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January 2022
VGA Book Club – January 2022
The inaugural VGA Book Club meeting will be on January 25th, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern! Two books that will be discussed at will be: Planning a Future for Your Family’s Past (second edition) by Marian Burk Wood and Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker.
Find out more »VGA Hangouts – January 2022 (2)
We will be working on our DNA results at this Hangout! This can be done with any DNA testing company or tool that is of interest. Some ideas could be to contact matches, connect DNA matches to people in your tree, work on the What Are The Odds tool, add results to the Shared cM Project, and more!
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“Ask Me” Interview with Kenneth R. Marks
Ask Kenneth R. Marks of TheAncestorHunt.com questions in our VGA Members-Only Facebook Group.
Find out more »Cari Taplin, CG – “Deeds to Dirt: Case Studies in Analyzing Research with Maps”
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 some of our genealogical mysteries. Research you may have already collected can give you the information needed to analyze your data using a map. Documents such as censuses, deeds, tax lists, directories (both city and rural), newspaper articles and more, can be analyzed using maps. Audience Level: All Levels…
Find out more »Cathie Sherwood – “Exploring the National Archives (UK)”
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 will look at advanced search techniques, how to understand your search results, and sorting and filtering them. Audience Level: All Levels Passionate about history and addicted to family history, Cathie has been researching her Irish, English and Scottish ancestors for over forty years.…
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