Mount Vernon Genealogical Society - Founded 1991
Founded 1991

1500 Shenandoah Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22308
 
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Why Was Grandma So Mean?
Tuesday, April 21
Why Was Grandma So Mean?  (General Meeting)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
On ZOOM
Why Was Grandma So Mean? Explores how generational trauma shapes family behavior,
perspective, patterns, and emotional inheritance.  
Through genealogical records, history, and lived experience, this program will help
you understand your more difficult ancestors

You’ll leave with a better understanding of how generational trauma shape
family behavior, perspectives, and emotional inheritance.
 
Jennifer Holik is a genealogical & military research expert, author of more than
20 books on those topics, and an intuitive healer specializing in inherited &
war trauma, and ancestral healing. She helps people understand why their family
is the way they are and heal.
 
 
 
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Meeting ID:  853 3843 3235
Passcode:  223928
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Zoom log in information will also be provided in an email at least a day before the
presentation. 

 



Monday, April 27
VA SIG Meeting  (Special Interest Group)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Room 214 HHSC
The topic of the meeting will be the counties in northeastern central Virginia - e.g., Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George,and  Caroline counties.  We'll also include Fredericksburg and the court records there - it has a lot of missing Stafford and Spotsylvania records.  If you have any questions, please contact Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net.  Thank you.
 



THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FATE OF THE WORLD
Tuesday, May 19
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FATE OF THE WORLD  (General Meeting)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Hollin Hall Senior Center - Room 218
1500 Shenandoah Rd.
Alexandria, VA 

Presenter: Professor Richard Bell

History Professor Richard Bell will discuss how the American Revolution not only liberated the colonies
but also served as a catalyst for changing the way the world works.

When we think of the American Revolution, we often picture a parochial drama: thirteen colonies
squaring off against the British Crown in a spirited bid for independence. But this version of the story
is only half the truth—and perhaps not even the most interesting half.  

From the sugar fields of the Caribbean to the court of the King of Mysore, from refugee camps on
the Canadian frontier to political uprisings in Sierra Leone and Peru, the war that gave birth to the
United States was never simply America’s own. It was a seismic global event that redrew maps,
toppled hierarchies, catalyzed migration, and accelerated new movements for liberty—and for empire.

Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the book
Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which was a finalist
for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held major research fellowships
at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the
Humanities Public Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. 

His new book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, was published by Penguin in
November 2025. He maintains a list of his books and upcoming events at Richard-Bell.com.

No registration necessary. The program is free to nonmembers interested in checking us out.