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The VA SIG will meet on 24 March IN PERSON from 1-3pm in room 214 of the Hollin Hall Senior Center at 1500 Shenandoah Rd, Alexandria, VA. The topic of the meeting will be Chancery Records - using them, locations of, etc. If you have any questions or want to attend [FXGS members definitely welcome] please contact Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.

The monthly meeting of the Genetic Genealogy & Artificial Intelligence SIG.

As we prepare our gardens for spring, we hope that your compilations of family records and new insights into your family histories have been productive and that you now have draft manuscripts to share with the group. If you have been working on a manuscript that you would like to have reviewed, please let me know. We are looking for manuscripts to review at the 2025 meetings (May 5 and June 2). Your participation is important in holding the meetings and sharing your experience in preparing manuscripts for family, friends, community archives and libraries, and publication. Copies of the 2016-2024 manuscripts, a copy of the current guidelines, and other files that may be of interest can be found in the Informational Guidelines in the DropBox folder at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xb96n1vuzm2swd3/AAC2k2hrF956qHW_C3TCckn3a?dl=0 Sean Sean Furniss Co-Leader Family History Writing SIG Sean.Furniss@gmail.com

The monthly meeting of the Irish SIG

Marlene Parker & Michael Hill invite you to participate in April‘s African American SIG Zoom Meeting.
You may invite others who have an interest in exploring African American genealogy.
Contact us at aamericansig@fxgs.com

Are you new to genealogy? Feel the need for a refresher on certain topics? Are you trying to figure out what to do with all the names and dates that you have gathered? Are you running into brick walls before you feel like you‘ve even gotten started? We can help! Led by Stephanie Glotfelty, a former co-editor of the FxGS newsletter, the Beginners’ SIG is a chance for novice genealogists to gather, learn, and share some of the challenges they are facing. Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. In even-numbered months, the meeting is on Zoom. Contact Stephanie at beginners@fxgs.org to get the Zoom link.

“Cemetery Analysis to Discover Family Relationships - Case Studies in German-American Genealogy,” presented by Mark Lazaroff

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

From the Mid-Atlantic to New Frontiers: Tracing the Migration Patterns of Your Ancestors

Placeholder - In-Person Workshop @ Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Station

The VA SIG will meet IN PERSON from 1-3pm in room 214 of the Hollin Hall Senior Center at 1500 Shenandoah Rd, Alexandria, VA. The topic will be Early settlement patterns on the east coast of VA and MD and will include Accomack and Northampton counties. If you have any questions or would like to attend [FXGS members definitely welcome] please contact Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you

As we move into the spring, we hope that your compilations of family records and new insights into your family histories have been productive and that you now have draft manuscripts to share with the group. If you have been working on a manuscript that you would like to have reviewed, please let me know. We all have different writing skills and experience levels and enjoy helping each other. Whether the issue concerns grammar, comma usage, spelling variations, or those fiendish footnotes, we welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate it. We are looking for manuscripts to review at the 2025 meetings (June 2, Oct 6, Nov 3, and Dec 1). Your participation is important in holding the meetings and sharing your experience in preparing manuscripts for family, friends, community archives and libraries, and publication. Join us at the online Zoom meeting to learn how historical context can be incorporated into family history narratives. You will also see how two stories can be told simultaneously, placing the protagonist in the center of the action, adding suspense, injecting drama, and using dialogue to move the story forward. If you wish to be added to the members‘ list to receive a copy of the draft manuscript by email and join the online meetings, please send your name and email address to SIG co-leader Sean Furniss at Sean.Furniss@gmail.com. Copies of the 2016-2024 manuscripts, a copy of the current guidelines, and other files that may be of interest can be found in the Informational Guidelines in the DropBox folder at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xb96n1vuzm2swd3/AAC2k2hrF956qHW_C3TCckn3a?dl=0 Sean Sean Furniss Co-Leader Family History Writing SIG Sean.Furniss@gmail.com

Mark Thompson will speak on "Excel for Genetic Genealogists"

The monthly meeting of the Irish SIG

Are you new to genealogy? Feel the need for a refresher on certain topics? Are you trying to figure out what to do with all the names and dates that you have gathered? Are you running into brick walls before you feel like you‘ve even gotten started? We can help! Led by Stephanie Glotfelty, a former co-editor of the FxGS newsletter, the Beginners’ SIG is a chance for novice genealogists to gather, learn, and share some of the challenges they are facing. Meetings are usually held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. In odd-numbered months, we will meet in person at the Annandale FamilySearch Center (3900 Howard Street, Annandale), so bring a laptop if you have one and perhaps a thumb drive if you would like to save documents. If you have any questions, please email beginners@fxgs.org.

Placeholder - In-Person Workshop @ Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Station

“Breaking the Wall: Genealogy Case Study in Alsace,” presented by Bob Dunfield

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Tracking a Family Through Their Trade.

As the summer weather begins, we hope that your compilations of family records and new insights into your family histories have been productive and that you now have draft manuscripts to share with the group. If you have been working on a manuscript that you would like to have reviewed, please let me know. We all have different writing skills and experience levels and enjoy helping each other. Whether the issue concerns grammar, comma usage, spelling variations, or those fiendish footnotes, we welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate it. We are looking for manuscripts to review at the 2025 meetings (Oct 6, Nov 3, and Dec 1). Your participation is important in holding the meetings and sharing your experience in preparing manuscripts for family, friends, community archives and libraries, and publication. Join us at the online Zoom meeting to learn how historical context can be incorporated into family history narratives. You will also see how two stories can be told simultaneously, placing the protagonist in the center of the action, adding suspense, injecting drama, and using dialogue to move the story forward. If you wish to be added to the members‘ list to receive a copy of the draft manuscript by email and join the online meetings, please send your name and email address to SIG co-leader Sean Furniss at Sean.Furniss@gmail.com. Copies of the 2016-2024 manuscripts, a copy of the current guidelines, and other files that may be of interest can be found in the Informational Guidelines in the DropBox folder at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xb96n1vuzm2swd3/AAC2k2hrF956qHW_C3TCckn3a?dl=0 Sean Sean Furniss Co-Leader Family History Writing SIG Sean.Furniss@gmail.com

Are you new to genealogy? Feel the need for a refresher on certain topics? Are you trying to figure out what to do with all the names and dates that you have gathered? Are you running into brick walls before you feel like you‘ve even gotten started? We can help! Led by Stephanie Glotfelty, a former co-editor of the FxGS newsletter, the Beginners’ SIG is a chance for novice genealogists to gather, learn, and share some of the challenges they are facing. Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. In even-numbered months, the meeting is on Zoom. Contact Stephanie at beginners@fxgs.org to get the Zoom link.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.

Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.