“Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3” with Brian Rhinehart

Webinar: Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3 Speaker: Brian RhinehartWhen: Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 1:30pm Eastern Workshop Description:Ever get confused searching on Fold3? Learn what records are available for your 19th-century military ancestors there and pick up some search strategies to narrow down what you’re looking for. Yes, there is a…

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“Finding the Living” by Alec Ferretti

Webinar: Finding the LivingSpeaker: Alec FerrettiWhen: Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 6:00pm Eastern Program Description:Genealogists don’t only research the past; we often need to find people who are alive today. Whether you’re trying to locate living cousins, heirs to estates, or DNA matches, this session covers practical strategies and sources to help you…

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VGA Book Club – September 2025

Join host, Sunny Morton, and VGA Members in the book club discussion of: Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America by Dean G. Lampros. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Monday, September 29th, 2025 at 7:00pm Eastern. VGA Members can…

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VGA Hangouts: Ancestry’s Tree Checker (August 2025)

Hangout with VGA Members and practice using Ancestry’s Tree Checker. This is a year-long hangout theme where members keep tract of their current Tree Rating and try to improve their score throughout 2025. Even if you didn’t make it to the previous Tree Checker Hangouts, you can still attend! When:…

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“No OMPF? No Problem!” by Sara Cochran

Webinar: No OMPF? No Problem!Speaker: Sara CochranWhen: Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:00pm Eastern Program Description:Researching 20th Century veterans is especially difficult as a fire destroyed millions of Official Military Personnel Files in 1973. This class will look at other ways to find the stories of the WWI and WII veterans in our…

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