Webinar: Breaking Old WorldSpeaker: Rhonda HoffmanWhen: Sunday, December 7th, 2025 at 6:00pm Eastern Program Description:The key to breaking your genealogy research into the “Old World” is knowing your immigrant ancestor’s origin. Learn about American resources which will tell you your ancestor’s birth town or region. Speaker Bio:Rhonda Hoffman is the Genealogy Specialist for…
Workshop: Adding Maps to your Locality GuideSpeaker: Jeanette SheligaWhen: Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 6:00pm Eastern Workshop Description:Explore different websites to collect maps where your ancestors lived. A variety of maps will be “surveyed” including Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, postal maps, panoramic maps, and more! Participants can save links to maps found to…
Hangout with VGA Members and explore the Find a Grave website while working on your own family tree. Attendees can search for ancestors, add biographical information to memorials, connect memorials to their immediate family members, and more! When: Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 at 6:00pm EasternTopic: Find a Grave VGA Members…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
Webinar: Why YDNA Should Be Part of Your Family History ResearchSpeaker: Connie DavisWhen: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 7:00pm Eastern Program Description:YDNA offers family historians the opportunity to explore recent and remote ancestry. A YDNA test can confirm a family tree, lead to collaboration with cousins, and solve mysteries. We’ll cover the foundations…
Thank you so much to Christine Cohen for sharing this presentation to help VGA celebrate its 7th birthday! To visit Christine’s Website: https://christinecohengenealogy.com/ Program Handout:
