Join host, Sunny Morton, and VGA Members in the book club discussion of: Storytelling for Genealogists: Turning Family Lineage into Family History by Doug Tattershall. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Monday, January 27th, 2025 at 7:00pm Eastern. VGA Members can find the…
Hangout with VGA Members and practice using Ancestry’s Tree Checker. Members can start off the new year by taking note of their current Tree Rating and try to improve their rating throughout 2025! When: Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 at 12:00pm EasternTopic: Ancestry’s Tree Checker If you do not subscribe to…
Hangout with VGA Members to practice using FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search and share techniques with each other while they work on their own trees! When: Sunday, November 17th at 6:00pm EasternTopic: FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search VGA Members can find the Zoom Registration Link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center.…
Join host, Sunny Morton, and VGA Members in the book club discussion of: State Census Records by Ann S. Lainhart. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 7:00pm Eastern. VGA Members can find the registration link in the Upcoming…
Webinar: Ancestry Pro Tools: Enhance Your Family Tree and Increase Your DNA AnalysisSpeaker: Kelli BergheimerWhen: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Have you heard about Ancestry’s new Pro Tools? For an additional fee per month, you can access some new tools to enhance your work with your family tree. Tree checker can…
VGA Hangouts is an opportunity to “hangout” with other VGA members while working on your own family tree! When: Saturday, October 12th at 11:00pm EasternTopic: Census Citations Hangout with VGA Members to talk about chapter 7 in Evidence Explained (4th edition) by Elizabeth Shown Mills and practice creating census citations…
Join host, Sunny Morton, and VGA Members in the book club discussion of: The Family Tree Toolkit by Kenyatta D. Berry. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Sunday, September 29th, 2024 at 6:00pm Eastern. VGA Members can find the registration link in the…
Webinar: Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United StatesSpeaker: Christine CohenWhen: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 6:00pm Eastern Program Description:Divorce in not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by the State Legislature and then by the Courts, these are public records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names…
White bronze monuments are often very easy to find in a cemetery as their blue-grey color and hollowness easily gives them away. Their production was short-lived, but their legacy lives on as the material’s longevity and legibility makes them a desirable find for genealogists. You can find a copy of…
Today kicks off VGA Cemetery Week 2024, and you might want to check out author and speaker, Tui Snider. She has written many books including Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards. Besides your local library, you can find the book online at places such as Amazon. You…
