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The August 2024 issue of The Magazine of Virginia Genealogy is now available to members under the Publications menu.This issue explores records from manuscripts to wills. Just because someone owns land does not mean they reside in an area or have ever resided there. It usually takes more than one record to answer a question. A will … Read more

Melungeon Heritage by Heather Andolina, President of the Melungeon Heritage Association: Heather provides us with a brief history of the Melungeon people and the Melungeon Heritage Association’s efforts to document and preserve the history of mixed-race ancestry peoples in the southern and eastern United States. An Eighteenth Century Scandal by Sara Martin: In April 1793, … Read more

VGS expects the publication to be available by 1 December 2024 – just in time for Christmas! Sign up to receive an email notification when A Research Guide to Virginia’s Historical Records by Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS, is available for purchase. The publication contains more than 500 pages and sells for $79.95. The VGS … Read more

VGS welcomes articles for the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy and the Newsletter. Before submitting an article, please review our publication guidelines available on our website at https://www.vgs.org/publications/. Submissions and questions should be sent to admin@vgs.org.

The May 2024 issue of The Magazine of Virginia Genealogy is now available to members under the Publications menu. This issue continues to explore records often ignored in our search for information that will move our research forward. As Editor, Barbara Vines Little, reminds us Limiting ourselves to an area because that is where the … Read more

VGS Book Sale! Volumes V (1741–1749), VI (1749–1762), and VII (1762–1776) of Cavaliers and Pioneer are on sale for a limited time at $5 each. The following publications are on sale for $5 each while supplies last as they will not be reprinted: Charlotte County Marriage Bonds and Returns (1816–1850); Death Notices from Richmond, Virginia … Read more

Historic Germanna https://germanna.org/ has made John Blankenbaker’s 15 volumes of Beyond Germanna and more than 2,500 Germanna History Notes available online for all to read and enjoy. Visit the Historic Germanna website and click on the Genealogy tab. Beyond Germanna, published from 1989 to 2003, isa newsletter/journal devoted to the research of the Germans and … Read more

Please note the May 2024 issue of the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy has been delayed due to family health issues. We’ll be back on schedule soon. While you’re waiting for the next issue, be sure to check out past issues in the archives under the Publications tab.

VGS members now receive 20% off purchases at the FamilyTree Magazine website.

Are you subscribed to the VGS Member Mailing list? If not, you may be missing out on important announcements. VGS uses this list to inform members of upcoming VGS events, new VGS publications and sales, and other news relevant to Virginia researchers. To access your profile, log into the VGS website, click on Membership, and … Read more

Members may now opt out of receiving a paper copy of the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.

Five more counties have been added: Louisa, Monogalia, Montgomery, Prince William and Princess Anne. The index is now 77% complete. Members: Log in to the website, click on the Resources tab, and then “1800 Virginia Personal Property Tax List Index.”

Historic Census Discovered by Virginia DAR by Angelica M. Stephens and Shawn Badolato Beyer: In a groundbreaking effort to address the lamented loss of the 1890 US Federal Census, the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia DAR) members have rediscovered a valuable alternative source – early public school census records. Finding Ancestors in Postal … Read more

VGS members enjoy a 20% discount on publications. So, be sure to log into the website before you shop.

Sign up to receive an email notification when A Research Guide to Virginia’s Historical Records by Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS, is available for purchase. The publication contains more than 500 pages and sells for $79.95. The VGS member price is $63.96. This publication packs between its covers the information, with examples, that is normally … Read more

Attention VGS members: The latest issue of the VGS Newsletter is now available on the website. Click “VGS Newsletter Archive” under the Publications menu. Census records often contain inaccurate ages and name spellings, but they can also include people who have been dead for years. Read more about it in the featured article, “Enumerating the Dead,” … Read more