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VGA 2022 Conference: “Scholarly and Academic Resources are a Genealogists Best Friend” by Diane L. Richard
This presentation will be on Saturday, November 12th at 10:15am Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:Don’t ignore academic resources in your research. Some great contextual information and abstracted/transcribed data can be found with breadcrumbs (aka bibliography) to further guide your research. Jstor, Libguides, OATD, and more…
VGA 2022 Conference: “Ethnicity and Identity” by Penny Walters
This presentation will be on Saturday, November 12th at 11:30am Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:‘Where are you from?’ is sometimes a difficult question to answer. With the advent of DNA testing, we can find out our ethnicity, and look at the implications of where our…
Sensitive Subjects – Writing About the Hard Stuff by Rhonda Lauritzen
Webinar: Sensitive Subjects – Writing About the Hard StuffSpeaker: Rhonda LauritzenWhen: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Writing life stories that contain adversity can heal and inspire, but make sure you sending time capsules and not time bombs. If you discover troubling family history, learn how to write with empathy and…
‘One Small Step or One Giant Leap’: Becoming a Professional Genealogist by David Ryan
Webinar: ‘One Small Step or One Giant Leap’: Becoming a Professional GenealogistSpeaker: David RyanWhen: Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:As a hobby genealogy is addictive. After gaining so much experience researching our own ancestors, it is only natural to consider making the transition to genealogy as a profession. From the…
VGA 2022 Conference: “Beyond Names and Dates: Filling in the Stories of Our Female Ancestors” by Pam Vestal
This presentation will be on Sunday, November 13th at 6:15pm Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:For most of recorded time, women didn’t leave much of a paper trail, but they still had remarkable stories to tell. Although it may appear that they haven’t left many documents behind, deeper research…
