Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS)! We hope this site will make it easier for you to find resources to tell the story of your family. Whether or not you are a Society member, we invite you to explore our site.
If you are a member of our Society, please take advantage of content, features, and special offers which are only offered to members. For example, the Surname Research feature gives you an opportunity to share information with other members who are researching a common surname. You may discover you share an ancestor with one (or more) of our over fifteen hundred members!
We encourage you to check back often as we add exciting new content. Let us know what you think.
New edition of Evidence Explained now available!
You know how important citing your research is…right?! And do you know there’s a brand new, shiny edition of Evidence Explained out now? Even better, VGS members get 15% off—log into the VGS website and get the discount code under Membership > Partner Discounts.
In this 4th Edition, you can expect lots of updates, and “…hundreds of new examples emphasizing modern modes of access, particularly the layered citations that modern media require.”
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Upcoming VGS Events
All upcoming events.
VGS Webinar: A New Virginia Resource: What It is and What It Isn’t with Barbara Vines Little [12 Jun 2024]
Sources are important—we need to know what records are available and where they can be found. But, unless we understand the background and the law as it applies to the records, we will miss important clues and even lose our way because we assume things that are not so. It takes time and experience to … Read more
VGS Webinar: TBD [14 Aug 2024]
Speaker, topic, and registration information coming soon. VGS live webinars are open to all. However, the handout and recording for each webinar are VGS member benefits. Please do not share the handouts and links to webinar recordings with non-VGS members. Webinars are held the second Wednesday of February, April, June, August, and December at 7 p.m. … Read more
Fall Conference [18-19 Oct 2024]
Save the date for our fall 2024 virtual conference. Speakers, topics, and registration information coming soon!