Presenter Amy Breedlove will describe what is available at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society in Boston and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in New York.  She will discuss the websites of the two organizations and how to get the best out of them.  Registration required – please send an email with your name and class subject to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net

Every year, the National Archives hosts a virtual Genealogy Fair via live webcast on YouTube. The sessions offer family history research tools on Federal records for all skill levels. No fee or registration required.

At the monthly meeting of the Montgomery County Historical Society Pamela Loos-Noji will discuss a set of books detailing all the parishes of Germany and the use of online resources to get you back several generations (or more) in Germany.   Cost: $5.00 for non-members.  No registration required.

It’s estimated that one in four Americans has “Keystone State” roots.  Much Pennsylvania research – from church records to land documents to courthouse filings – can be done remotely.  Learn to get much of your genealogy done without setting foot in Pennsylvania.  Presenter: James M. Beidler.  Fairfax Genealogical Society monthly membership meeting.  Kilmer Middle School Lecture Room G-107, Wolftrap Road, Vienna, Va. 7:30-9:30 pm.  No registration required.

The Fairfax Genealogical Society Fall Fair will include presentations by speaker James Beidler on the topics of digitized book databases and newspaper research.   Cost: $45.00-55.00.  Registration required.

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society – Greater Richmond, Virginia Chapter hosts a Genealogy Workshop to assist members and the public with their genetic genealogy research, including family searches, GEDmatch uploads and the location of relevant resource information.  Members Ron Styles, Larry Clark and Ken Montague will assist attendees.  No registration required.

Gabrielle Sanchez, Contract Archivist and former Library Reference Associations at Thomas Balch Library, will introduce participants to the basics of preservation and discuss the best ways to house and protect personal archives.  Topics will include proper ways to handle letters, books, photographs, and other media; common conservation needs; threats to paper and electronic media; and the dangers of non-archival storage products.

The purpose of this workshop, presented by the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society, is to learn how to use the Family Search website more effectively.  The class is limited to 12 people; 6 of those will need to bring their own laptop. Instructor: Linda MacLachlan.  Hollin Hall Room 214, Alexandria, Va.  10:00-12:00. Registration required – please send an email with your name and class subject to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net

The Central Virginia Genealogical Association will host a program on genetic genealogy presented by Deborah Harvey.

Many early settlers of the American Colonies came to find religious freedom and the church was an important part of our ancestors’ lives.  In small communities it was often the center of their social lives.  The records vary from one denomination to another, but even denominations that kept very few records can play a very critical part in documenting our ancestors, especially in the time-period before vital records were kept.  Presented by the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society.  Instructor: Chuck Mason.  Hollin Hall Room 201, Alexandria, Va.  10:00-12:00. Registration required – please send an email with your name and class subject to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net

At the monthly Fairfax Genealogical Society membership meeting learn about Diamond’s voyage of discovery through what was Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and now Ukraine.  She will show you what modern-day Ukraine looks like, what’s left of Jewish Ukraine, and what she discovered relating to her own family.  No registration required.