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Upcoming Monthly Program
 
November General Monthly Meeting
Rohan Recreation Center / In-person only meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 / 10:00 a.m.
A "Special" Monthly Meeting featuring:
 
 
* Q&A Session with the VGS Board of Directors
An opportunity for members to get to know the Board members, and to ask any question you may have about the society.
 
* Genealogy Family Feud featuring Pat Adams as Game Show Host 
Put your genealogy knowledge to the test!
 
For more details, 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 6, 2024
9:00 am to 10:50 am
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting
Coordinator:  Jean Colman

November 7, 2024
1:00 pm to 2:50 pm
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting
  For more details about this meeting, click HERE to send an email to Carol Myers. Coordinators:  Carol Myers & Marie Musialek  

November 8, 2024
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Genetic Discoveries SIG Meeting
  Coordinators:  Sherry Bean, Bill Canavan & Marcella Zorn Topic:  Discovering More Ancestors Using Single Segment DNA Matches with DNA Painter    

November 11, 2024
1:00 pm to 2:20 pm
Italian Special Interest Group Meeting
Coordinators: Laura Wright & Paul Coia  

November 12, 2024
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Preserving Family History SIG Meeting
  Topic: Let's Get Started!! Focus on a Plan Presenter:  TBA ​ Coordinators:  Sharol Lewin & Nancy Schultz  
Facts and Tips
Look carefully at marriage records. The witnesses and bondsmen may be related to either party.
[Vital Records]

General Land Office is now called Bureau of Land Management of the United States Department of Interior. Some federal land records are here, some in the National Archives and some are in state and university libraries. Public domain land states are largely available on the Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office-Eastern States free website.
[Federal Records]

Nuclear DNA is the genetic code that is found inside of the cell’s nucleus. Our autosomal and sex chromosomes are nuclear DNA.
[DNA]