Featured Articles Genealogy of a House, Farmville, Virginia by Sara Martin. Poplar Hill stayed in the same family for more than 100 years. The original Woodson wooden house was used as tenant housing after a brick structure was built around 1830 and has been lost to history. The grandest renovation transformed it into what is now … Read more
Give the gift of VGS membership to friends and family. They will be sure to enjoy The Magazine of Virginia Genealogy and the VGS Newsletter, both published quarterly, as well as the many other member benefits. View our Member Benefits page to see all the outstanding benefits available to members. Your purchase entitles you to … Read more
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 … 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