The next Mount Vernon Genealogical Society General meeting
will be November 19, 2024
1 - 3 PM (In Person)
Room 218, Hollin Hall Senior Center
1500 Shenandoah Rd., Alexandria, VA
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*** The Research Library will be closed Thanksgiving week, Nov 26, 27 and 28 ***
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Check out the new Modern Genealogy
Special Interest Group
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Visit Our Research Library!
We Can Help You Find
Traces of Your Ancestors
In:
Census Records from the U.S and Other Countries
*Birth Records
*Marriage Records
*Death Records
*Newspaper Articles
*Military Records
*City Directories
*Ship Passenger Manifests
*Immigration Records
*High School Year Books
and More
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November 15
Researching your French Ancestors from Home
INSTRUCTOR: AMY BREEDLOVE Do you have ancestors that originated in France? If so, come learn about France, what's unique about it that could affect your genealogy research, how and what types of records were created, where and how to ...
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November 18
VA SIG - South Central Virginia
The Virginia SIG will meet one week early on 18 Nov, due to the Thanksgiving holiday, from 1-3pm. The topic will be South Central Virginia. The focus will be on Brunswick, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Nottoway, ...
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November 19
The Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex
The presentation will introduce the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex to the membership and provide some interesting stories from the more than 35,000 people buried within that might interest those attending the lecture. David Heiby is Alexandria's premier historical tour ...
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December 2
Using FamilySearch.org
INSTRUCTOR: LINDA MACLACHLAN The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to use the Familysearch.org website more effectively. Workshop is limited to 6 folks. Please remember to create a free account, if you don't already have one, ...
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January 21
Shopping Stories: Discovering a Community through Store Ledgers
Account books detail a wealth of information from a community – describing people, places, objects, economies, politics, religion, events, etc. They are quite different from the typical prose of a letter or diary as they often reveal insights into ...
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