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Below you'll find newsletters for the at least the past few years along with their table of contents to give you a taste of what's inside. ​

Eventually we plan on having all past editions available here.
​In the meantime, if you know of a specific publication date you want, message the newsletter editor at newsletter@vbgsva.net

​Open the year you'd like to see, then click on the month to open a pdf of the newsletter in a new window - enjoy!
2022

Feb 2022

  • Genealogy: That They May Never Die
  • Leadership
  • Upcoming Events and Conference
  • Genealogy Day at the Beach
  • Trouble With Jenny
  • History from the Islands
  • Learn About Our New Members
  • Honoring Gregory Dean​
  • Google Books and Your Genealogical Research
  • Worth Knowing
  • JigSaw Genealogy Ad
  • How I Fell in Love with Genealogy
  • VBGS Annual Banquet 2022
2021

Feb 2021

  • WikiTree - A Brief Overview
  • Leadership
  • VBGS First Virtual Conference, Program
  • Upcoming Events and Conferences
  • Things You Might Not Know About
  • Finding Ben
  • VBGS is Changing
  • Let's Learn About Our New Members
  • From Confederate Blockade Runner to Snake Oil Salesman

May 2021

  • James W. Mace
  • Leadership
  • Edward Northcraft and Publicity Committee
  • Upcoming Events
  • Things You Might Not Know About
  • Absalom Baird and VBGS Scholarship
  • Finding Dad in the Census and WikiTree Tips
  • VBGS is changing and Note from the Editor\
  • Queries and How-to Tip
  • My Uncle Tim and Reading Newspapers Online at the Library
  • VBGS Recipe Book
  • New VBGS Members and Ad Blocking
  • Two German Uncles During World War II

Aug 2021

  •  VBGS State of the Society
  • Leadership
  • Upcoming Events and Conference
  • The Wildest Freak of Nature
  • Anderson Family Group Portrait
  • VBGS Awards Committee, Let's Learn About
  • Our New VBGS Member
  • Things You May Not Know About
  • A History of VBGS
  • WikiTree: "My Connections Tool"
  • Introduction to Genealogical Research
  • 172d Engineer Combat Battalion, How-to Tip
  • David Patterson
  • ​VBGS Banquet

Nov 2021

  • Visit to Family History Library 
  • Leadership
  • Upcoming Events and Conference
  • Elmwood and Ceder Grove Cemeteries
  • Hiking over the Blue Ridge
  • Family History at Elmwood Cemetery
  • DAR Ancestors/Descendants Databases
  • Finding Genealogy in Unsuspected Places
  • Getting to know the Baird Family
  • Finding Helen
  • VBGS Visit to Throughgood House
  • Brenda Parham Bunting
2020

Feb 2020

  • How I Caught the Genealogy Bug
  • President's Message, Social, Writer's Group, New Members
  • Upcoming Events
  • VBGS Banquet
  • A History of VBGS, VBGS February Meeting, New Officers
  • How/Why I Got Hooked on Genealogy
  • What's New
  • Italian Roots
  • How I Became a Member of the National Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
  • Note from VBGS Webmaster
  • Online Tips for Genealogy

May 2020

  • The Pandemic of 1918 and the Military
  • Leadership, Social Committee, Gifts, New Members
  • Upcoming Events
  • What's New or Been Renewed
  • Help Wanted Ad
  • Helpful Information You May or May Not Know
  • A History of Service
  • Jack, a Civil War Dog, VBGS Ads
  • LDCR Eugene Elbert Lindsey
  • Captain Edward Payson Reeve, Civil War Veteran

Aug 2020

  • Arkansas State Senator Reuben Reid Adams Takes Bribe, and Other Secrets
  • Leadership, Publicity, Scholarship, New Members
  • Upcoming Events and Special Offerings
  • Try WikiTree
  • Not-So-Smooth Sailing
  • What's New: Member Surname List
  • The Good, the Sad, and the Ugly... and Ugliest
  • How Checking Pension Records Allowed Me To Find a Bigamist
  • Query

Nov 2020

  • A History of VBGS, continued
  • Leadership, Thanks for Donation and New Members
  • Important Changes to VBGS By-laws, Family Sunday Diner 1932
  • Upcoming Virtual Events
  • Things You Might Not Know About
  • Let's Learn About Our New Members
  • Holiday Traditions & Preserving Their History
  • Harry by the Head
  • Not Just Protecting the Citizens of Pittsburgh
  • Funny Things About Our Ancestors and Us
  • Not the Whole Truth
2019

Feb 2019

  • A Surprise Marriage
  • President's Message & Social Committee
  • Officers for 2019 & Bulletin Board
  • Sailor's  Valentines
  • Upcoming Events
  • What's New
  • A History of VBGS
  • Francis Land House turned into a WWII Museum
  • Trip to Louisa and Fluvanna...William S. Bransom
  • Medical Terms in the 18th and 19th Century
  • Greta Green Marriages
  • VBGS Mentoring Program
  • Were They Even Married?
  • Do You Know About These Nearby Resources & New Members
  • VBGS New Member Application

May 2019

  • A Marker for Great Uncle Woosley, WWI Veteran
  • President's Message & Editors Notes
  • Starting a Family Book & Bulletin Board
  • William Burns Yarborough Service in the Civil War
  • Upcoming Events
  • A History of VBGS
  • Online Tips for Genealogy
  • Eastern Virginia Salt Works
  • Note from the Publicity Committee
  • A Tale of Two Families
  • George Werner Bransom, An Enlisted Pilot

Aug 2019

  • Why Did My German Grandfather Immigrate?
  • President's Message, New Members and Editors Notes
  • VBGS Accepting Ads & Bulletin Board
  • VBGS Annual Banquet/Business Meeting
  • Upcoming Events
  • What's New
  • A History of VBGS
  • Did My 3rd Great Grandfather Come From Outer Space?
  • Websites to Help You With Your Research Roadblocks
  • Brick Walls from A to Z
  • John Wilson Anderson
  • Online Tips for Genealogy
  • The Remorseful Young Political Meddler
  • Marian Manor Flier "New Ways to Explore Your Ancestry"

Nov 2019

  • Remembering Melinda Jones Lukei
  • President's Message, New Members and Editors Notes
  • VBGS Annual Banquet
  • Upcoming Events
  • What's New
  • A History of VBGS
  • Online Tips for Genealogy
  • New Ways to Explore Your Ancestry
  • VGS Fall 2019 Conference
  • Family Recipes
  • A Family History Reunion
2018

Feb 2018

  • Leadership Notes, New Members
  • Wall of Faces
  • VGS Fall Conference 2017
  • VGS Spring Conference 2018
  • Announcements
  • Computer User Group
  • VGS Bulletin Board
  • Joan Wright Obituary
  • Former President Wright's
  • Mayflower Certification
  • VBGS' Mentoring Program
  • VBGS' Lending Library

May 2018

  • VBGS History
  • Leadership Notes: President and Vice President
  • VBGS Bylaws, Bulletin Board and New Members
  • Upcoming Events
  • VGS Spring Conference 2018 and Mentoring Program
  • In Search of French Ancestors
  • Our Military Heros
  • May Waterfield

Aug 2018

  • From the Susquehanna to the Blackwater
  • President's Message
  • Bulletin Board, New Members and Have you tried to get a mentor from the VBGS Mentoring Program?
  • Upcoming Events
  • A History of VBGS
  • Mary Hume & Finding Her Dad
  • Finding a Cousin via DNA
  • What's New
  • Surprise Cousin and The Shared cM Project
  • I finally found my Great-great-great Grandfather
  • Medical Terms of the 18th and 19th Century

Nov 2018

  • You Know How Family Stories Go
  • President's Message
  • Remembering Patricia Ann Chambers Schaffer
  • Bulletin Board, New Members and Thank You
  • Upcoming Events
  • How the Christmas Tree Came to Virginia and Became a Beloved Holiday Tradition
  • A History of VBGS
  • What's New
  • Holiday Memories
  • Genealogy Bootcamp at Slover Library
  • Family History in The Annual Christmas Letter?
  • 18th Century Font and the (SWEM) VA Historical Index
  • Trip to Albemarle History Center & VGS Conference
  • Medical Terms of the 18th and 19th Century
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