Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society
Serving Fredericksburg, Virginia, and surrounding counties
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: High School Yearbooks Speaker: TBA
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: Tithables and Quit Rents Speaker: TBA
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: Breaking Brick Walls: Full-Text Search in Deeds & Wills with AI on FamilySearch Speaker: Julie Cabitto Description: Would you like to find an ancestor's deposition, will, or family cemetery mentioned in deeds? Imagine AI transcribes, then searches through unindexed deed and will books all over North America. Full text search... 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: Ship Manifests Speaker: Carol Horton Description: Learn how these records can reveal the names and country of origin of your United States ancestors.
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Discover the Power of Vital Records! Ever wondered what vital records are — or how they can unlock new chapters in your family history? Join the Fredericksburg Regional Genealogy Society this month for an exciting, in-person session led by Trip Wiggins as we explore: What vital records are Where to find them How they can reveal powerful family insights Date: Saturday, November 15 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Central Rappahannock Regional Library – Fredericksburg Branch, Room #3 Can’t attend in person? A Zoom video copy will be available! Register online at vafrgs.org to receive the Zoom link or learn more about upcoming... Continue Reading »
How to Trace your Rev War Patriot’s service. Learn where to look and what to look for when you are looking for your ancestor’s military service or public service in the American Revolution. Much can be done online! Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Caroline Street Branch Sat. 21 Feb, 2 pm. Meeting in Room 3 or sign up online. Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/r6kf_JiKTtmgvohOKyp-Dg
If you are researching Irish families, what is new and moving and shaking? We will look at the new databases available to researchers and will demonstrate a few of them. There are new tools for identifying people and places. We will look at available Irish Census records especially the 1901 and 1911 census. The 1926 Census will become available in April 2026. We will look at the Virtual Treasury was started in 2022 as an attempt to recreate the records destroyed in 1922 at the outset of the Civil War. This is an ever-growing, open-access resource, freely and permanently available... Continue Reading »
"Old Photographs and your Genealogical Research So, you’ve come across an old family photograph album. How can it help you with your family’s genealogy research? This presentation discusses how old family photos can enrich your family’s genealogy story by putting a face to an otherwise dull list of dates and places. It will explore how to extract additional information from those old family photos of known ancestors, and possibly, how to identify unknown people found in those same photo albums." Join Dave Thomen on April 18th at 2 pm at the Fredericksburg Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on Caroline Street at... Continue Reading »