Virtual Genealogical Association Annual Conference is Saturday, 13 November 2021

 I received this information in email today from VGA:

You can register at https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/.

Conference Cost:

$59 US Dollars for VGA Members – REGISTER HERE
$79 US Dollars for Non-VGA Members – REGISTER HERE

Included in your conference registration:

• 15 Pre-recorded Presentations
• 6 Live Presentations on Saturday, November 13th
  • 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm
    ALL Times listed in US Eastern
• Conference Syllabus
• Attendees-only Facebook Group and Relative Finder
• Door Prizes
• All Recordings are available for 6-months after the conference
• Learning and Fun!

Conference Presentations:

Pre-Recorded:

• Using TweetDeck to Manage Twitter for Genealogy Chats by Olivia Dorsey Peacock
• Finding Family in Eastern Europe: Getting Creative When Records are Scarce by Lara Diamond
• The Real Tommy Atkins (British Soldiers) by Paul Nixon
• Get Ready for the 1950 US Census — A Treasure Trove of Family History by Marian Burk Wood
• The Australian Gold Rushes: A Magnet for Miners Around the World by Shauna Hicks
• Townlands, Parishes & Baronies – Understanding Land Administrative Divisions in Ireland by Natalie Bodle
• Exploring Global History in British Newspapers by Jen Baldwin
• Not Who He Once Was: Tips for Finding Your Name-Changer by Mary Kircher Roddy
• The Black Homesteaders by Bernice Bennett
• Bringing the Ancestral Tree to Life with Personal and Family Stories by Laura Hedgecock
• Why did the Welsh leave Wales in the 1800s? by Penny Walters
• Case Study: Revisiting Sources to Blast a Brick Wall by James Beidler
• Reclaiming the Ignorant & Profane People of this Parish: Scottish Kirk Session Records by Alison Spring
• Mexican Research – Knowing Your Neighbors by Nefi Arenas Salazar
• Shame, Secrets, and Scandal: Our Family Stories by Miya Jensen

Live Sessions on November 13th:

• TBD
• New York State Censuses: You Won’t Believe What’s Hiding in There by Jeanette Sheliga
• 5 Elements for Sound Research: A Guide to Applying the GPS by Cheri Hudson Passey
• 10 Things To Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives by Melissa Barker
• African American Genealogy Research Challenges by Shelley Murphy
• Going Wayback: Using the Internet Archive in Your Research by Dan Earl

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