While you’re waiting for your print copy to arrive in the mail, enjoy reading the latest issue of the Magazine online. Members should log into the website, click on “Publications,” and then “Magazine of Virginia Genealogy Archive.” This issue includes:
Today, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that included a reduction in fees for the USCIS Genealogy Program. Under the new rule, a Genealogy Program Index Search will drop from $65 to $30, if filed online. Similarly, Genealogy Program Record Requests filed online will now cost $30 per record. This is a 54% cut in fees to access the historical records held by USCIS.
Attention VGS members: The latest issue of the VGS Newsletter is now available on the website. Click “VGS Newsletter Archive” under the Publications menu. The featured article in this issue is “Transcribing a year in the life of Edward Dexter Pettengill (III) and what I learned about my grandfather by Robin C. Comfort. Also in … Read more
The Wythe County Genealogical and Historical Association announces its 2024 Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia on Saturday, 6 April 2024. This is an in-person event. The program begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. An optional banquet follows at 6:00 p.m. Location: Wytheville Meeting Center, Wytheville, Virginia Featured speakers: Vincent T. Brooks, Senior … Read more
It’s that time of the year when we all pause for a moment to consider our blessings. The Board of the Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS) is no different. We thank you, our members and friends, for your continued support of the organization and the genealogical community. Without you, we would not be able to: Without … Read more