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Wherever you are on your genealogical journey, we hope this group will provide the opportunity for us to get to know each other, provide mutual help, encouragement, assistance, advice, and a recognition that we share a common quest.We will be sharing research strategies, activities, problems, and success stories, that are unique to African American history and culture.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution welcome FxGS members on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, for a 1-hour Docent tour and then orientation to the DAR Library.

The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. presents: “Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia”

Genealogy and the Path to the Menokin Descendant Initiative Webinar

The videos and handouts for the January meetings are now posted. Go to the Membership > Members Only page and select "Handouts and Videos" from the left side menu.

We've now finished the 1890 Veterans Census project! Thank you all! Please click on "Read More" for an important schedule update.

Next up, we're returning to the pension files for Black soldiers in Regiment 2, Company B who mustered in Arlington in 1863.

Information to members and prospective members on payment options for renewal and joining.

Work to compile a list of properties around Virginia that are associated with an instance, reference, or event related to the Underground Railroad, or the general seeking of freedom from bondage.

The November 2023 FxGS Newsletter is now available!

Members were sent an email with a link to allow them to download the newsletter. The newsletter is also available on our website.

Do you have a genealogy story that you would like to share as an article in the FxGS Newsletter? To do so, email your article to newsletter@fxgs.org.

Registration for the March 23, 2024 Spring Seminar, “Crafting Your Ancestors’ Stories,” is now open.

Vital records are an important resource in genealogy, but did you know that most records are not available online? Join a Library of Congress Librarian for a webinar on genealogy and family history research using vital records and how or where to find them.

This presentation will be hosted live on Friday, December 15, 2023, from 2pm – 3pm EDT and will be recorded for later viewing.

Individuals requiring ADA accommodations should submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

If you are interested in learning more about how to conduct genealogical research with vital records, register today!

This month we had a lively discussion covering various topics. From this discussion have come a few interesting topic ideas for future meetings, including navigating various genealogy websites and search engines, how to find records that are not online, reading old German script, performing cemetery analysis to find relationships, genealogy tourism to find new information and sharing research success stories and German family history discovery.

Thanks to Chris Barbuschak for a great presentation. Links to the handout and the recording are on the event listing on the event calendar.

We couldn't have a society without your help. Click on Read More for a link to our "Thank You" presentation.