The Villages Genealogical Society
Welcome to The Villages
Genealogical Society
Promoting and stimulating knowledge and interest
in the study of genealogy
"It's Another Beautiful Day in The Villages"
Member: Florida State Genealogical Society & Federation of Genealogical Societies

Summer Series Workshop Registration

The first workshop will be held on June 26, 2013 at the Savannah Center at 10:00 a.m. Members of the VGS  must register for this event. The presentation by John DeAngelo is titled "Dropbox for Dummies." This presentation will remove the mystery of “The Cloud.” John will demonstrate how every member can have access to information on their very own “cloud.”

Registration and the waiting list are now closed; the event is full. This presentation may be given again during prime season. If you have any questions about this event, ask HERE.

May Monthly Meeting

Alvie Davidson Lecture Image
22 May 2013
 
Our May Monthly Meeting featured Mr. Alvie Davidson, CG. His presentation was a case study.  It show how Mr. Davidson analyzed the life of a man who expressed the fact that he had no family in his final hours. 
 
Alvie explained the process necessary to find relatives where legal issues require finding surviving family members due to probate and other legal issues.

April Monthly Meeting

Meeting Image
24 Apr 2013
 
Our April Monthly Meeting featured one of our very own members, Charlie Jacobson. Charlie presented "Exploring My Ancestor's European Roots." 

Charlie outlined the preparation needed before his 36 day odyssey and explained what he found and didn't find during his research trip. His most emotional find was that his belief that all his ancestors had escaped the Holocaust was not true and the information he found relating to those events.

More Recent Events

COMING EVENTS
Wednesday, Jun. 26th
Summer Series Workshop: "Dropbox For Dummies"
at 10:00 am
Speaker: John DeAngelo, VGS Webmaster
Monday, Jul. 8th
Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting
at 1:00 pm
Speaker: Robert “Greg” Gregoire, coordinator
Thursday, Jul. 11th
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
at 9:30 am
Speaker: Dale Heins & Bill Thuemmel, coordinators
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FACTS
The local library may have copies of old city directories produced my the municipality.
A time line begins with your ancestor’s birth and is filled in with various events in his life. Continue to fill this in as information becomes available to provide a picture of your ancestor’s life. Several of the genealogy software programs assist you with this.
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