Saturday, January 9, 2016

VGS Reminders: 11-15 January 2016

An Irish SIG Meeting 2015
Monday, January 11, 2016
Family Tree Maker Uses SIG Meeting
Note Location Change
1:00 PM in the Ashley Wilkes Room at the Savannah Recreation Center

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center

Thursday, January 14, 2016
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center

Friday, January 15, 2016
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room Sea Breeze Recreation Center

The VGS Annual Seminar:
Members, have you registered for our 16th Annual Seminar?
This seminar will be held on February 24, 2016 and our guest speaker will be J. Mark Lowe, CG.
Mr. Lowe, is a a full-time professional genealogist, author, and teacher who researches primarily in original records and manuscripts throughout the South.
Read more about Mark...

Download the Info & Registration Packet

Police seeking rightful owner of mystery photos dating back to 1940s:
CTV News
"An envelope containing dozens of family photos, seemingly dating back at least three generations, has Victoria police stumped."
Continue reading...

A review: how to order an SS-5 form, and how to handle problems getting one:
Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist
"Getting a copy of this form is almost always worth it. The information on the SS-5 form was usually provided by the applicant, and so is often the best source of information about what the applicant knew about his or her own birth and parentage."
Continue reading...

This Day In History: 9 January
1908: Count Zeppelin announces plans for his airship to carry 100 passengers.
1909: A Polar exploration team lead by Ernest Shackleton reaches 88 degrees, 23 minutes south longitude, 162 degrees east latitude. They are 97 nautical miles short of the South Pole, but the weather is too severe to continue.
1912: Colonel Theodore Roosevelt announces that he will run for president if asked.
1913 Birthday: Richard Nixon, 37th President of the U.S. and first President to resign from office.


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