Category: General Announcements VGA Hangouts: Fun with Photos!
VGA Hangouts is an opportunity to “hangout” with other VGA members while working on your own family tree! When: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at 7:00pm EasternTopic: Fun with Photos! VGA Members can find the Zoom Registration Link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center. Optional preparation before the…
VGA Book Club – January 2024
Join host, Sunny Morton, as VGA Members discuss the book: Family Photo Detective (updated edition) by Maureen Taylor. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at 6:00pm Eastern. VGA Members can find the registration link in the Upcoming Webinars area…
“Getting Acquainted with the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)” by Jeanette Sheliga
Webinar: Getting Acquainted with the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)Speaker: Jeanette SheligaWhen: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Having a research plan is always a good idea when researching your ancestors. This presentation will introduce the audience to the Genealogical Proof Standard and demonstrate how following through the steps will help you…
VGA Hangouts: Create Your Own Locality Guide
VGA Hangouts is an opportunity to “hangout” with other VGA members while working on your own family tree! When: Saturday, January 6th, 2024 at 11:00am EasternTopic: Create Your Own Locality Guide VGA Members can find the Zoom Registration Link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center. Optional preparation…
“Where in the World? How to Tackle a New Research Location” by Cheri Hudson Passey
Webinar: Where in the World? How to Tackle a New Research LocationSpeaker: Cheri Hudson PasseyWhen: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Finding a branch from our tree that lived in a place we have never researched can leave us clueless about where to begin. Learn methods and strategies for understanding the…
“Ten Awesome Things You Can Do on WikiTree” by Connie Davis
Webinar: Ten Awesome Things You Can Do on WikiTreeSpeaker: Connie DavisWhen: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:WikiTree is one of genealogy’s most underrated websites. WikiTree provides numerous opportunities to contribute, learn, and participate. In this webinar, we will explore ten features of WikiTree including how to incorporate DNA, share your…
VGA Book Club – November 2023
VGA Conference “Scandalous Ancestors: Tracking Colorful Family Members” by Jessica Trotter
Webinar: Scandalous Ancestors: Tracking Colorful Family MembersSpeaker: Jessica TrotterWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 6:00pm Eastern Program Description:This session provides ideas for tracing “scandalous” ancestors including international examples and a case study featuring an unreliable ancestor with a research story that began in 1860s Detroit and ends in Logan County, Illinois. The idea of…
VGA Conference “Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records” by Alec Ferretti
Webinar: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel RecordsSpeaker: Alec FerrettiWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 5:00pm Eastern Program Description:This lecture will explain Freedom of Information Laws, and what genealogists can do with them. A variety of jurisdictions and case studies will be discussed. Speaker Bio:Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who…
VGA Hangouts: Fun with Photos!
VGA Hangouts is an opportunity to “hangout” with other VGA members while working on your own family tree! When: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at 7:00pm EasternTopic: Fun with Photos! VGA Members can find the Zoom Registration Link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center. Optional preparation before the…
VGA Book Club – January 2024
Join host, Sunny Morton, as VGA Members discuss the book: Family Photo Detective (updated edition) by Maureen Taylor. VGA Book Club will be discussing this book at our next meeting on Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at 6:00pm Eastern. VGA Members can find the registration link in the Upcoming Webinars area…
“Getting Acquainted with the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)” by Jeanette Sheliga
Webinar: Getting Acquainted with the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)Speaker: Jeanette SheligaWhen: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Having a research plan is always a good idea when researching your ancestors. This presentation will introduce the audience to the Genealogical Proof Standard and demonstrate how following through the steps will help you…
VGA Hangouts: Create Your Own Locality Guide
VGA Hangouts is an opportunity to “hangout” with other VGA members while working on your own family tree! When: Saturday, January 6th, 2024 at 11:00am EasternTopic: Create Your Own Locality Guide VGA Members can find the Zoom Registration Link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center. Optional preparation…
“Where in the World? How to Tackle a New Research Location” by Cheri Hudson Passey
Webinar: Where in the World? How to Tackle a New Research LocationSpeaker: Cheri Hudson PasseyWhen: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Finding a branch from our tree that lived in a place we have never researched can leave us clueless about where to begin. Learn methods and strategies for understanding the…
“Ten Awesome Things You Can Do on WikiTree” by Connie Davis
Webinar: Ten Awesome Things You Can Do on WikiTreeSpeaker: Connie DavisWhen: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:WikiTree is one of genealogy’s most underrated websites. WikiTree provides numerous opportunities to contribute, learn, and participate. In this webinar, we will explore ten features of WikiTree including how to incorporate DNA, share your…
VGA Book Club – November 2023
VGA Conference “Scandalous Ancestors: Tracking Colorful Family Members” by Jessica Trotter
Webinar: Scandalous Ancestors: Tracking Colorful Family MembersSpeaker: Jessica TrotterWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 6:00pm Eastern Program Description:This session provides ideas for tracing “scandalous” ancestors including international examples and a case study featuring an unreliable ancestor with a research story that began in 1860s Detroit and ends in Logan County, Illinois. The idea of…
VGA Conference “Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records” by Alec Ferretti
Webinar: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel RecordsSpeaker: Alec FerrettiWhen: November 5th, 2023 at 5:00pm Eastern Program Description:This lecture will explain Freedom of Information Laws, and what genealogists can do with them. A variety of jurisdictions and case studies will be discussed. Speaker Bio:Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who…