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
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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