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Thursday, June 15
On-Site Research at the Library of Virginia (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ZOOM
INSTRUCTOR: Amy Breedlove
Ties in to MVGS Field trip in late July 2023.
In preparation for the MVGS field trip to the Library of Virginia in late July 2023, this class will cover the on-site resources available at the Library, procedures for doing research there in-person, and related information to ensure a productive research trip.
You don't have to attend the class to go on the field trip, and you don't have to sign up for the field trip to attend the class.
To register for the class, please send an email with the class name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you. |
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Tuesday, June 20
Mapping Your Neighborhood (General Meeting)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Virtual Meeting via Zoom
(members can get the Registration link in the Members Only section)
Presenter Name – Chuck Mason
Title of Presentation – Mapping Your Neighborhood
Synopsis of Presentation: Where did our ancestors live, shop, work, attend church, and go for recreation? Coordinating the information found in our ancestor’s records with maps of the area and time-period where they lived can reveal a great deal about their lives.
Bio: Charles S. “Chuck” Mason, Jr., is a Professional Genealogist SM, specializing in Southern New Jersey and 19th and 20th Century Death Records. Chuck is a member of both the Fairfax and the Mt. Vernon Genealogical Societies, served in various positions on the board of both societies including President (FxGS 2008-2009 and MVGS 2000-2002).
Chuck is a graduate of NGS’s American Genealogy: Home Study Course, (1994), was an instructor for the NGS course Beyond the Basics for many years. He has lectured at many of the genealogical societies in the Washington DC area, and in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Chuck is the host of Tracing Your Family Roots at Fairfax Cable Television Channel 10. Rebroadcasts of the show can be viewed at their website. |
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Monday, July 10
Entering Information onto FamilySearch's Family Tree (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm HHSC Room 214
INSTRUCTOR: Linda MacLachlan
The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to post information onto the family tree on the Familysearch.org website. Workshop is limited to 6 folks.
Please remember to create a free account, if you don't already have one ahead of the workshop date. Please remember to bring your user id and password with you.
To register for the workshop, please send an email with the workshop name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
There is another handout titled "Calling Famsearch for Help" available on the Training Forum portion of the MVGS website. |
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Tuesday, July 11
Great Aunt Della Died - Did You Inherit Anything? (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm HHSC Room 201
INSTRUCTOR: Chuck Mason
Did your ancestor leave a will? If not how was their property disposed of and who received what? What records were created and what can they tell you about your ancestor's life and their family? Depending on the records created you can learn a great deal of information about your ancestor from probate records.
To register for this class, please send an email with the class name and date, your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
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Wednesday, July 19
Using Maps to Enhance Your Family Story (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ZOOM
INSTRUCTOR: Leo Dougherty
Historic maps can help illustrate our immigrants' origins and their journey to and within America. For example, property maps can show where they lived and possibly explain marriage patterns. Maps can show where your veteran ancestors served. We will discuss the wide range of sources available.
To register, please send an email with the class name and date, along with your name and phone number, to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Friday, July 28
Field Trip/Road Trip SIG to the Library of Virginia (Special Interest Group)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Richmond, VA
Join the Field Trip/Road Trip SIG for a day of research at the Library of Virginia. The Road Trip will include an introduction and an orientation to the Library followed by a chance to do individual research. All research levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Librarians will be available to assist with any research questions. Plan to bring your own laptop, a notebook, your research log, and three to four well-defined questions you want to work on. Participants are encouraged to carpool. The Library of Virginia will be open on Friday 28 July from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; so expect a full day of research. Be sure to save your spot by contacting Stephanie Campbell at sjc8665@gmail.com.
To prepare for the Road Trip to the Library of Virginia, please consider registering for On-Site Research at the Library of Virginia taught by Amy Breedlove on Thursday 15 June. |
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Monday, August 7
Entering Information onto FamilySearch's Family Tree (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm HHSC Room 214
INSTRUCTOR: Linda MacLachlan
The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to post information onto the family tree on the Familysearch.org website. Workshop is limited to 6 folks.
Please remember to create a free account, if you don't already have one, ahead of the workshop date. Please rememeber to bring your user id and password with you.
To register for the workshop, please send an email with the workshop name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
There is another handout titled "Calling Famsearch for Help" available on the Training Forum portion of the MVGS website.
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Monday, September 11
Entering Information onto Find A Grave (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm HHSC Room 214
INSTRUCTOR: Linda MacLachlan
The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to add information onto the Find A Grave website. Workshop is limited to 6 folks.
In order to enter information onto Find A Grave, you will need to set up a free account before the workshop date. Please remember to bring your user id and password with you.
To register for the workshop, please send an email with the workshop name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
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Thursday, September 14
City Directories: More Than A Listing of Names (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm HHSC Room 201
INSTRUCTOR: Sharon Hodges
For records that have been around since the late 1700's, city directories are one of the most overlooked resources by genealogists. These books tell a great deal about our past by including the names and information about residents as well as businesses. With a city directory a genealogist can get a picture of a community. But there is so much more that can be learned by using city directories, not just where someone lived between federal censuses. Learn what other hidden treasures can be found by using city directories.
To register for the class, please send an email with the class name and date, your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you. |
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Monday, October 2
Entering Information onto Find A Grave (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm HHSC Room 214
INSTRUCTOR: Linda MacLachlan
The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to add information onto the Find A Grave website. Workshop is limited to 6 folks.
In order to enter information onto Find A Grave, you will need to set up a free account before the workshop date. Please remember to bring your user id and password with you.
To register for the workshop, please send an email with the workshop name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
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Tuesday, October 17
Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Property Records: A Metes and Bounds Hands-On Workshop (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm HHSC Room 201
INSTRUCTOR: Stephanie Campbell
In this class, you will learn property terminology used in state-land states, including metes, bounds, chains, and poles. You will learn how to draw property boundaries using metes and bounds.
A short supply list will be posted here as we get closer to the class. It will include things like a drawing compass, graph paper, etc.
For those attending the MVGS General Meeting from 1-3pm you may want to bring a lunch.
To register for the class, please send an email with the class name and date, your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you. |
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Friday, October 27
Field Trip/Road Trip SIG to the National Labor Union Archives (Special Interest Group)
College Park, MD
Join the Field Trip/Road Trip SIG for a day of research at the National Labor Union Archives at the University of Maryland. The Road Trip will include an introduction and an orientation to the Archives followed by a chance to do individual research. All research levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Times for the Road Trip are currently TBD. Presently, there is no class in conjunction with this Road Trip. The below information should be helpful for anyone interested in attending this outing. Be sure to save your spot for this Road Trip by contacting Stephanie Campbell at sjc8665@gmail.com.
The labor collections of the National Labor Union Archives at the University of Maryland consist of over 19,500 linear feet of archival material, and a library of 18,000 publications and 1,000 linear feet of labor journals and ephemeral publications. Included in the labor collections are the archives of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (formerly TWIU, BCT, and now BCTGM), the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA), the Cigar Makers International Union (CMIU), the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA), and the archives of the Samuel Gompers Papers Project. The University of Maryland is the official repository for records of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), selected records of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and the merged American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industril Organizations (AFL-CIO), including administrative and staff departments.
The transportation, shipbuilding, and railroad trades, and related businesses, are represented in the holdings of the Cuba Company archives, the International Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (IUMSWA), the Railway Employee's Departemnt, the Transportation Trades Department, and the Work Projects Administration in Maryland records. Additional trade union departments include: the Building and Construction Trades Department; Food and Allied Service Trades Department; Maritime Trades Department; Metal Trades Department; and the Union Label and Service Trades Department.
The following collections also represent international labor union activities; U.S. labor union activities, topics, strikes and other events; labor education; healthcare, Medicare; and the workplace environment: the International Union of Siderographers (1860s-present); National Organizers Alliance archive; American Federation of Women's Auxiliaries of Labor; the Baltimore Federation of Labor; the Bureau of Business Practice Collection; the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (including records of the African American Labor Center, American Institute for Free Labor Development, Free Trade Union Institute, and Asian-American Free Labor Institute); Natioanl Council of Senior Citizens; Working for America Institute; and Working America.
Additional records for union programs and affiliate oraganizations include: the National Labor College; Union Privilege Benefit Program; Coalition of Labor Union Women; Frontlash; Center for Working Capital; International Labor Press; Labor Institute for Public Affairs; National Association of Working Women; and the National Capital Area Trade Union Retirees Club. It also includes Japanese print publications produced by grassroots labor unions during the first four years of the Allied Occupation, 1945-1949.
The collections also include extensive photo documentation of labor union activities from the 1940s to the present in the photographic negative and digital collections of Frank Alexander and Page One Photography, Inc. Collections of graphic images, over 10,000 audio tapes, several hundred films and videotapes, and over 2,000 artifacts are available for research and study. |
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Monday, November 6
Using FamilySearch.org (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm HHSC Room 214
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.
Pleae remember to create a free account, if you don't already have one, ahead of the workshop date. Please remember to bring your user id and password with you.
To register for the workshop, please send an email with the workshop name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
There is another handout titled "Calling Famsearch for Help" available in the Training Forum portion of the MVGS website.
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Thursday, November 9
Truth or Consequences - Every Source of Info Must be Evaluated (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm HHSC Room 201
INSTRUCTOR: Chuck Mason
Even primary sources can contain mistakes. Secondary sources are notorious for mistakes. How does one evaluate primary sources, secondary sources, direct evidence, indirect evidence, and use the Genealogical Proof Standard?
To register for the class, please send an email with the class name and date, your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
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Monday, December 4
Using FamilySearch.org (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm HHSC Room 214
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, ahead of the workshop date. Please remember to bring your user id and password with you.
To register for the workshop, please send an email with the workshop name and date, and your name and phone number to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net. Thank you.
There is another handout titled "Calling Famsearch for Help" available on the Training Forum portion of the MVGS website.
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