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It’s All About Ethics! Using DNA with Integrity by Lynn Broderick
Webinar: It’s All About Ethics! Using DNA with IntegritySpeaker: Lynn BroderickWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Ethical actions help maintain access to using DNA results as a genealogical source. This session provides a brief history of the development of genetic genealogy’s ethical standards, questions to ask in light of personal…
Program Recording Update: A Handout has been Added to “Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales” by Mary McKee
VGA members has access to all of the past program recordings for 6-months after the live event. One of those recordings this year was by Mary McKee of Findmypast sharing the program: Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales. Findmypast was waiting until they completed their tour of promoting…
A is for Almanacs by Janice Nickerson
Webinar: A is for AlmanacsSpeaker: Janice NickersonWhen: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Almanacs were among the very few books our ancestors typically owned. These information-packed volumes were immensely helpful to our ancestors, and can be worth their weight in gold for genealogists today. This lecture will show you how to…
Call for Volunteer Speakers for VGA’s 4th Birthday Party on April 30th, 2022!
The following Google Form: https://forms.gle/ahZj1sa4o5gKhnV98 is a Call for Volunteer Proposals for the Virtual Genealogical Association’s (VGA) 4th Birthday Party on Saturday, April 30th, 2022. The tentative time frame is 10:00am – 1:00pm Eastern. That may change due to the proposals received. The deadline for Submission is Saturday, April 9th,…
VGA Book Club’s March 2022
VGA members met with host, Sunny Morton, and the author’s M J Lee and James M. Beidler for the March 22, 2022 VGA Book Club meeting. The books that were discussed were: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide: How to Find Your Ancestors in Archived Newspapers by James M. Beidler The…