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6 Genealogy Jobs That Turn Your Family History Skills into a Career

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Family Tree Online has a very interesting article available.

Here’s the link:

6 Genealogy Jobs That Turn Your Family History Skills into a Career

The article begins: “Have you ever daydreamed about doing genealogy all day long—and getting paid for it? Some people do make a living as traditional genealogists, whether working for a firm or independently. But I’ve also heard, from time to time, about other occupations that require family history research skills. These sounded like dream jobs; I wondered how real they were. So I tracked some of them down.”

Central Virginia Heritage v.38 no.4 (Winter 2022) Now Available

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From the officers of CVGA:

Dear CVGA Members,

It is the time of year that our members need to think about serving on the board of Central Virginia Genealogical Association. We will be scheduling a virtual election in November, and new officers will begin to serve in January 2023. Volunteers for the offices of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer are needed.

Partly due to the pandemic, we have not really pushed for an election over the past two or three years. Our officers have graciously stayed on and continued to serve. But several officers have now been serving on the Board for more than five years.

It has been difficult over the past two years trying to determine whether to meet in person or virtually. Attendance at meetings has not been great. Out of a membership of 51, the virtual meetings usually have 3 to 5 members in attendance. Our in-person meeting in June with a “live” speaker was only attended by 7 members.

If attendance and participation by our members does not increase, or if we do not have a slate of officers to vote on, a hard look will have to be taken at how to go forward or IF we go forward. It is difficult to plan programs and not have anyone show up to participate. I can say that the members who attend always enjoy the discussions about genealogy. We come away with new ideas for researching our family histories.

Please consider volunteering for a position on the Board. You can contact Linda Gore, current Vice President, at lggore46@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

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To see the rest of the articles in this issue, CVGA members should go to “Members Only” on the menu bar above, and choose “Central Virginia Heritage — Current Issue.” (Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see “Members Only.”)

If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.

For those who are not members of CVGA, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Winter 2022 issue is available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS8WXK6R/ for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on Amazon.com.

Contents of the Winter 2022 issue:

  • Runaway Ads in 19th-Century Newspapers
  • Black History Month
  • Chronicling America Reaches 50 States
  • Researching Backward … 10 Steps for “Reverse Genealogy”
  • Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA): July 1896
  • Marriage Announcements in the Central Gazette (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827
  • Death Announcements in the Central Gazette (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827
  • Fact or Science Fiction? Putting DNA Rumors to the Test
  • Soundex Codes
  • 2023 ASG Grants for Continuing Genealogical Research Projects
  • Two Wills of John Burnley of Hanover County, Va.
  • Boswell’s Tavern, Louisa County, Va.

If you have any articles you’d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor, eleanordew at gmail dot com — The Editor.

Central Virginia Heritage v.38 no.3 (Fall 2022) Now Available

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From the officers of CVGA:

Dear CVGA Members,

It is the time of year that our members need to think about serving on the board of Central Virginia Genealogical Association. We will be scheduling a virtual election in November, and new officers will begin to serve in January 2023. Volunteers for the offices of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer are needed.

 

Partly due to the pandemic, we have not really pushed for an election over the past two or three years. Our officers have graciously stayed on and continued to serve. But several officers have now been serving on the Board for more than five years.

It has been difficult over the past two years trying to determine whether to meet in person or virtually. Attendance at meetings has not been great. Out of a membership of 51, the virtual meetings usually have 3 to 5 members in attendance. Our in-person meeting in June with a “live” speaker was only attended by 7 members.

If attendance and participation by our members does not increase or if we do not have a slate of officers to vote on, a hard look will have to be taken at how to go forward or IF we go forward. It is difficult to plan programs and not have anyone show up to participate. I can say that the members who attend always enjoy the discussions about genealogy. We come away with new ideas for researching our family histories.

Please consider volunteering for a position on the Board. You can contact Linda Gore, current Vice President, at lggore46@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

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To see the rest of the articles in this issue, CVGA members should go to “Members Only” on the menu bar above, and choose “Central Virginia Heritage — Current Issue.” (Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see “Members Only.”)

If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.

For those who are not members of CVGA, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Fall 2022 issue is available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3MXKT29 for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on Amazon.com.

Contents of the Fall 2022 issue:

  • International African American Museum, by Dr. Shelley Murphy
  • A John Philip Sousa Concert in Charlottesville
  • The Family History Collaborative, by Brandon Wolfe
  • Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress, December 1895, by Diane Inman
  • Estate of Anthony Rucker senr. of Amherst County, VA
  • Cleaning Tombstones, by Diane Inman
  • Estate of Abraham Childers, Albemarle County, VA
  • First Name Abbreviations
  • How to Research a Civilian Conservation Corps Worker

If you have any articles you’d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor, eleanordew at gmail dot com — The Editor.

Central Virginia Heritage, Spring 2022 – Available Now!

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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. 

To see the rest of this article, CVGA members should go to “Members Only” on the menu bar above, and choose “Central Virginia Heritage — Current Issue.” (Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see “Members Only.”)

If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.

For those who are not members of CVGA, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Spring 2022 issue is available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09W4DKWVC/ for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on Amazon.com.

Contents of the Spring 2022 issue:

  • Remembering Millwood: A Miller Plantation in Buckingham County, Virginia, by Joanne L. Yeck…page 1
  • Company D—The Amber Grays Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, and Hanover Counties, and Field and Staff at the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862, by Diane Inman…page 7
  • The 1950 Census: Are You Ready? By Thomas MacEntee…page 10
  • Statement of William Peebles of Tennessee, regarding the family of Peter and Mary Potts of Lunenburg County, Virginia…page 14
  • Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA) October 1895, transcribed by Diane Inman…page 16
  • Marriages in the Central Gazette (Charlottesville, Va.), transcribed by Jean Cooper…page 24
  • Excerpt from NYC Historical Vital Records Go Online! By Judy G. Russell…page 24

If you have any articles you’d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor, eleanordew at gmail dot com — The Editor.

Print copies of CVH Winter 2021 mailed

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Hi, all — I’ve mailed all the print copies of the Central Virginia Heritage to those who have print subscriptions, so you should be getting them soon! (I thought I’d let you know — You never can tell with the PO having problems as it is.) — Jean Cooper, Editor

Central Virginia Heritage, Winter 2021 – Available Now!

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Will of Mahala, a Free Woman of Color, Hanover County, Virginia, 1831

“In the name of God amen. I, Mahala, a free woman of color of the County of Hanover and parish of Saint Paul being in sound mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills….”

To see the rest of this article, CVGA members should go to “Members Only” on the menu bar above, and choose “Central Virginia Heritage — Current Issue.” (Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see “Members Only.”)

If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.

For those who are not members of CVGA, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Winter 2021 issue is available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/Central-Virginia-Heritage-Winter-2021/dp/B09MDRD48Z for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on Amazon.com.

Contents of the Winter 2021 issue:

  • Successful Cluster and Collateral Searching, by Thomas MacEntee
  • Lost No More: Buckingham Burials, a book review by Joanne L. Yeck
  • Company B—The Boyd Rifles from Goochland County, and Company C—The Travis Rifles from Buckingham County, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862
  • Beazley Estate, Spotsylvania County VA, 1856
  • The Estate of Japheth Towler, Charlotte County, VA
  • The Will of Joseph Towler, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1818
  • The Will of Mahala, a Free Woman of Color, Hanover County, Virginia, 1831
  • A Brief Biography of William Campbell Scott, of Powhatan County, Virginia, by Jean L. Cooper
  • New FamilySearch Interface, by Barbara Branham
  • List of Hanover County (VA) Sheriffs (1753 to Present)
  • A History of Tarry Farm, White Hall, VA, by Katherine Spaar

If you have any articles you’d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor, eleanordew at gmail dot com — The Editor.