Join host, Sunny Morton, as VGA Members discuss the book: How to Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise May Levenick. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 at 7:00pm EST. VGA Members can find the registration link in the Upcoming Webinars…
Webinar: Scandalous Ancestors: Tracking Colorful Family MembersSpeaker: Jessica TrotterWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 6:00pm Eastern Program Description:This session provides ideas for tracing “scandalous” ancestors including international examples and a case study featuring an unreliable ancestor with a research story that began in 1860s Detroit and ends in Logan County, Illinois. The idea of…
Webinar: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel RecordsSpeaker: Alec FerrettiWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 5:00pm Eastern Program Description:This lecture will explain Freedom of Information Laws, and what genealogists can do with them. A variety of jurisdictions and case studies will be discussed. Speaker Bio:Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who…
Webinar: Cross-Referencing Letters & Postcards with Documents & PhotosSpeaker: Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhDWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Program Description:Many family historians, especially those considered “the person in the family to get it all,” find that family correspondence can be used to fill in the gaps in documents, photos, and other resources.…
Webinar: Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and NumbersSpeaker: Christine CohenWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 2:30pm Eastern Program Description:What do those letters, numbers, stamps, and pencil marks mean on Immigration Passenger Manifests? Does your ancestor have the letter “D” or “X” next to their name? Do you know what V/L, # 404, USB, Transit,…
Webinar: When There’s a Will…Speaker: Sara CochranWhen: November 4th, 2023 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Wills and Probate records can be genealogical goldmines. We start with an overview of these records, the probate process, and tips for finding and using these records. This interactive class will show ways to turn a will into a…
Webinar: Society Briefs, Village News… or the other “Gossip Columns”Speaker: Mary RisseeuwWhen: November 4th, 2023 at 10:00am Eastern Program Description:Before Facebook there was an interesting tradition in journalism: the society and rural/small town correspondent columns. You could read about anniversary celebrations, illness and hospitalizations, trips to town for business and who came from…
Webinar: How’d You Find That?!? Tips for Locating Obscure or Hidden RecordsSpeaker: Cari A. Taplin, CGWhen: November 4th, 2023 at 9:00am Eastern Program Description:Obscure and hidden records are “out there” that can solve tough problems. How do you find them? Hear tips and methods for finding these records. In this lecture we will take…
Webinar: Don’t Build Your Own Brick WallSpeaker: Jill Morelli, CG, CGLWhen: November 3rd, 2023 at 7:00pm Eastern Program Description:Everyone has them—“brick walls”—those intractable genealogical problems that, in spite of what we do, do not get solved. I discovered that often times I was the “mason” building that brick wall! In this presentation we…
Webinar: Taking a Peek through the “Window Tax”Speaker: James M. BeidlerWhen: Pre-Recorded to be released on November 3rd, 2023 Program Description:Pennsylvania has the most returns from the 1798 U.S. Direct Tax, although fragments remain of other states’ returns from this wonderfully detailed but much hated levy. Presentation will focus on Pennsylvania but include…
