Year: 2022

This presentation will be pre-recorded. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/10/16/2022-vga-annual-conference/ Program Description: The U.S. Social Security system produced lesser-known record types key to tracing families during the late 1800s/early 1900s (during a period of intense immigration, before widespread birth records and during the 1890 census gap).…

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Enjoy this interview with Sam Williams: To learn more about Sam’s upcoming VGA program, click here: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/10/05/turning-mystery-dna-matching-into-leaves-by-w-samuel-williams/ Find Sam at: Website: http://orthodoxgenealogist.blogspot.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrthodoxGenealogist Twitter: https://twitter.com/sosonkyrie APG: https://www.apgen.org/users/w-samuel-williams

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Friday, November 11 – Sunday, November 13 FREE to VGA Members!! If you are not a current VGA member, you can join/renew for $20 USD for an Annual Membership and attend the conference in addition to all of the VGA Programs! It is a great deal! Click HERE to learn…

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Webinar: Turning Mystery DNA Matching into LeavesSpeaker: W. Samuel WilliamsWhen: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Mystery DNA matches deserve their place in your family tree. Learn tools to prepare for new DNA matches and the resources available to discover they are when their tree is a stump. Speaker Bio:W. Samuel…

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Webinar: Stormy Weather: Events that Changed the Fortunes of our AncestorsSpeaker: Wayne ShepheardWhen: Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Storms have always been a normal component of weather phenomena. Some had catastrophic results, causing significant damage and death. Other were minor but still impacted the fortunes of people. Our ancestors were…

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Thank you so much to Connie Davis for sharing this presentation with VGA to help celebrate VGA’s 4th birthday. Kind people like her helped to make the birthday party possible! Please visit Connie’s website at: https://conniedavis.ca/home/

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Enjoy this interview with Lisa Lisson: To learn more about Lisa’s upcoming VGA program, click here: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/09/12/discover-your-familys-medical-history-through-genealogy-research-by-lisa-lisson/ Find Lisa at: Website: https://lisalisson.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaLissonAYMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/Areyoumycousin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalisson

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Webinar: Discover Your Family’s Medical History Through Genealogy ResearchSpeaker: Lisa LissonWhen: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Have you considered your ancestors’ medical histories? Genealogy records provide lots of information on an ancestor’s health if you know where to look. Explore an ancestor’s medical history to more fully tell their story,…

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Webinar: Streamlining Sources & CitationsSpeaker: Nancy E. LoeWhen: Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:This webinar helps you create simple and effective sources and citations for your family history research, combining the best practices of historians and genealogists. Learn how to link your citations to both paper and digital records, and…

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Thank you so much to Melissa Barker for sharing this presentation with VGA to help celebrate VGA’s 4th birthday. Kind people like her helped to make the birthday party possible! Please visit Melissa’s blog: http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

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