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Upcoming Monthly Program
 
January Monthly Meeting (in-person & via Zoom)
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 / 10:00 a.m. – Lake Miona Rec Center
Speaker:  C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGL(SM)
 
C. Ann StaleyTopic: Steamer Kate Explosion: Correlating Indirect Evidence to Identify and Correct an Error
What happens when the indirect evidence of a death occurring and a probate record don't agree? The research begins in earnest! That's what happened in the case of the death of Antoine/Anthony Lallament of Mobile, Alabama. This case study provides the research methodology involved in solving this problem.
 
Speaker's Bio:
C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGL(SM), has spoken regionally, nationally, and at sea. She serves as the Membership Chair for the Genealogical Speakers Guild; is on the faculty of The International Institute for Genealogical Studies; volunteers on the National Genealogical Society committees; and volunteers for the Florida State Genealogical Society. Ann is the author of articles for the NGS Magazine and is the co-author of the NGS Research in the States Series: Florida.
 
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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
January 26, 2026
10:00 am to 11:50 am
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting
  Coordinator:  Gale Bellew & Laney Waller
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January 26, 2026
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Technology SIG Meeting
  Coordinators:  Pamela Selinski & Vicci Turner  
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January 27, 2026
2:00 pm to 3:50 pm
Midwest SIG Meeting
  Topic:  "Using Family Search and How to Best Utilize the Website for your Research"   Coordinators:  Darrell Coppock & Karen Pickelsimer   ...
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January 28, 2026
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Brick Wall Solutions SIG Meeting
  Topic:  TBD Coordinators:  Mark Mullinax & Beverly Hulett  
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January 28, 2026
10:00 am
VGS General Monthly Meeting
Guest Speaker:  C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGL(SM)   Topic:  Steamer Kate Explosion: Correlating Indirect Evidence to Identify and Correct an Error What happens when the indirect ...
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Facts and Tips
Birth Records can be difficult to obtain. You may be required to provide proof of relationship and proof of the person's death.
[Vital 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 1900 and 1910 censuses lists the number of years of marriage for each married household member.
[Census]
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