February 2022 Webinars

“Deeds to Dirt: Case Studies in Analyzing Research with Maps” by Cari Taplin, CG on Saturday, February 12th at 11:00am Eastern. “Exploring the National Archives (UK)” by Cathie Sherwood on Tuesday, February 15th at 8:00pm Eastern. “Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales” by Mary McKee on Monday, February…

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VGA Hangouts: Timelines – February 27, 2022

Creating timelines is such an effective technique for telling your ancestor’s stories, helping to resolve conflicting information, seeing patterns, connecting to events within the ancestor’s FAN Club (friends/family, associates, and neighbors), and so much more. I often find that when I write out a timeline that I “see” things that…

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VGA Hangouts: DNA🧬- January 30, 2022

So often I get distracted and don’t prioritize time to work on my own family tree. VGA Hangouts is a way for me to do just that while making new friends, learning new techniques, and having fun! The upcoming VGA Hangout is going to be on Sunday, January 30th, 2022…

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VGA Book Club’s First Meeting January 2022

VGA members met with host, Sunny Morton, and the author’s Libbie Hawker and Marian Burk Wood for our first VGA Book Club on January 25th, 2022. The books that were discussed were: Planning a Future for Your Family’s Past (second edition) by Marian Burk Wood Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker Sunny was a…

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Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales by Mary McKee

Webinar: Introducing the 1921 Census of England & WalesSpeaker: Mary McKeeWhen: Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:The 1921 Census of England and Wales is coming/is here. Join Findmypast for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. After years spent digitizing and transcribing this unique snapshot of…

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Exploring the National Archives (UK) by Cathie Sherwood

Webinar: Exploring the National Archives (UK)Speaker: Cathie SherwoodWhen: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Finding your way around Discovery, the online catalogue for The National Archives (UK) can be difficult at times. With so many options, you can get lost in the sheer volume of results returned from searches. This presentation…

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Our First VGA Gives Back Group Meeting

On Saturday, January 15, 2022, a group of VGA members got together under the leadership of Linda Debe to learn ways to help Give Back to the genealogical community by transcribing and tagging records. Linda first demonstrated how to register and navigate the Library of Congress website’s virtual volunteer program…

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VGA 2022 Speaker: Debra M. Dudek

To learn more about Debra’s upcoming program: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/01/01/mixers-shakers-tracing-your-bartending-saloon-keeping-and-tavern-keeping-ancestors-before-prohibition-by-debra-m-dudek/ Find Debra M. Dudek at: Website: www.debradudek.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WWIgenealogyguide/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/geneajourney Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-dudek-9aa18087/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debradudek/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Debra-M.-Dudek/e/B07CKH6YC5%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Genealogical Speakers Guild: https://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/directory-of-members/user/49/ Here are some Interviews and Presentations online: TMCC Genealogy – Debra Dudek and World War I Ancestry: https://youtu.be/B6gHe0KFcqg From the World…

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VGA “Ask Me” with Kenneth R. Marks of TheAncestorHunt.com

VGA’s Members-Only Facebook group has hosted a number of renown genealogists who have taken a day to answer our members’ questions. These questions can be of a personal nature asking the genealogist about their genealogy journey and/or questions about their expertise. Our next “Ask Me” is going to be on…

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