VGS Fall Conference 2024
ZOOM in for two days,18-19 Oct 2024, of immersive Virginia genealogy, sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society.
5 events found.
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Virtual via Zoom
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Webinar: I Can’t Tell a Lie with anecdotes about George Washington with Jim Bish [11 Dec 2024]
James "Jim" Bish is the author of I Can't Tell a Lie: Parson Weems and the Truth about George Washington's Cherry Tree, Prayer at Valley Forge, and Other Anecdotes. He grew to adulthood on a cattle and horse ranch in Nebraska where at an early age he was fascinated with stories from his grandmother about ... Read more
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Webinar [12 Feb 2025] – Solving a Virginia Mystery Using DNA with Paula Williams
Family lore tells a different story than the records for the paternity of a southwest Virginia great-grandfather. Learn how DNA helps solve the mystery! Paula is a professional genealogist who has been researching for more than two decades in primarily southern US states and has been using DNA to solve problems for more than a ... Read more
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Webinar – The WPA Era: Free Records Boon from the Government with Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA [9 Apr 2025]
During tough economic times in the 1930s and 1940s, government programs put many people to work. The Works Progress/Work Projects Administration and the Historical Records Survey created a goldmine of material useful for today's genealogists all across the U.S. WPA record transcriptions, courthouse and manuscript inventories, vital records indexes, city/county histories, and histories of businesses ... Read more
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VGS Spring 2025 Virtual Conference and Annual Meeting [26 Apr 2025]
Registration opens 10 March 2025. Scroll down to purchase a ticket. Members be sure to log into the website before purchasing a ticket so your membership discount will be applied. The discount will be applied when you reach the checkout page. The Zoom link to join the conference and the syllabus will be sent approximately ... Read more