Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS)! We hope this site will make it easier for you to find resources to tell the story of your family. Whether or not you are a Society member, we invite you to explore our site.

If you are a member of our Society, please take advantage of content, features, and special offers which are only offered to members. For example, the Surname Research feature gives you an opportunity to share information with other members who are researching a common surname. You may discover you share an ancestor with one (or more) of our over fifteen hundred members!

We encourage you to check back often as we add exciting new content. Let us know what you think.

Did you forget to purchase a ticket to
the VGS 2024 Fall Conference?

No problem! You may still purchase access to the recordings and syllabus.

Access to the conference recordings and syllabus is available through 27 December 2024. Click here for the conference program and to purchase access to the recordings and syllabus.

VGS Members, log into the website first to receive the membership discount.

New edition of Evidence Explained now available!

You know how important citing your research is…right?! And do you know there’s a brand new, shiny edition of Evidence Explained out now? Even better, VGS members get 15% off—log into the VGS website and get the discount code under Membership > Partner Discounts.

In this 4th Edition, you can expect lots of updates, and “…hundreds of new examples emphasizing modern modes of access, particularly the layered citations that modern media require.”

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