This presentation will be on Sunday, November 13th at 6:15pm Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:For most of recorded time, women didn’t leave much of a paper trail, but they still had remarkable stories to tell. Although it may appear that they haven’t left many documents behind, deeper research…
This presentation will be on Saturday, November 12th at 9:00am Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:FultonHistory.com, or Old Fulton NY Postcards, is a free, historic newspaper website that contains archives of over 50 million pages of microfilmed newspaper images (mostly New York State newspapers,…
Lots of good discussion was had at the October 2022 VGA Book Club were we discussed “Guide to Genealogical Writing,” 3rd Ed. by Penelope L. Stratton & Henry B. Hoff. Author Penny Stratton joined us! See the group picture below! ⬇️ The next VGA Book Club will be November 22nd,…
This presentation will be on Sunday, November 13th at 5:00pm Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:Even if you’re not planning to join, the websites of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution can be a valuable resource for…
This presentation will be pre-recorded. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/10/16/2022-vga-annual-conference/ Program Description: The U.S. Social Security system produced lesser-known record types key to tracing families during the late 1800s/early 1900s (during a period of intense immigration, before widespread birth records and during the 1890 census gap).…
Enjoy this interview with Sam Williams: To learn more about Sam’s upcoming VGA program, click here: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/10/05/turning-mystery-dna-matching-into-leaves-by-w-samuel-williams/ Find Sam at: Website: http://orthodoxgenealogist.blogspot.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrthodoxGenealogist Twitter: https://twitter.com/sosonkyrie APG: https://www.apgen.org/users/w-samuel-williams
Friday, November 11 – Sunday, November 13 FREE to VGA Members!! If you are not a current VGA member, you can join/renew for $20 USD for an Annual Membership and attend the conference in addition to all of the VGA Programs! It is a great deal! Click HERE to learn…
Webinar: Turning Mystery DNA Matching into LeavesSpeaker: W. Samuel WilliamsWhen: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Mystery DNA matches deserve their place in your family tree. Learn tools to prepare for new DNA matches and the resources available to discover they are when their tree is a stump. Speaker Bio:W. Samuel…
Webinar: Stormy Weather: Events that Changed the Fortunes of our AncestorsSpeaker: Wayne ShepheardWhen: Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Storms have always been a normal component of weather phenomena. Some had catastrophic results, causing significant damage and death. Other were minor but still impacted the fortunes of people. Our ancestors were…
Thank you so much to Connie Davis for sharing this presentation with VGA to help celebrate VGA’s 4th birthday. Kind people like her helped to make the birthday party possible! Please visit Connie’s website at: https://conniedavis.ca/home/
