Research Opportunities in Richmond and Beyond
Virginia research facilities you don’t want to miss when you “come home to Virginia” for the 2023 NGS Family History Conference from 31 May to 3 June.
Teresa A Kelley
NGS 2023 Family History Conference Registration Opens January 9th
Registration for the NGS 2023 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia, opens at 12 noon eastern time on 9 January 2023. Visit the conference website at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org to learn more. VGS and Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL – a.k.a. The Legal Genealogist, a long-time VGS member, invite you to join us in person for the conference.
Virginia Will Indexes
A variety of 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅𝗲𝘀 and other published sources exist to help locate your Virginia ancestor’s will and other probate documents. Craig Scott discusses these indexes and sources and provides tips and tricks for locating your Virginia ancestor on his YouTube channel, Just Genealogy. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs-hkcnnpEM. Be sure to subscribe to … Read more
Reading the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy – Cover to Cover
The Magazine of Virginia Genealogy is a quarterly publication of the Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS) and contains transcriptions/abstractions of original unpublished manuscript material and county or state records that are not easily accessible focusing on material created prior to 1850. It also includes articles that demonstrate the use of unusual records, correct previously published genealogies, … Read more