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November 20, 2024
8:30 am to 9:30 am Brick Wall Solutions SIG Meeting
Topic: TBD Coordinators: Nancy Oster Heydt, Mark Mullinax, & Beverly Hulett
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November 20, 2024
10:00 am VGS General Monthly Meeting
A "special" monthly meeting featuring: * Q&A Session with the VGS Board of Directors An opportunity for members to get to know the ...
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November 21, 2024
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Northeastern Genealogy SIG Meeting
Topic: TBA Coordinator: Joanne Schmidt
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November 22, 2024
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
Topic: TBA Coordinators: Per Andersson & Kris Petersen-Gauthier
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November 25, 2024
10:00 am to 11:50 am Technology SIG Meeting
Coordinators: Pamela Selinski & Vicci Turner
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Final papers are the Petition for Citizenship with supporting affidavits filed by an alien in court.
[Naturalization]
Set up "proof files." These are your original documents that NEVER travel with you. Travel with copies if needed. Digital copies are easy to carry with you.
[Organization]
When it comes to spelling variations, be creative. Often clerks and government officials were unable to correctly record the names given them by unschooled immigrants not familiar with languages used in their port of entry. The surname was written down as the official heard it and the immigrant accepted that as the official American rendering of his name. Surname spelling was not standardized until well into the 20th century.
[Basic Genealogy]
* Q&A Session with the VGS Board of Directors