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FxGS 50th Celebration & Write as You Go - Applied!

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Saturday, September 21, 2024, 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

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Dunn Loring Fire Station 13
2148 Gallows Rd
Dunn Loring, VA 22027

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FxGS 50th Celebration & Write as You Go - Applied!

Today's meeting will have a celebration of the society beginning its 50th year, followed by a one hour workshop on application of "Write as You Go!" This will be an in-person event.

Start celebrating our Society’s 50th Anniversary by attending the kickoff event at our first in-person member meeting on Saturday, 21 September. We will enjoy refreshments while former FxGS President, Janet Bailey, tells the story of our Society's past: how we began, where we have been, and where we are going. We will follow that with accolades to volunteers and recognize the notable recent achievements of some of our members. Then we will experience a condensed - but interactive - workshop on “Write as You Go - Applied” by Nathan Shepherd (see below).

Janet Bailey is a former president of the Fairfax Genealogical Society. To this presentation, she brings a rich understanding of our Society and a passion for genealogy and history.

Nathan Shepherd is the Education Team Lead for the Fairfax Genealogical Society. His interest in genealogy spans over two decades - stemming from a love of local history - and he moonlights as a teacher of adult education courses on intermediate research skills and genetic genealogy in his home county of Arlington, Virginia. His genealogical pursuits have taken him all over the United States but with emphasis in Virginia and its neighboring states, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the mountain west. He is currently a senior consultant in advanced analytics and artificial intelligence for a government consulting firm, where he has worked almost 15 years. He has a B.A. in chemistry, an M.S. in physics, and an M.P.A. in Science, Technology, Environmental, and Economic Policy.