Webinar: Introducing the 1921 Census of England & WalesSpeaker: Mary McKeeWhen: Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:The 1921 Census of England and Wales is coming/is here. Join Findmypast for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. After years spent digitizing and transcribing this unique snapshot of…
Webinar: Exploring the National Archives (UK)Speaker: Cathie SherwoodWhen: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Finding your way around Discovery, the online catalogue for The National Archives (UK) can be difficult at times. With so many options, you can get lost in the sheer volume of results returned from searches. This presentation…
Webinar: Deeds to Dirt: Case Studies in Analyzing Research With MapsSpeaker: Cari Taplin, CGWhen: Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Our ancestors lived in a specific time and place. Putting them in context with their neighbors and communities can give us a greater understanding of their lives and may help solve…
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, a group of VGA members got together under the leadership of Linda Debe to learn ways to help Give Back to the genealogical community by transcribing and tagging records. Linda first demonstrated how to register and navigate the Library of Congress website’s virtual volunteer program…
To learn more about Debra’s upcoming program: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/01/01/mixers-shakers-tracing-your-bartending-saloon-keeping-and-tavern-keeping-ancestors-before-prohibition-by-debra-m-dudek/ Find Debra M. Dudek at: Website: www.debradudek.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WWIgenealogyguide/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/geneajourney Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-dudek-9aa18087/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debradudek/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Debra-M.-Dudek/e/B07CKH6YC5%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Genealogical Speakers Guild: https://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/directory-of-members/user/49/ Here are some Interviews and Presentations online: TMCC Genealogy – Debra Dudek and World War I Ancestry: https://youtu.be/B6gHe0KFcqg From the World…
VGA’s Members-Only Facebook group has hosted a number of renown genealogists who have taken a day to answer our members’ questions. These questions can be of a personal nature asking the genealogist about their genealogy journey and/or questions about their expertise. Our next “Ask Me” is going to be on…
Enjoy this video interview with our upcoming speaker, Melissa Barker: To learn more about Melissa’s upcoming program: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/01/01/breathing-new-life-into-your-boring-ancestors-by-melissa-barker/ Find Melissa Barker at: Blog: http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheArchiveLady/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tnarchivist Family Tree Webinars: https://familytreewebinars.com/speaker/melissa-barker/ Genealogy Bargains: https://genealogybargains.com/tag/the-archive-lady/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-barker-896b9021 GenFriends Panelist: https://www.youtube.com/user/CheriPass/videos Here are some Interviews and Presentations online: RootsTech: Disaster Planning…
On Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 a group of VGA members got together to hangout while working on Record Hints on our Family Trees. We learned that making your total hint count go down is not as easy as it looks! It seems that the more information that you add to…
“Breathing New Life into Your Boring Ancestors” by Melissa Barker on Saturday, January 8th at 11:00am Eastern. “Mixers & Shakers – Tracing Your Bartending, Saloon Keeping, and Tavern Keeping Ancestors before Prohibition” by Debra M. Dudek on Tuesday, January 18th at 8:00pm Eastern. Be sure to login to register for…
Webinar: Mixers & Shakers – Tracing Your Bartending, Saloon Keeping, and Tavern Keeping Ancestors before ProhibitionSpeaker: Debra M. DudekWhen: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description: Taverns and saloons have been a crucial American institution, and the men behind the bar were the social rock stars of their…
