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Thanks to all who attended GRIVA’s Summer Member Luncheon today! It was a wonderful session of sharing information and celebrating our family research success stories.
For those who were unable to attend, here are just a few highlights of the topics we discussed:
Legacy Family Tree webinars are FREE to watch. Schedule of topics at this link:
http://www.familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars.php
Looking for free access to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)? FamilySearch.org has it:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535
Article and many photos about the reconstruction of “Jane” and cannibalism at Jamestown:
Have you looked for your ancestors at Findagrave.com lately? Much has been added!
Doing West Virginia research? Birth, Marriage, and Death record images are online:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx
We hope you will join us for more tips and tales at our next luncheon in January 2014.
Hot news for a hot day in Virginia!
The date for our July bus trip to Washington, D.C. has been chosen. We hope that you can join us for a day of research or sightseeing on Wednesday, July 31, 2013.
And, if you were unable to attend last Tuesday’s Members’ Meeting, the handouts from Anne Price’s talk on North Carolina genealogical resources are now available in our Resources section.
Do you have “tar heel” ancestors in your family tree? GRIVA’s May meeting will help you bring their lives into focus. GRIVA Board Member Ann Price will present a program on how to find and use North Carolina records. Her talk will include the history of the formation of the Carolina Colony, population movement sources that are critical to tracking your ancestors, and other helpful records that are available for consultation.
Mrs. Price is a retired teacher having taught 5 years in Chesterfield County at Falling Creek Elementary and Providence Middle School and nineteen at the Adult Career Development Center in Jackson Ward for Richmond City Schools. She is an active member of Huguenot Road Baptist Church and serves on the Guild Board of Covenant Woods Retirement Community and the Richmond Home Economics Association. She is a member of the Commonwealth Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Jamestowne Society, and past president of Order of First Families of North Carolina.
Join us for “Researching Your Family in North Carolina” on May 28, 2013 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
Do you have an ancestor who took advantage of Federal work programs created during the 1930s? One of the most successful of those programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps, which provided jobs, income and skill development to millions of men during its existence. The records created about those who enrolled in the CCC can provide unique insight into the personality and experiences of your family members.
Debora Kerr of GRIVA will present a program that will show you how to determine if you have a CCC ancestor and what steps to take to obtain his personnel records. Many examples of her personal research into her own father’s CCC experience will be shared.
Join us for “Our Boy in the CCC: Researching Civilian Conservation Corps Ancestors” on April 23, 2013 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
GRIVA’s Fall Conference is a long way away (an announcement is coming soon, we promise!), but our Virginia members may be interested in these upcoming events presented by other genealogical organizations:
Virginia Beach Genealogical Society Annual Spring Conference
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The speaker is Hank Jones, author of Psychic Roots: Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy
At the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Virginia Beach, VA
Click for more details.
Virginia Genealogical Society Spring Conference
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The topic is Virginia, Her Daughters and Border Disputes: Who Has What Records?
At the AshCreek Club House Mechanicsville, VA
Click for more details.
Have you ever wished that your ancestors had taken the time to write about their lives? Of course you have! Don’t let your descendants down: learn how to leave a written chronicle of your own life at GRIVA’s March Members’ Meeting.
Linnea Ash, a Powhatan resident with twenty years experience in teaching writing, will introduce us to strategies for recording our memories, our histories and our life experiences in a memoir that your family will treasure.
Join us for “Opening a Door to Your History: Writing Your Memoir” on March 26, 2013 at 1:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
Who’s your favorite map provider? Google Earth? Mapquest? AAA? In November, GRIVA will take a look back at the maps that were available to travelers in the 17th Century.
In 1607, Captain John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay and created the first detailed map of the area. Over the next years, 10 updated versions of the map were issued. Our guest speaker, antique dealer and map collector David Williams, will discuss John Smith’s maps of Virginia and North America and the influence they had on later mapmakers.
Join us for “John Smith, First Cartographer of Virginia” on November 27, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
Library of Congress Civil War collection. Union soldiers at the wreckage of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at the time of the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Genealogists are often faced with the problem of tracking their ancestors’ movements. When railroads entered the scene, it became even easier for families to relocate to far-flung locales. But what effect did the Civil War have on railroading? Discover how the history of this transportation may have affected your family, the soldiers, and our country at GRIVA’s October Members Meeting.
Bernard Kempinski will introduce us to the importance of the railroad during the Civil War. Mr. Kempinski works for the Congressional Budget Office as a defense analyst. His avocation is model building with a focus on early trains. He develops military miniatures and dioramas based on historical research. In addition, Mr. Kempinski has written three books and more than 40 articles for magazines. He also has a blog on US Military Railroads in Virginia in 1863. You don’t want to miss this program, so mark your calendars now.
Join us on October 23, 2012 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
Handouts from this program are now available in our Resources section.
Are you ready for GRIVA’s first member program of the 2012 – 2013 season?
Greg Crawford, Local Records Coordinator of the Library of Virginia, will present information about the pioneers of western Virginia as told though the Augusta County Chancery Causes from 1746 to 1865. If you have family from western Virginia (remember this includes the current state of West Virginia), you don’t want to miss this program.
These court records tell stories of the settlers though lawsuits over land ownership and boundaries, wills involving transfer of lands and personal property, and even the establishment of schools. Learn about some of these pioneers as Mr. Crawford discusses the rich source of genealogical treasures to be found in these records.
Join us on September 25, 2012 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
Have you ever wondered about a strange symbol attached to a website? Do you only use Facebook to keep up with your kids? Are you vaguely aware of tools like Twitter or Pinterest but think they’re only good for passing along breaking news and recipes? In our April program Social Networking for Genealogists, social media enthusiast Debora Kerr will present an overview of the many ways you can use the power of social applications to expand and share your family history. This presentation is geared toward a non-technical audience, so please join us as Debora shares interesting genealogical evidence that can be uncovered by joining social networks.
Debora Kerr began her work with computers back in the days of punch cards and paper tape, and holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University. She is a member of GRIVA’s Board of Directors and assists the society by running GRIVA’s website and administering our Paypal services. Debora belongs to many genealogical organizations, including Virginia Genealogical Society, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Southern Dames of America, Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars, and the Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters.
Join us on April 24, 2012 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia. There will be a short GRIVA meeting before the program with refreshments and social time afterwards. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome.
