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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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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

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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