Monthly Archives: February 2016

Fredericksburg Family History Day 2016

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On Saturday, March 19, 2016, the annual Fredericksburg Family History Day will take place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1710 Bragg Rd, Fredericksburg, VA. Walk-in registration begins at 8:00 am and the Keynote address begins at 9:00 am. The event runs until 3:00 pm.

The Keynote speaker will be Dr. William S. Pretzer, Senior Curator for History at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. which is slated to open in September of this year.

For more information and to register for this free conference, go to http://fredvafamilyhistoryday.com/wordpress/

Learn About African-American Genealogy

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The Brown Burke Steppe and Central Virginia Chapters of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) and the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center will present ‘Topics in Genealogy’ on March 5, 2016 from 10:00 am to 12 noon.

Angela Walton-Raji, B.A., M.Ed, Author, Lecturer and Podcaster will talk about the Freedmen’s Bureau Project and Shelley Murphy, B.S., M.A., D.M., Professor, Scholar and Writer will address African American Genealogy Research Challenges.

The Heritage Center is located at 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903.

 

 

 

Feb. 13, 2016: Ready to Write Your Family History?

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At our meeting on February 13, 2016, Susan Emert will talk to us about the role of genealogists as writers. She will help us warm up our writing muscles so that we can start putting our genealogical discoveries into a narrative we can share with others.

To continue writing on your own after our meeting, Susan suggests participating in the Family History Writing Challenge given by genealogist Lynn Palermo. Lynn blogs at http://www.thearmchairgenealogist.com and she started her annual 28 day (or 29 day in 2016) writing challenge on February 1.

The meeting will take place from 1:30 pm-3:30 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The address of the Church is 1275 Timberwood Blvd., Charlottesville, VA. It is located on the corner of Airport Road and Timberwood. Coming from U.S. 29, the entrance is on the right (north) side of Airport Road immediately before you reach the church. Drive to the back of the building where you will see the entrance to the Family History Center.

Everyone is welcome!