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Web Site!
Our Society of over 400 members conducts many programs to further our genealogical pursuits, to aid others in our area and elsewhere, and to promote the use of sound genealogical practices.
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about our Society and join in our activities.
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General Membership Meeting
Thursday, 23 September 2010
7:30 PM
Turning
Fiction Into Fact Laura Prescott Are the family stories really true? Learn helpful, systematic
strategies to discover the truth behind family legends and correct
the family record, without losing the charm of the myth. Genealogists are detectives at heart. We regularly stumble across
unsubstantiated tales and rumors in need of clarification and
verification. We have countless photos, family stories, and scraps
of correspondence to interpret with little or no references with
which to place them into context. In this lecture we discuss strategies to take an uncited, perhaps
apocryphal story or unidentified family memento, and discover the
truth behind the family legend. Emphasis is placed on how to think
outside the box in order to find related clues. Practical
methodologies are explained, with examples of debunked myths in the
research done by the speaker and others. Sometimes myths are not
debunked because a kernel of truth led to the real story. Also
discussed will be the importance of facing facts and then
disseminating accurate information. It is important to set the
record straight when it is verified that an ancestor did not arrive
on the Mayflower, a great-great grandmother was involved in a
shady profession, or a military distinction really belonged to the
distant cousin, not the genealogist’s direct forebear. Laura G. Prescott is a professional researcher, writer, and
speaker. She graduated with a B.A. in History from Dartmouth College in
1980, ultimately putting her degree to good use over a decade later when
she discovered a latent passion for genealogy. Laura is the vice
president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, genealogy
project manager for the Nickerson Family Association, and a consultant
at Footnote.com. She lectures and writes for national audiences on a
variety of genealogical and historical topics. She has made
presentations at national, international, and regional conferences. Her
specialties include the use of manuscripts in genealogical research,
genealogy on the Internet, and weaving history with genealogy. Her work
has appeared in Ancestry, NGS NewsMagazine, Digital
Genealogist, New England Ancestors, and others.
Meetings
are held in the Lecture Hall of
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Education Class
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 AM-12:00 Noon
Program Gothic Script: An Introduction for Genealogists
John T. Humphrey
Meeting
Held at the
Dunn
Loring Volunteer Fire Station
2148
Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Click
here for the 2010-2011 Education Program
Click
here for Field Trips
Click
here for map to Fire Station
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Interested in African-American History?
See an article in the Fairfax County Times
about the Virginia Room
or
Read the article here
Click here to See a Summary of
Our 2010-2011 Events/Programs
Click here to see Photos of Our
2010 Spring Conference.
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Attention Out-of-Town Visitors
Planning a research trip to Fairfax County? You can print a two page copy of the "Visitor's Guide to the Resources of Fairfax County" by clicking here. Note that the Guide is formatted as a tri-fold. Happenings!!
Friends of the Virginia Room Ellis Island Speaker Click here for details
See our Area Resources page for info on nearby genealogy groups and resources. For Area Events courtesy of the Mt Vernon Genealogical Society. More information on genealogical events can be found at the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) web site under "Current Events" and The Genealogy Home Page sponsored by Family Tree Maker Online. The National Archives and Records Administration frequently schedules events of special interest to genealogists and family historians. You may check their calendar at their web site by clicking on "Calendar of Events." Users Note: Many of our postings are in PDF format. Get a free Adobe Reader here. |
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