The VGA Book Club will be reading “Journeys Home: Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History” by Andrew McCarthy and discussing it on Tuesday, July 18th at 7:00pm Eastern. VGA members are encouraged to join whether or not they read the book. VGA Members can register…
Webinar: Joy, Loss and Perseverance: The Story of an American WomanSpeaker: Lisa MedinaWhen: Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 11:00am Eastern Speaker Bio:Lisa Medina is an enthusiastic and experienced lecturer who brings together the stories and methodologies of genealogy with the effective strategies of a teacher in her presentations. She has experience researching in…
Press Release from Family Tree Magazine: Family Tree Magazine Announces New Edition of the 101 Best Websites for Genealogy,Updated and Revised for 2023 For immediate release: June 1, 2023:It is our pleasure to release our new 101 Best Websites for Genealogy list, updated and revisedfor 2023. With more and more…
Webinar: Chasing Down Your Ancestors’ Locations Speaker: Pam VestalWhen: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Where did your ancestors come from? Where did they disappear to? Although finding locations can be the key to following our ancestors back in time, we often slam up against brick walls. In this talk we’ll…
Webinar: From the Ashes: The 1922 Irish Public Record Office FireSpeaker: David RyanWhen: Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:The destruction of the Public Records Office in June 1922 at the outset of the Irish Civil War has cast a long shadow over Irish genealogical research. Anyone who has sought their…
Webinar: Leveraging Trello for Energized Teams and Organized Work Speaker: Lori Lee SauberWhen: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:What could you achieve if you or your team never missed a step? Discover how using Trello, a FREE workflow visualization tool, enables you to optimize the flow of information and get…
Webinar: Disconnected Connections: a Case Study of Family Lore and an MPE Speaker: Debbie Wilson SmythWhen: Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:In genealogical circles, the acronym MPE stands for a misattributed parentage event. A misattributed parentage event encompasses those situations where parentage has been attributed to the wrong person. For…
Thank you so much to Kim Richardson for sharing this presentation with VGA to help celebrate VGA’s 5th birthday. Kind people like her helped to make the birthday party possible! Please visit Kim’s website: https://www.southernheritagegenealogy.com/ Please visit Brick Wall Buster Cards: https://www.brickwallbustercards.com/ Please consider joining VGA! Learn more at: https://virtualgenealogy.org/membership-join/
Thank you so much to Janice Sellers for sharing this presentation with VGA to help celebrate VGA’s 5th birthday. Kind people like her helped to make the birthday party possible! Please visit Janice’s Website: http://www.ancestraldiscoveries.com/ Program Description: One brother volunteered and served as a drummer for the Colonies. The other…
Thank you so much to Christine Cohen for sharing this presentation with VGA to help celebrate VGA’s 5th birthday. Kind people like her helped to make the birthday party possible! Please visit Christine’s Website: https://christinecohengenealogy.com/ Program Description: My Cornish Great Grandfather appeared to be an orphan. His parents and siblings…
