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« on: February 22, 2009, 04:27:49 PM » |
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Hello! I had an idea for a genealogy class... if only we can find someone to teach it! How about a class specializing on reasearch for the state of Virginia. Being as old as it is, and missing so many records it's quite a challenge.
Or if there are enough people interested maybe we could form a "Virginia Interest Group", like the Illinois Group?
~Virginia
(Coincidently my name).
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mehall23
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 11:24:13 AM » |
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Count me on board, even if it's just a casual group. Virginia is my favorite and most difficult state...probably because I'm looking for pre-colonial records and it's where a lot of courthouses were destroyed.
I know a couple of people with expertise who could get us rolling and then we could figure out if there's "Interest Group" interest.
Mary
(Loudoun, Fauquier, Fairfax & Westmoreland)
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NY2SB1973
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 09:51:40 AM » |
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another idea for a class would be the value of periodicals used on research. How to find them, how to search them. the Sahyun has a comprehensive collection of periodicals that I'm sure hold a wealth of information.
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jraffety
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2009, 05:42:19 PM » |
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Virginia, I would be interested in a Virginia interest group. My Virginia ancestor was in Culpeper & Spotsylvania counties. Eventually his descendents went to Kentucky. Names: Rausch later Rouse.
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2009, 06:54:40 PM » |
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jraffety: Were you aware that the focus of my research for the past 10 years has been my RAUSCH family? Just a few months ago I discovered that they went from Saxony to Poland and then to US. They didn't change their name - it's still RAUSCH - but I'm always checking out those Rouse's thinking one of them might give me a clue! Maybe we are cousins!
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2009, 06:56:17 PM » |
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I should have written that when I was signed in as DianeS. Also, I have family from Virginia, too - I think an interest group on Virginia is a great idea!
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2009, 10:47:28 AM » |
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I've traced one line back to Shenandoah Co, and then I'm stuck.
I bet a lot of people can trace some ancestor through Virginia, as old as it is. Another idea I had is a one-day seminar, maybe through Adult Ed.
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2009, 01:21:31 PM » |
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that's great :-)
happy to pass it on,
Rosa
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