One of our 2021 VGA Conference Speakers is Natalie Bodle. She is presenting on: Townlands, Parishes, & Baronies – Ireland’s Land Administrative Divisions. Click below to watch a short video to get to know Natalie and a description of her conference presentation:
One of our 2021 VGA Conference Speakers is Shauna Hicks. She is presenting on: The Australian Gold Rushes: A Magnet for Miners Around the World. Click below to watch a short video to get to know Shauna and a description of her conference presentation:
One of our 2021 VGA Conference Speakers is Paul Nixon. He is presenting on: The Real Tommy Atkins (British Soldiers). Click below to watch a short video to get to know Paul and a description of his conference presentation:
One of our 2021 VGA Conference Speakers is Lara Diamond. She is presenting on: Finding Family in Eastern Europe: Getting Creative When Records are Scarce. Click below to watch a short video to get to know Lara and a description of her conference presentation:
Hello! My name is Jeanette Sheliga and I am going to become VGA’s new President starting January 2022! My interest in genealogy started early in my life as I remember when I was about ten years old that I would draw family trees at my grandparents. I even remember making…
Tuesday, September 7th, 8pm Eastern, Tamara Hallo will present “Telling Your Family’s Story with Google Earth.” Saturday, September 18th, 11am Eastern, Mary Risseeuw will present “Nellie was a Rebel: Unusual Sources to Find her Child’s Father.” Be sure to login to register for these members-only presentations! If you’re not a…
Tuesday, August 2nd, 8pm Eastern, Annette Burke Lyttle will present “What is Social History and Why Should a Genealogist Care?” Saturday, August 21st, 11am Eastern, Marc Jarzebowski will present “More Than Google Maps: Online Contemporary and Historical Maps.” Be sure to login to register for these members-only presentations! If you’re…
Tuesday, July 6th, 8pm Eastern, Leslie Carney will present “Creating a Locality Guide.” Saturday, July 17th, 11am Eastern, Lianne Kruger will present “From Grandmother to First European Landowner of Canada.” Be sure to login to register for these members-only presentations! If you’re not a VGA Member, click HERE to learn…
Tuesday, June 1st, 8pm Eastern, Tara Shymanski will present “The Art of Slow Genealogy.” Saturday, June 19th, 11am Eastern, David Ryan will present “Hidden Treasures: Discovering Local Sources in Your Irish Research.” Be sure to login to register for these members-only presentations! If you’re not a VGA Member, click HERE…
This presentation will show you how to “jumpstart your genealogy!” Learn the basics of how to investigate your family’s history using both traditional and online sources. Discover which records to tap into to identify your ancestral village, and how history impacts genealogical research.
