diff --git a/app/Models/Institution.php b/app/Models/Institution.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afd5738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Institution.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Institution extends Model {
+    use HasFactory;
+
+	protected $primaryKey = 'iid';
+
+    // TODO (Logan) fix typo in legacy create timestamp
+    const CREATED_AT = 'IntialTimeStamp';
+    const UPDATED_AT = 'modifiedTimeStamp';
+
+	protected $fillable = [
+        'institutionID',
+        'InstitutionCode',
+        'InstitutionName',
+        'InstitutionName2',
+        'Address1',
+        'Address2',
+        'City',
+        'StateProvince',
+        'PostalCode',
+        'Country',
+        'Phone',
+        'Contact',
+        'Email',
+        'Url',
+        'Notes',
+        'modifieduid',
+        'modifiedTimeStamp',
+        'IntialTimeStamp',
+	];
+
+	public function collections() {
+		return $this->hasMany(Collections::class, 'collid', 'collid');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Occurrence.php b/app/Models/Occurrence.php
index ced0293..ce0e801 100644
--- a/app/Models/Occurrence.php
+++ b/app/Models/Occurrence.php
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 
 class Occurrence extends Model{
-
+    use HasFactory;
 	protected $table = 'omoccurrences';
 	protected $primaryKey = 'occid';
 	public $timestamps = false;
@@ -71,4 +72,4 @@ public function annotationInternalColl(){
 	public function portalPublications(){
 		return $this->belongsToMany(PortalPublication::class, 'portaloccurrences', 'occid', 'pubid')->withPivot('remoteOccid');;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/CollectionFactory.php b/database/factories/CollectionFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89d7b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/CollectionFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Collection>
+ */
+class CollectionFactory extends Factory {
+    protected $model = Collection::class;
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition(): array {
+        return [
+            'institutionCode' => null,
+            'iid' => null,
+            'collectionName' => fake()->name() . ' Collection',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/InstitutionFactory.php b/database/factories/InstitutionFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9986505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/InstitutionFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Institution;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Institution>
+ */
+class InstitutionFactory extends Factory {
+
+    protected $model = Institution::class;
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition(): array {
+        return [
+            'InstitutionCode' => Str::random(4),
+            'InstitutionName' => fake()->name(),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/OccurrenceFactory.php b/database/factories/OccurrenceFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2da1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/OccurrenceFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+use App\Models\Occurrence;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Occurrence>
+ */
+class OccurrenceFactory extends Factory {
+    protected $model = Occurrence::class;
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition(): array {
+        return [
+            //This is required and must be passed in
+            'collid' => null,
+            'locality' => fake()->country(),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/seeders/OccurrenceSeeder.php b/database/seeders/OccurrenceSeeder.php
index df843f5..805f47f 100644
--- a/database/seeders/OccurrenceSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/OccurrenceSeeder.php
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 namespace Database\Seeders;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\WithoutModelEvents;
+use App\Models\Occurrence;
 use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
 
-class OccurrenceSeeder extends Seeder
-{
+class OccurrenceSeeder extends Seeder {
     /**
      * Run the database seeds.
      */
-    public function run(): void
-    {
-        //
+    public function run(): void {
+        Occurrence::factory()->create();
     }
 }