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‘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…
VGA 2022 Conference: “Navigating FultonHistory.com” by Jeanette Sheliga
This presentation will be on Saturday, November 12th at 9:00am Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:FultonHistory.com, or Old Fulton NY Postcards, is a free, historic newspaper website that contains archives of over 50 million pages of microfilmed newspaper images (mostly New York State newspapers,…
November 2022 VGA Book Club: Kopp Sisters Series by Amy Stewart
Lots of good discussion was had at the October 2022 VGA Book Club were we discussed “Guide to Genealogical Writing,” 3rd Ed. by Penelope L. Stratton & Henry B. Hoff. Author Penny Stratton joined us! See the group picture below! ⬇️ The next VGA Book Club will be November 22nd,…
VGA 2022 Conference: “Navigate the Websites of the Revolutionary War Lineage Societies” by Bryna O’Sullivan
This presentation will be on Sunday, November 13th at 5:00pm Eastern. Click here to view the full conference schedule: https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/. Program Description:Even if you’re not planning to join, the websites of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution can be a valuable resource for…
