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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 21, 2024
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Northeastern Genealogy SIG Meeting
  Topic:  TBA Coordinator:  Joanne Schmidt  

November 22, 2024
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
  Topic: TBA Coordinators:  Per Andersson & Kris Petersen-Gauthier  

November 25, 2024
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Technology SIG Meeting
  Coordinators:  Pamela Selinski & Vicci Turner  

November 25, 2024
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
FTM SIG Meeting
  REGULAR MOTHLY MEETING   Visit our website page for more details about this SIG. SIG Coordinators:  Karen Feeney & Bob Boerst   (Meeting link will be ...

November 26, 2024
2:00 pm to 3:50 pm
Midwest SIG Meeting
  Topic:  Military Research Speaker:  David Bridgewater Coordinators:  Lynn Hall & Karen Pickelsimer  
Facts and Tips
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]

In Land Deeds, check to see if buyer and/or seller is from the same area where the land is being sold.
[Land Records]

The method of survey using a combination of directional and distance measurements with references to natural and artificial objects, that define a tract of land is called "Metes and Bounds".
[Land Records]