VIRGINIA BEACH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
21 May 2022 - VBGS Social Event - 11:30am (note: corrected from 11am)
Ferry Plantation Tour
Ferry Plantation Tour
19 May 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm hybrid: Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
How to use an All-In-One Printer
How to use an All-In-One Printer
11 May 2022 - Genealogy Day at the Beach - 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm
A fun and free event that leads up to the Monthly Meeting. Join us for vendors, half-hour mini lessons, and social time!
A fun and free event that leads up to the Monthly Meeting. Join us for vendors, half-hour mini lessons, and social time!
11 May 2022 - VBGS Monthly Meeting - 5:30 pm - Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
Voting Records: Genealogy/s Best Kept Secret, speaker: Pam Vestal
Voting Records: Genealogy/s Best Kept Secret, speaker: Pam Vestal
3 May 2022 - VBGS How-to Class - 7 pm on Zoom
Using OneNote for genealogy
Using OneNote for genealogy
30 Apr 2022 - VBGS Social Event - 11am
Hermitage Museum Tour
Hermitage Museum Tour
21 Apr 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm hybrid: Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
How to Convert Slides
How to Convert Slides
18 Apr 2022 - VBGS Writers Group - 7 pm on Zoom
Main topic: A Birth or Naming Story. (also a mini lesson)
Main topic: A Birth or Naming Story. (also a mini lesson)
21 Mar 2022 - VBGS Writers Group - 7 pm on Zoom
Main topic: A War Story. (also a mini lesson)
Main topic: A War Story. (also a mini lesson)
15 Mar 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm on Zoom
Digital Preservation Library of Congress
Digital Preservation Library of Congress
* 12 Mar 2022 - Fairfax Genealogical Society Spring Fair
9:00 am to 4:00 pm, in-person and on Zoom, more info here
Celebrate Your Shamrock Roots: Irish and Scots-Irish Research
9:00 am to 4:00 pm, in-person and on Zoom, more info here
Celebrate Your Shamrock Roots: Irish and Scots-Irish Research
10 Mar 2022 - VBGS Annual Banquet at Honey Bee Golf Club, more info here
Speaker: Kelly McMahon, CG
Using Land Holdings to prove Kinship: Deeds, Patents, and Maps - A Valuable Genealogical Source
(note - this replaces the monthly meeting for March, there is no Zoom option)
Speaker: Kelly McMahon, CG
Using Land Holdings to prove Kinship: Deeds, Patents, and Maps - A Valuable Genealogical Source
(note - this replaces the monthly meeting for March, there is no Zoom option)
5 Mar 2022 - VBGS Social Event - 11am
A 1.5 hour private tour of the Sargeant Memorial Collection at the Slover Library in Norfolk by Troy Valos.
A 1.5 hour private tour of the Sargeant Memorial Collection at the Slover Library in Norfolk by Troy Valos.
1 Mar 2022 - VBGS How-to Class - 7 pm on Zoom
Intro to U.S. Land Records
Intro to U.S. Land Records
15 Feb 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm on Zoom
WikiTree, led by Wendy Bransom
WikiTree, led by Wendy Bransom
21 Feb 2022 - VBGS Writers Group - 7 pm on Zoom
Main topic: A Love Story. (also a mini lesson)
Main topic: A Love Story. (also a mini lesson)
10 Feb 2022 - VBGS Monthly Meeting - 5:30 pm - hybrid: Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
Slover Library Resources, speaker: Troy Valos
Slover Library Resources, speaker: Troy Valos
1 Feb 2022 - VBGS How-to Class - 7pm on Zoom only
Transferring DNA results to other sites
Transferring DNA results to other sites
29 Jan 2022 - VBGS Social Event - cancelled due to uptick in Covid-19 cases
Members Dinner, time and place TBD
Members Dinner, time and place TBD
24 Jan 2022 - VBGS Writers Group
topic: An Immigration Story
mini lesson: Getting started, keeping on and overcoming writer’s block
topic: An Immigration Story
mini lesson: Getting started, keeping on and overcoming writer’s block
18 Jan 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7:00 pm on Zoom
Part 5 of the 5-part series with the Nerd Sidekick, Fred Kelly
Part 5 of the 5-part series with the Nerd Sidekick, Fred Kelly
13 Jan 2021 - VBGS Monthly Meeting - time TBD - Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
Melungeon ethnic group of Southwest Virginia, speaker: Kimberly Millering
Melungeon ethnic group of Southwest Virginia, speaker: Kimberly Millering
9 Dec 2021 - VBGS Monthly Meeting - 5:30 pm (5:00 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
How an Archivist Can Assist in Your Genealogical Research and Organization, Speaker: Tammy Woodward
How an Archivist Can Assist in Your Genealogical Research and Organization, Speaker: Tammy Woodward
7 Dec 2021 - How-to Class - 7:00 pm on Zoom only
Using your Y-DNA Results, presented by Wendy Bransom
Using your Y-DNA Results, presented by Wendy Bransom
2 Dec 2021 - VBGS Computer User Group - 5:30 pm at the Virginia Beach Central Library (recorded for later viewing)
Scanners and printers (hands on lesson)
Scanners and printers (hands on lesson)
29 Nov 2021 - VBGS Writers Group at 7:00 pm, Place TBD
Theme for writing and sharing; One interview with a living family member and what you’ve been able to learn from it.
Mini-lesson: When (and how) to make your story longer, and when (and how) to make it shorter.
Theme for writing and sharing; One interview with a living family member and what you’ve been able to learn from it.
Mini-lesson: When (and how) to make your story longer, and when (and how) to make it shorter.
16 Nov 2021 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7pm on Zoom only
Part 4 of 5, How to Use Windows File Explorer, with the Nerd Sidekick, Fred Kelly
Part 4 of 5, How to Use Windows File Explorer, with the Nerd Sidekick, Fred Kelly
10 Nov 2021 - Monthly Meeting - Ancestors in the U.S. Military: Online & in Military Archives, presented by Dr. Margaret McMahon. NOTE: this is a Wednesday!
6 pm (5:30 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and a Zoom option
6 pm (5:30 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and a Zoom option
1 Nov 2021 - How-to Class - Using the FamilySearch Catalog, presented by Sara Kidd
7pm on Zoom only
7pm on Zoom only
14 Oct 2021 - Monthly Meeting - DNA for African Americans, presented by Nicka Smith
6 pm (5:30 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and a Zoom option
6 pm (5:30 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and a Zoom option
5 Oct 2021 - How-to Class - Researching your Irish Ancestors, presented by Diana Quinn
7pm on Zoom only
7pm on Zoom only
9 Sep 2021 - Monthly Meeting - Reconstructing our Family Stories, presented by Annette Burke Lyttle
6 pm (5:30 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and a Zoom option
6 pm (5:30 pm for social time) - Virginia Beach Central Library and a Zoom option
7 Sep 2021 - How-to Class - Getting Organized and Staying on Task, presented by Heather Wright (and the Education Committee)
7pm on Zoom only
7pm on Zoom only