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Meeting June 10, 2023 Genealogy 101

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Our June 10 meeting will be held at the Jefferson Madison Regional Library – Northside Branch located at 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville.  The meeting time will be from 10:30 to 1:30.   Registration is required so that the library knows how many people will attend.

The subject is Genealogy 101.  The presentation will be made by members from Jack Jouett DAR Chapter and Central Virginia Genealogical Association. Our four genealogists will show you the basics of researching your family members, using birth, death and marriage certificates. You will see how to use genealogical online websites like Ancestry and FamilySearch. Members of both organizations will talk about how to join the DAR, SAR, and CVGA. They will also help you prepare for a genealogy research trip. There will be time for questions. 
To register, go to JMRL Northside, click on Calendar, then June 10.  There will be a drop down box, choose Genealogy 101 Sign Up.  Fill out the form and click OK.

Meeting Saturday, April 15, 2023

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Our meeting on Saturday, April 15, 2023, will begin at 10 am.  We will meet in person at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS Church) and the presentation will also be available by Zoom.  A link will be emailed to all members.

Jean Cooper will talk about “Making the Connection” – How do we connect the records we find for African Americans before 1865 (i.e., by first name only, etc.) with their records after 1865? She describes the process by which she has traced formerly enslaved families from the Hydraulic Mills area to their now free identities.

 

 

Meeting Date Change

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Our meeting date for April has changed from April 8 to April 15, 2023.  This will be a hybrid meeting.  Jean Cooper will be our in person speaker at the Church and we will also broadcast her presentation by Zoom.  More information about the presentation in a few days.

Meeting this Saturday, January 14, 2023

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Our first meeting of 2023 will be an in-person meeting at the Church on Airport Road.  This will be a meet and greet with no scheduled program.  This will be an opportunity to meet with fellow genealogists that we may not have seen over the past year – maybe longer.  We will have an informal discussion about our plans for CVGA for 2023.

Please plan to attend so we can get re-acquainted or meet in person for the first time and set out our plans for this year.

No December Meeting

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There will not be a December Central Virginia Genealogical Association meeting.  Information will be posted to this website about further meetings, so please check back.

Any comments or suggestions for meetings can be emailed to cvgaboard@gmail.com.

Virtual Meeting July 9, 2022

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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.

 

 

 

Meeting March 12, 2022

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Mark Your Calendar!

Our meeting on March 12, 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.  As of today, the Church does require a mask so please plan to wear a mask if you attend the meeting in person. I will send out the Zoom information on Friday evening, March 11.

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.

Zoom Meeting Saturday June 12, 2021

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Dr. Shelley Murphy will be doing a presentation on Freedmen’s Bureau Records.  The Freedmen’s Bureau Records are a valuable source of information For African American research.  Dr.  Murphy will explain how to use the multitude of records.
There will be a short business meeting, the presentation and discussion.
The Zoom link has been emailed to all members.