Teresa A Kelley On 30 April 2025, Virginia Humanities announced the Mellon Foundation’s $15M emergency funding for humanities councils. This investment by the Mellon Foundation will help stabilize many councils after the sudden cancellation of federal operating grants by NEH in early April. This emergency funding will help provide support to all 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils … Read more
The Virginia Genealogical Society is seeking proposals from dynamic and engaging speakers for our virtual 2025 Fall Conference. The submission deadline is 31 May 2025. OVERVIEW Date: Friday-Saturday, 3–4 October Virtual: All sessions will be livestreamed, and video recordings will be available to all registrants for 60 days. Deadline for submissions: 31 May 2025 Notification … Read more
In addition to the feature articles, you’ll find upcoming events, the President’s message, a book review of Tea & Toil at the Woman’s Club, and the “Glad You Asked That” column.
The latest issue of the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy is now available to members and the print copy is on its way. An excerpt from “In This Issue: It’s Probably Not About Your Family,” reminds us there are no shortcuts to finding your family and that discovering new resources and methodologies are more likely to … Read more
Featured Articles Genealogy of a House, Farmville, Virginia by Sara Martin. Poplar Hill stayed in the same family for more than 100 years. The original Woodson wooden house was used as tenant housing after a brick structure was built around 1830 and has been lost to history. The grandest renovation transformed it into what is now … Read more