Name: VGS Webinar: Using Theses and Dissertations in Your Research featuring Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA [9 Aug 2023]
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End: 2023-08-09T20:00:00-04:00

April 2023
Virginia Museum of History and Culture: British Virginia – A Digital Humanities Project [25 Apr 2023]

April 25, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Join the Virginia Musuem of History and Culture for a program on rare books and documents from the its collections. Virginia Commonwealth University English Professor Joshua Eckhardt and interns Sarah Black, Paul Brennan, Kayleigh Dumont, and Olivia Hudson will discuss British Virginia, a digital humanities project that reproduces editions of original documents about the Virginia ... Read more

FREE
Families and Houses of Mannboro: A Genealogical Look Into the Families of Amelia County and Surrounding Areas by James Michael Paschall Coleman [29 Apr 2023]

April 29, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Amelia County Administration Building Conference Room 16360 Dunn Street, Amelia, VA, United States

James Coleman will be presenting a fascinating genealogical presentation about the Mannboro area of Amelia County. He will be showcasing information and showing pictures from his book, Robert Coleman of Charles City Shire. Since the soul of architecture is closely integrated with the souls of the inhabitants who interact within the space they occupy, pictures of ... Read more

FREE
May 2023
VGS is Local Host Society for NGS 2023 Family History Conference in Richmond [31 May–3 June]

May 31, 2023 @ 8:00 am - June 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 N. Third Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2023 Family History Conference is coming to Richmond, and VGS is the Local Host Society! If you'd like to volunteer during this special event, please visit our NGS 2023 Volunteer page. The NGS Family History Conference gives genealogists and family historians of all levels the insights necessary to take their ... Read more

$140 – $405
June 2023
VGS Webinar “Three Reasons to Use Personal Property Taxes” featuring W. Samuel Williams, MDiv [14 Jun 2023]

June 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Discover how 18th and 19th-century Virginia personal property taxes are a genealogical goldmine, use them as census substitutes, and distinguish same-name men. Sam Williams is a professional genealogist focusing on Central Virginia, genetic genealogy, and Greek American research. His degrees are in International Affairs, Spanish, and Orthodox theology. VGS live webinars are open to all. ... Read more

FREE
August 2023
VGS Webinar: Using Theses and Dissertations in Your Research featuring Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA [9 Aug 2023]

August 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Learn the value of theses and dissertations in creating context for your narrative and describing why and how something happened in your ancestor's life. Craig Roberts Scott, CG, FUGA, president of Heritage Books, Inc., has been a researcher for over thirty-five years, specializing in problem-solving, military records, Quakers, and publishing. VGS live webinars are open ... Read more

FREE

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