Oct. 1: VBGS Virtual Conference, Improving Your Research Skills,
9:00 am - 4:30 pm on Zoom.

Oct. 4: How-to Class, 7:00 pm on Zoom.
Speaker: Sheree Budge, Reference Librarian for Local History and Genealogy, LOC
Topic: Library of Congress digital sources and the online catalog.

Sep. 19:​ Writers Group 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm, on Zoom.
Topic: "Framing" and Sharing an Old Letter

Sep. 8: Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. in-person ONLY at VB Central Library.
Topic: Meet Marye Bucke from Jamestown as portrayed by Rebecca Suerdieck, a second generation Colonial Williamsburg Educator.

23 May 2022 - VBGS Writers Group - 7 pm on Zoom 
Main topic: A Travel Story
Mini-lesson: Form and Function

23 Jun 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm until 8:30 pm, Zoom
Topic: Family Tree Maker
Presenter: Mark Olson, Family Tree Maker Ambassador

9 Jun 2022 - Monthly Meeting - 5:30 pm (hybrid: in-person at the VBCL and via Zoom)
Topic: His story/Her story: Telling Your Family Tale
Presenter:​ Nancy Guy

7 Jun 2022 - VBGS ​How-to Class - 7 pm on Zoom 
Using Air Table for genealogy

21 May 2022 - VBGS Social Event - 11:30am (note: corrected from 11am)
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

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!

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

3 May 2022 - VBGS ​How-to Class - 7 pm on Zoom 
Using OneNote for genealogy

30 Apr 2022 - VBGS Social Event - 11am
Hermitage Museum Tour

21 Apr 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm hybrid: Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom
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)

21 Mar 2022 - VBGS Writers Group - 7 pm on Zoom 
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

* 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

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)

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.

1 Mar 2022 - VBGS ​How-to Class - 7 pm on Zoom 
Intro to U.S. Land Records

15 Feb 2022 - VBGS Computer User Group - 7 pm on Zoom
WikiTree, led by Wendy Bransom

21 Feb 2022 - VBGS Writers Group - 7 pm on Zoom 
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

1 Feb 2022 - ​VBGS ​How-to Class - 7pm on Zoom only
​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

24 Jan 2022 - VBGS Writers Group
​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

13 Jan 2021 - VBGS Monthly Meeting - time TBD - Virginia Beach Central Library and Zoom 
​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

7 Dec 2021 - How-to Class - 7:00 pm on Zoom only
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)

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.

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

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 

1 Nov 2021 - How-to Class - Using the FamilySearch Catalog, presented by Sara Kidd
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

5 Oct 2021 - How-to Class - Researching your Irish Ancestors, presented by Diana Quinn
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

7 Sep 2021 - How-to Class - Getting Organized and Staying on Task, presented by Heather Wright (and the Education Committee)
7pm on Zoom only