“Reeling ‘Em in with Cousin Bait – 10 Ways to Connect with Family” by Cheri Hudson Passey on Saturday, March 12th at 11:00am Eastern. “Your Ancestor’s Education – More Than the Three R’s” by Ari Wilkins on Tuesday, March 15th at 8:00pm Eastern. VGA “Ask Me” with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson on…
Webinar: Your Ancestor’s Education – More Than the Three R’sSpeaker: Ari WilkinsWhen: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:When your ancestor said that he had a sixth grade education – what did it mean? Learn about education in the 19th and 20th centuries. Speaker Bio:Ari Wilkins graduated from Louisiana State University with a…
VGA “Ask Me” is an opportunity for VGA members to ask questions of well-known genealogists. The questions can focus on the genealogist’s specialty, their opinion on methodologies, their genealogy background story, and more! On Friday, March 18th, 2022, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson will be our “Ask Me” guest of honor. VGA members…
Webinar: Reeling ‘Em in with Cousin Bait-10 Ways to Connect with FamilySpeaker: Cheri Hudson PasseyWhen: Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Cousin Bait helps connect with others who may have information about your family. Learn the best ways to share so others can find you. Speaker Bio:Cheri Hudson Passey is a…
Enjoy this interview with our upcoming VGA speaker, Cathie Sherwood: To learn more about Cathie’s upcoming VGA program: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/01/22/exploring-the-national-archives-uk-by-cathie-sherwood/ Find Cathie at: Website: https://www.ancestordiscovery.com.au/ Website: https://www.familyhistoryacademy.com.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncestorDiscovery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/familyhistoryacademy Association of Professional Genealogists: https://www.apgen.org/users/cathie-sherwood Family Tree Webinars: https://familytreewebinars.com/speaker/cathie-sherwood/
Enjoy this video of a quick interview with Cari Taplin, CG: To learn more about Cari’s upcoming VGA program: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/01/16/deeds-to-dirt-case-studies-in-analyzing-research-with-maps-by-cari-taplin-cg/ Find Cari at: Website: https://genealogypants.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenealogyPants/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cataplin Association of Professional Genealogists: https://www.apgen.org/users/cari-taplin Board for Certification of Genealogists: https://bcgcertification.org/directory/taplin-cari-a-cg/ Family Tree Webinars: https://familytreewebinars.com/speaker/cari-taplin/
“Deeds to Dirt: Case Studies in Analyzing Research with Maps” by Cari Taplin, CG on Saturday, February 12th at 11:00am Eastern. “Exploring the National Archives (UK)” by Cathie Sherwood on Tuesday, February 15th at 8:00pm Eastern. “Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales” by Mary McKee on Monday, February…
Creating timelines is such an effective technique for telling your ancestor’s stories, helping to resolve conflicting information, seeing patterns, connecting to events within the ancestor’s FAN Club (friends/family, associates, and neighbors), and so much more. I often find that when I write out a timeline that I “see” things that…
So often I get distracted and don’t prioritize time to work on my own family tree. VGA Hangouts is a way for me to do just that while making new friends, learning new techniques, and having fun! The upcoming VGA Hangout is going to be on Sunday, January 30th, 2022…
VGA members met with host, Sunny Morton, and the author’s Libbie Hawker and Marian Burk Wood for our first VGA Book Club on January 25th, 2022. The books that were discussed were: Planning a Future for Your Family’s Past (second edition) by Marian Burk Wood Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker Sunny was a…
