VIRGINIA BEACH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Meeting Info
Schedule: Our monthly meetings (open to the public) are held the second Thursday of each month September through June, unless there is a conflict. Other meetings include the Computer User Group, Writers Group, and the How-To Class. These also meet monthly September to June but dates may vary.
Zoom: During COVID-19 restrictions, all meetings were held on Zoom. This worked so well that, we have now operate on a hybrid model as much as possile - offering meetings in person as well as online.
Attending a meeting on Zoom: An invitation is sent to current VBGS members about a week prior to a meeting (and to our non-member list a few days later for open meetings). Simply respond to the e-mail to reserve your spot. Zoom links are sent out the day of the meeting.
Zoom: During COVID-19 restrictions, all meetings were held on Zoom. This worked so well that, we have now operate on a hybrid model as much as possile - offering meetings in person as well as online.
Attending a meeting on Zoom: An invitation is sent to current VBGS members about a week prior to a meeting (and to our non-member list a few days later for open meetings). Simply respond to the e-mail to reserve your spot. Zoom links are sent out the day of the meeting.
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If you are not a VBGS member but would like to try out a meeting, send an e-mail to meetings@vbgsva.net requesting to attend as a guest. Please note that VBGS members will have registration priority if space becomes an issue. The Zoom waiting room opens 15-30 minutes before each event.
Upcoming meetings & events* indicates non-VBGS event
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December 2022
6 How-to Class, 7pm on Zoom
Using public databases on the DAR website, presented by Wendy Bransom
Using public databases on the DAR website, presented by Wendy Bransom
8 Monthly Meeting, 5:30pm, hybrid, VB Central Library and Zoom
Probate Inventories, presented by Gay Baynes
Probate Inventories, presented by Gay Baynes
19 Writers Group, 7pm on Zoom
“Framing” and Sharing a Vintage Holiday Greeting, presented by Carol Johnson
(No Computer User Group this month)
“Framing” and Sharing a Vintage Holiday Greeting, presented by Carol Johnson
(No Computer User Group this month)
January 2023
Note: There are planned upgrades at the VB Central Library in January and February - rooms are currently unable to be reserved.
Check the website for up-to-date information, as the Monthly Meeting and CUG may meet on Zoom only.
Check the website for up-to-date information, as the Monthly Meeting and CUG may meet on Zoom only.
3 How-to Class, 7pm on Zoom
Using Early Census, Court, and Land Records to Solve Pre-1850 Problems, presented by Diana Quinn
Using Early Census, Court, and Land Records to Solve Pre-1850 Problems, presented by Diana Quinn
12 Monthly Meeting, 5:30pm, Zoom only
Connecting Faces Through Time – How Related Faces Can Help Identify Unknown People in Old Photos
presented by Tina LaFreniere with Related Faces
Connecting Faces Through Time – How Related Faces Can Help Identify Unknown People in Old Photos
presented by Tina LaFreniere with Related Faces
16 Writers Group, 7pm on Zoom
Writing Successes and Conundrums, presented by Carol Johnson
Writing Successes and Conundrums, presented by Carol Johnson
TBD Computer User Group, 5:30pm, Zoom (potentially hybrid)
February 2023
9 Monthly Meeting, 5:30pm, Zoom only
Beyond Ancestry: Essential Portals for Genealogy Research
presented by Nancy Loe
Beyond Ancestry: Essential Portals for Genealogy Research
presented by Nancy Loe
March 2023
9 Monthly Meeting, 5:30pm (hybrid), VB Central Library and Zoom
Colonial American Migration Routes and Modes of Travel
presented by Annette Burke Lyttle
Colonial American Migration Routes and Modes of Travel
presented by Annette Burke Lyttle
Looking Ahead
2-4 Mar 2023: RootsTech 2023 virtual and in person at Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City
31 May - 3 Jun 2023: NGS Family History Conference in Richmond!