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
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VGS expects the publication to be available in late spring or early summer of 2025. 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 … 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