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Upcoming Monthly Program
 
September General Monthly Meeting
Savannah Center or Online via Zoom
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 / 10:00 a.m.
Featuring:   Mary Kircher Roddy, CG®
 
Mary Kircher RoddyTopic:  Putting Your Learning to Work: Getting the Most from an Educational Opportunity
Genealogists are constantly learning. Societies and libraries around the world offer webinars and courses galore. With each opportunity you take, you spend your most precious resource – your time. How can you decide what to watch and how to get the most out of any educational opportunity? Discover ways to make what the presenter told you part of your research toolbox.
 
 
Speaker's Bio:
Mary Kircher Roddy grew up in San Rafael, California. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from The University of California, Riverside in 1982 and a Master's in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas in 1984. She earned a certificate in Genealogy and Family History at the University of Washington in 2005. She was credentialed by the Board for Certification of Genealogists® in 2019. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society and the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is also a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and a former treasurer for the Association of Professional Genealogists.
 
For more details about our speaker, and to register to attend this Zoom only meeting, visit our Coming Events listing.
 
 

 
 
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
September 11, 2024
2:30 pm to 4:20 pm
ABCs of Genealogy SIG Meeting
The ABCs of Genealogy SIG is for VGS members with any level of experience in genealogical research. Sessions are geared to be easy to understand to ...
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September 12, 2024
9:30 am to 11:50 am
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
Coordinators:  Dianne Fedderson & Steven Buhrow   An email containing the Zoom link & info will be emailed to SIG members prior to the meeting ...
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September 13, 2024
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Genetic Discoveries SIG Meeting
  Coordinators:  Sherry Bean, Bill Canavan & Marcella Zorn Topic:  Applying Matches of Matches from Ancestry's Pro-tools to BanyanDNA to Build Your Family Tree   ...
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September 16, 2024
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Best Practices SIG Meeting
  Coordinators: Annette Burke-Lyttle & Pat Adams Topic: My Heritage   The SIG accepts new members throughout the year, but those who join after January ...
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September 17, 2024
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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Facts and Tips
Start with yourself. Document everything you know about yourself. Include your spouse, children, grandchildren, etc. Include occupations, where you have lived and all important events in your life. Then, and only then, start working backwards and with your living relatives.
[Basic Genealogy]
The 1900 and 1910 censuses lists the number of children that were born to each woman and how many were still living at the time of the census.
[Census]
Short Tandem Repeat (STR): A short DNA motif (pattern) repeated in tandem. ATGC repeated eleven times would give the marker a value or allele of 11.
[DNA]
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