Since October is Family History month, our meeting will be a “round table” discussion of what discoveries we have made in the past year, any brick walls resolved or what new methods have we learned that has helped in our research. Also what we hope to accomplish in the coming year.
Please join us for this discussion.
Here are two events that will be happening in October.
Virginia Genealogical Society Fall Conference, October 21 & 22, 2022. Registration is open: https://www.vgs.org/
Fairfax Genealogical Society Fall Fair, October 22, 2022. Check the website: https://www.fxgs.org/
Legacy Family Tree Webinars is presenting “Webtember: All Genealogy. All September Long”.
On each Friday in September there are FREE webinars. You do need to register but the webinars are free. Check this out at https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2022/08/webtember-2022-all-genealogy-all-september-long.html
We will meet virtually on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 10 am. There will be a video about Beginning & Restarting your Genealogy by Lisa Louise Cooke.
We will meet virtually on July 9, 2022 AT 10 am. We will listen to a YouTube video by Lisa Louise Cooke on “How to Use PERSI Like a Pro”.
The Periodical Source Index, or PERSI, is the largest subject index to genealogy and local history periodical articles in the world. PERSI indexes articles in periodical titles (including defunct titles) published by thousands of local, state, national and international societies and organizations. It is arranged by surname or location and also by basic subject headings.
Writing a Quality Research Report by Whitney Tolman
A free virtual presentation by the Utah Genealogical Association July 5, 2022
6 p.m. MDT (4 p.m. EDT)
Being a good professional genealogist is more than just being able to do quality research. You have to know how to present it well in a research report to show your clients and others the reasoning behind the conclusions you made. Learning to write well increases the chances of getting a good job in the genealogical field and it also helps as you prepare for credentialing. This class will go over different methods for helping your research reports shine in order to showcase the quality of your research.
Register at: https://ugagenealogy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sUL5H8m0QwuCVT2xP4jQJg
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Our meeting on June 11, 2022, will be at 10 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS Church). It will be a hybrid meeting. You can attend in person at the Church or via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out on Friday evening.
CVGA member, Diane Inman, will be doing a presentation called “Remembering the Fallen” which is about the World War II military personnel from our area who died during the War.
The 1950 census is now name searchable on Ancestry.
Newspapers.com is offering free access today through 9 May 2022. Use this link:
http://nwspprs.com /celebratemom
Remembering Millwood: A Miller Plantation in Buckingham County, Virginia,
by Joanne L. Yeck
When assembling a family history, far too many budding genealogists discover that “there’s no one left to ask.” The previous generation is gone or doesn’t remember the stories we’re eager to hear, and we find ourselves starting from scratch.
Some years ago, I discovered that one of my
Miller cousins, Robbie J. Oliver (1890-1979),
had the foresight to interview her aunt, Nannie
Franklin (Miller) Goodman (1859-1953). In 1944, Nannie dictated a brief memoir, primarily recalling the slaves who lived at Millwood, her family’s antebellum plantation
in the northeast corner of Buckingham County, Virginia.
Well over half a century later, with the help of census, tax, and CSA records, along with vital statistics, I was able to confirm and expand on Nannie’s recollections. Born on February 8, 1859, Nannie clearly remembered the domestic servants who tended to the people in her home. The housekeeper, the butler, the cook, the nurse—these African-American servants cared for her, her parents, and her four sisters even beyond emancipation in 1865.
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The 1950 census will be released at 12:01 am on April 1, 2022. It will not be indexed. You can search the census if you know your enumeration district. Ancestry has a 1950 census district finder on their opening page. You will need to input an address to find the enumeration district. Once you have done this, you can also choose to be notified by email when Ancestry completes an index for a state that you are interested in.