any questions to the Society office.

Virginia Genealogical Society
Attn.: VIGR5
5001 West Broad Street, Suite 115
Richmond, VA 23230-3023

TRACK ONE, "Introduction to Virginia Research"

• Virginia Volcabulary (Hiatt)
  
• Geography and Settlement (Herod)
  
• Births, Deaths and Marriages (Kelley)
  
• Virginia Land Offices (Clay)
  
• The Virginia Probate Process (Hiatt)
  
• Land Conveyances (Little)
  
• Tithes, Taxes, Land and Personal Property (Little)
  
• Religious Diversity (Boyd-Rush)
  
• Order Books and Other Court Records (Hiatt)
  
• Library of Virginia and its Finding Aids (Boisseau)
• Manuscript Sources (Little)
  

TRACK TWO, "Interpreting Virginia Records"

• Published Governmental Records (Little)
  
• Virginia Records in Federal Courts (Grundset)
  
• 39 Lashes Well Laid On: Crime and Punishment in Colonial Virginia (Hay)
  
• Divisions of Law: Admiralty, Common, Statute, Equity, and Others (Hay)
  
• Colonial Virginia Military Records
  
• Mutual Assurance Society Records (Kelley)
  
• Using Business Records for Research (Edwards)
  
• Colonial Records Project (Gentry)
  
• Where to Look When the Records are Wrong (Gentry)
  
• Virginia Court System Prior to 1850 (Weisiger)
  

COMBINED SESSIONS:

• Coming to Virginia: Immigration Sources (Grundset)
  
• Roads and Ordinaries (Miller)
  
• Understanding Inheritance (Boyd-Rush)
  
• Burned Record County Research (Boisseau)
  
• Following a Family Through Chancery Proceedings (Boisseau)
  
• Circuit Court Records Preservation Project (Hopewell)
  

REGISTRATION FEE (includes Sunday dinner and all lunches):


• Full registration postmarked by 1 May, $350
  
• Full registration postmarked after 1 May, $400
  
• Registration will be accepted as long as space is available. Late registrants will not be guaranteed a syllabus notebook, meals or housing accommodations.
  

  ACCOMMODATIONS:
  

• Double occupancy (Sun.-Wed.), $200. Please indicate the name of the person with whom you would like so share a room.
  
• Single occupancy, $300
  

Add together applicable registration and accommodations.

Cancellation and a request for refund must be submitted in writing before 1 May. A $20 administrative fee will be assessed. Refunds cannot be issued after 1 May 2002.

On Sunday, June 9, 2002, check in is anytime after 3 p.m.
Dinner is at 6 p.m., and an orientation session will begin at 7 p.m.
Breakfast is served at 8 a.m., lunch at 12:30 p.m., and dinner at 6 p.m. each day.
Meals are provided in Tucker Hall, and all classes are held in Walker Hall.
The course will wrap up mid-afternoon on Thursday.

To sign up, send a personal check or money order payable to the Virginia Genealogical Society, to our address given above. Indicate course preference, either Course I or Course II.

At this time we cannot take registrations over the Internet.

Questions? Send a note to or office administrator, Bonnie Trainor. The VGS office is not staffed full time. If you would like to speak with our office manager, call between 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. eastern time, Tuesday or Wednesday, on (804) 285-8954. Thank you.