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Upcoming Monthly Program
 
October General Monthly Meeting
Savannah Center or Online via Zoom
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 / 10:00 a.m.
Featuring:   Annette Burke Lyttle
 
Annette Burke LyttleTopic:  A Deeper Dive into Family Search
FamilySearch has millions of records. Putting a name in the search form only gets you a small percentage of their indexed records. Beyond that, they have unindexed collections and other digital materials that will never show up in a general search. Learn how to dive deeply into FamilySearch's record collections and come up with amazing finds.
 
Speaker's Bio:  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
October 22, 2024
2:00 pm to 3:50 pm
Midwest SIG Meeting
  Topic:  Immigrants in the Midwest This session will include group sharing and Co-Chair presentations. Coordinators:  Lynn Hall & Karen Pickelsimer  

October 23, 2024
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Brick Wall Solutions SIG Meeting
  Topic:  TBD Coordinators:  Nancy Oster Heydt, Mark Mullinax, & Beverly Hulett  

October 23, 2024
10:00 am
VGS General Monthly Meeting
Guest Speaker:  Annette Burke Lyttle   Topic Info:  A Deeper Dive into Family Search FamilySearch has millions of records. Putting a name in the search ...

October 28, 2024
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Technology SIG Meeting
  Coordinators:  Pamela Selinski & Vicci Turner  

October 28, 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 ...
Facts and Tips
There are various types of deeds to property. The most common are the warranty deed which transfers property with assurance of good title and the quitclaim deed which transfers one person's interest in the property without guarantee of good title.
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Vital records and event information are more reliable when they are recorded near the time of the event. The longer the time from the event occurrence that the record is made, the less accurate it may be.
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There are 13 eastern public land states east of the Mississippi River: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Wisconsin.
[Land Records]