Gen-Fed is going to be virtual in 2021! Although we will miss the in-person experience of researching at NARA, the virtual schedule may interest you. Typical years at Gen-Fed include about 18 lectures, plus tours to the Library of Congress and Archives II, plus research time at the repository. There will also be cameos from satellite NARA archives! Archivists will be available to talk to students at lunchtimes during the week, and some instructors will be introducing hands-on exercises to give students a feel for working in the records. Topics will range from military records, immigration records, federal land records, to African American records – all available at the National Archives.
Gen-Fed 2021 will take place from 19-24 July and the cost of the virtual institute is $575, the same as the in-person program in 2020.
With such wide-ranging content, Gen-Fed is going to open 8 additional seats.
Registrants for those 8 seats will be chosen through a randomly drawn lottery.
Enter your name for a chance at registration on or before Monday, March 22nd by midnight, Eastern Standard Time.
- Email to info@gen-fed.org
- Include in the subject: Gen-Fed 2021 Registration Lottery
- In the email include your name, address, email address and phone number. Indicate that by entering the lottery you are willing to pay the institute registration fee of $575 and will be available from 19-24 July for the program.
- All entrants will be notified on March 23rd. If chosen, payment will be expected within 30 business days.
Thank you and we hope to see you join us in July!
Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
Director, Genealogical Institute on Federal Records