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Monday, October 2
Entering information onto the family tree on FamilySearch.org (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Room 214 Hollin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Linda MacLachlan
Purpose of the workshop is to learn how to post information onto family trees on the FamilySearch.org website. The class will be taught in room 214, the MVGS Research Center. The class is limited to 12 attendees. There are 7 PC’s in the room that people can use. The remaining 5 people will need to bring their own laptops.
Please create your own account on FamilySearch.org BEFORE you come to class. The website will email your password and account info to your home email.
Please bring the handouts with you to class, or have them handy on your laptop to use.
To register for this workshop, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Wednesday, October 4
Methodology SIG - Records of the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps (Special Interest Group)
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Hollin Hall Room 214
Instructor: Chuck Mason
The CCC was established to provide vocational training and employment for youth, some war veterans and American Indians. How did these programs change our ancestor’s lives? Was one of your ancestors a CCC worker?
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Thursday, October 5
New England SIG: A Guide to Connecticut Resources (Special Interest Group)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm McLean Family History Center
Webinar Moderator: Linda MacLachlan
A recent webinar from the New England Historic Genealogical Society presented by Clair Ammon. Her presentation will discuss Connecticut ancestry resources and how to access them.
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Monday, October 16
Writing Family History SIG (Special Interest Group)
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Hollin Hall Room 214
Instructor: Paul Phelps
Participants will learn that writing family history is a different and equally challenging proposition, but one with satisfactions and discoveries of its own. The idea is to get something on paper, even if it's just a paragraph or a page, and then have other beginning writers suggest ways to make it clearer and more interesting. The emphasis will be on storytelling rather than scholarship, but we’ll also include questions of evidence and documentation.
More information about this class may be obtained from the instructor, by clicking HERE.
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Tuesday, October 17
Behind The Ivied Walls (General Meeting)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hollin Hall Room 112
Presenter: Sharon Hodges
Description: Genealogists use courthouse records, go to archives and to libraries, but often forget that colleges and universities may hold the answer to many questions. Learn what types of records might be found behind the ivied walls.
Sharon is a professional genealogist, teacher and lecturer. She has been involved in genealogical research for over 25 years. Sharon
Sharon is a graduate of the NGS American Genealogy Home Study Course and of the National Institute for Genealogical Research (NIGR) at the National Archives. She has been a guest numerous times on Fairfax Cable Channel 10 program Tracing Your Family Roots. She has also taught genealogy courses through the Fairfax County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fairfax Adult Education program. She is a past president of MVGS.
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Thursday, October 19
Mapping the Neighborhood to Understand Our Ancestors' Lives (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Room 201 Hollin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Chuck Mason
Where did our ancestors live, shop, work, attend church, and go for recreation? Coordinating the information found in our ancestors records with maps of the area and time-period where they lived can reveal a great deal about their lives.
To register, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Monday, October 23
English Resources Available in the US (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Room 201 Hollin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Amy Breedlove
This class will explain the various online resources available here in the US that can be used in doing your English genealogy research.
To register, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Thursday, November 2
New England SIG: A Guide to Connecticut Resources (Special Interest Group)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hollin Hall Room 214
Webinar Moderator: Linda MacLachlan
A recent webinar from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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Monday, November 6
Using FamilySearch.org (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Room 214 Hollin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Linda MacLachlan
Purpose of the workshop is to learn how to use the FamilySearch.org website more effectively. The workshop will be taught in room 214, the MVGS Research Center. The class is limited to 12 attendees. There are 7 PC’s in the room that people can use. The remaining 5 people will need to bring their own laptops.
Please bring a copy of the handouts with you, or have them handy on your laptops to use.
To register for this workshop, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Wednesday, November 8
An Overview of DNA Testing and Its Use in Genealogy (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Room 216 Hollin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Jim Logan
NOTE ROOM CHANGE AS OF 21 AUG
An overview of each of the three basic types of DNA tests (Y-DNA, mtDNA, and autosomal), including an introduction of the genetics, illustration of test reports, and examples of their use in genealogy. It is designed to clarify the differences in the three types of test and help address people’s confusion about this topic.
To register, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Tuesday, November 14
Comparing Genealogy Databases and Getting the Most Bang for your Buck (Training and Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Room 217 Hollin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Sharon MacInnes
This class will compare a variety of genealogy databases to determine how helpful they are to you.
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Tuesday, November 21
Right Hand Man? Alexander Hamilton’s Relationship With George Washington: The Musical vs the Reality (General Meeting)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hollin Hall Room 112
Presenter: Dr. Peter Henriques
Description: Not yet received...
Dr Henriqes received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia in 1971 and is Professor of History, Emeritus, from George Mason University. He taught American and Virginia history with a special emphasis on the Virginia Founding Fathers, especially George Washington.
His most recent book, "Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington," published by the University of Virginia Press came out in paperback in 2008. His other books include "The Death of George Washington: He Died as He Lived." and a brief biography of George Washington written for the National Park Service. His current book project is entitled, “America’s Atlas: The Leadership of George Washington and other Essays.”
A member of both the Editorial Board for the George Washington Papers and of the Mount Vernon committee of George Washington Scholars, he regularly conducts Leadership Institutes at Mount Vernon for various government and private groups and is involved in various teacher seminars conducted by Mount Vernon and other educational institutions. He presented the Distinguished Lecture Series at Colonial Williamsburg, 2011-12, and was the 2012 winner of the George Washington Memorial Award given by the George Washington Masonic Memorial Association. For the past several years he has been the Scholar in Residence for Mount Vernon’s “Weekend with George Washington” open to Virginia teachers.
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Monday, December 4
Using FamilySearch.org (Training and Education)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Room 214 Holllin Hall Senior Center
Instructor: Linda MacLachlan
Purpose of the workshop is to learn how to use the FamilySearch.org website more effectively. The workshop will be taught in room 214, the MVGS Research Center. The class is limited to 12 attendees. There are 7 PC’s in the room that people can use. The remaining 5 people will need to bring their own laptops.
Please bring a copy of the handouts with you to class, or have them handy on your laptops to use.
To register for this workshop, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net
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Tuesday, December 19
MVGS Holiday Party (General Meeting)
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Hollin Hall Room 112
Facilitator: Janell Blue
Description: Please come to our Holiday Party. In addition to all the great food dishes that will be brought by our members, attendees will be asked to bring or wear items that identify their ancestral country of origin. They may also wish to bring food that is typical of that country. Members will be given an opportunity to sign-up and to give a brief re-cap of their cultural history, things they remember from their childhood about their immigrant grandparents, or how they discovered their ancestry, etc.
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