Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society

Monthly Programs

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Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society has monthly programs at Handley Regional Library in Winchester, Virginia.  All of these programs provide a forum for education and collaboration with local and regional genealogists.

All meetings (except as noted) begin at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of meeting months. Meetings are free, open to the public, and cosponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society (SVGS) and the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library. Meetings are held monthly from October through April (except January).

NOTE:  Commencing in 2011, programs will be offered in October, December, February, and April.

Speakers Scheduled for 2010-2011

 Date

Topic

Speaker

October 6

Colonial Handwriting

Dorothy Boyd Bragg

November 3

The War of 1812: Records of Volunteer Service, Seamen's Protection Certificates, and Discharge Certificates for Regular Army

Constance Potter &
 Katherine Vollen

December 1

Using  Associates and Collaterals to Extend Ancestral Lines: James and Hannah Dunn of Pennsylvania and Virginia)

Victor Dunn, CG

January 2011

No meeting this month

 

February 12
(Saturday)

SVGS/MSV Heritage Day (10AM - 4 PM)
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

TBD

April 6

Coffin Maker, Undertaker & Funeral Director: The Other Death Record Sources

Chuck Mason, CG

For a list of our previous speakers  Click here

CG - Certified Genealogist
CGL - Certified Genealogical Lecturer
FASG - Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists
 

Last Update:
1 September 2010

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