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Upcoming Monthly Program
 
June General Monthly Meeting
On-line via Zoom
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / 10:00 a.m.
Featured Guest Speaker:  Daniel Horowitz
 
Pat AdamsTopic:  What's New at MyHeritage
MyHeritage is at the forefront of innovation in genealogy and is constantly introducing new and exciting featurers to help users take their research to the next level. In this session, Daniel will give a detailed walkthrough of the latest and greatest from MyHeritage and show you how to make the most of these features. On the way, he'll give you a peek behing the scenes at how they were developed.
 
Speaker's Bio:  Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela for 15 years. He is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.
 
For more details, visit our Coming Events listing. To attend this Zoom Meeting you need to register in advance - click HERE.)
 
 
 

 
 
Admission to in-person meetings of The Villages Genealogy Society
is limited to VGS members and paid guests.
You must be a resident of The Villages, FL for membership.
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
June 16, 2025
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Best Practices SIG Meeting
  Coordinators: Annette Burke-Lyttle & Pat Adams Topic: Federal and County Land Records   The SIG accepts new members throughout the year, but those who ...
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June 17, 2025
10:00 am
Let's Talk Genealogy: Members Only Event
We are looking for all levels of VGS members. Come and share with us about your latest research successes or about a research challenge you're ...
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June 25, 2025
10:00 am
VGS General Monthly Meeting
Guest Speaker:  Daniel Horowitz   Topic Info:  What's New at MyHeritage MyHeritage is at the forefront of innovation in genealogy and is constantly introducing new ...
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July 11, 2025
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Genetic Discoveries SIG Meeting
  Coordinators:  Sherry Bean & Marcella Zorn Topic:  Creating an Ancestral Map of Your Chromosomes with DNA Painter   An email containing the Zoom link ...
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July 15, 2025
10:00 am
Let's Talk Genealogy: Members Only Event
We are looking for all levels of VGS members. Come and share with us about your latest research successes or about a research challenge you're ...
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