Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Topic: State & Local Census The 10-Year Federal Census is not the ONLY census in the U.S. Most states did censuses in the intervening years, beginning in colonial times and going up to the 1950s. Come and see another way to find your ancestors. Speaker: Trip Wiggins The link... Continue Reading »

  Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Topic: For a quarter century, FoWB analysts were trained to speak of the Parker Store Road, which crossed the Ellwood manor grounds immediately in front of the Manor House. The road, a mere cart path, ran generally from the Germanna plank road on the North to the Orange Plank... Continue Reading »

  Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Topic: Using the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center for your Genealogical Research The Heritage Center has archived thousands of local family resources, some dating to the late 17th Century.  Florence is a native of Fredericksburg and a member of the Patawomeck Tribe. Speaker: Florence R. Barnick, Chair of the Heritage... Continue Reading »

  Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Title:  Probate Records Speaker: Trip Wiggins Topic: What are probate records?  What can you learn from them, and how and where to find probate records? The link to register for the meeting is below.

  Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Title:  Halloween History Speaker: Carol Horton Topic: Carol discusses the fun history of Halloween. The link to register for the meeting is below.

  Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA The link to register for the meeting is below.