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Upcoming Monday Evening Webinar
 
Live Webinar / Nov. 4, 2024 – 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Obituaries & Other Death Information in the Newspapers
Featured Guest Speaker:  Annette Burke Lyttle
 
Annette Burke Lyttle
Topic Info: Finding obituaries for our ancestors in historic newspapers is always exciting, but there are lots of other ways we can learn of an ancestor's death in the papers. In this webinar, you'll learn how to find obituaries and a whole lot more.
 
Presenter Info: Annette Burke Lyttle owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the international, national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories.
 
For more details, and to register to attend, 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
November 1, 2024
9:30 am to 11:20 am
British SIG Monthly Meeting
  Topic: TBD Coordinators:  Pat Adams & Ruth Mason    
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November 4, 2024
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting
Prior to the meeting date, SIG members will receive an email about the upcoming meeting.   Coordinators:  Phil Goldsmith & Jerry Schwartz    
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November 4, 2024
2:30 pm to 4:20 pm
RootsMagic Special Interest Group Meeting
  Topic:  "Back to Basics" – a "how to" session Reminder:  Bring your laptops Coordinator:  George Zitterell     ...
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November 4, 2024
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Obituaries & Other Death Information in the Newspapers
  Guest Speaker:  Annette Burke Lyttle   Topic Info:  Finding obituaries for our ancestors in historic newspapers is always exciting, but there are lots of ...
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November 6, 2024
9:00 am to 10:50 am
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting
Coordinator:  Jean Colman
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Facts and Tips
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]
An "executor" is named by the testator and is required by the court to post a bond. An "administrator" is appointed to handle the affairs of one who dies intestate (without a will).
[Probate]
In addition to the census population count, there are a number of special censuses: Slave, Industry & Manufacturing, Agriculture, Mortality, Social Statistics, Union Veteran and Widow, Defective, Dependent and Delinquent.
[Census]
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