April 2, 10am – 12pm

Judith Scott

Bounty Land:

Bounty land was used as an incentive to serve in the military and as a reward for that service. We will discuss bounty land grants from the colonial era through the Indian Wars in the 19th century. Topics will include who granted land, who got the land, where it might be located, the process for procuring the land, and where you might find those records.  

1901 Confederate Pension Applications-North Carolina Now Online

North Carolina Digital Collections

1901 Confederate Pension Records

http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/home/collections/1901-confederate-pension-application

Confederate Pension Application

Mary Ann Hurley, widow of Calvin Hurley. 

Mary Jane applied for the pension on 11 July 1901, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. At the time of the pension application, Mary Jane was living with her widowed son-in-law Hancel Beaman, and six grandchildren. Her daughter Amy Ann, died in 1897. 

Calvin and Mary Jane were from Montgomery County, North Carolina. He died 6 September 1862, in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

King William Chancery Causes online

King William Chancery Causes, 1868-1913, are now available online at the Library of Virginia." This collection is a rich resource for the experiences of Native Americans and African Americans." 


http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2014/03/12/king-william-co-chancery-now-online/

NGS Announces Live Streaming of the 2014 Family History Conference

Can’t make it to the NGS 2014 Family History Conference? You can still catch two of our tracks from the comfort of your home or office! NGS will stream these tracks live as it happens and you will continue to have access for three months from the end of the conference.

Track One: Records and Research Techniques
Track Two: Virginia Resources and Migration Patterns
Registration deadline for Live Streaming access is 30 April 2014 at midnight. Instructions on how to access the live streaming will be emailed to all registered attendees by 6 May 2014. All registrants will receive an electronic version of the NGS 2014 Family History Conference Syllabus. Registration is discounted for NGS Members.

http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/attend/live-streaming-at-ngs2014gen/

Virginia Group Meeting, Saturday, March 2, 10 am.

Virginia Group
Saturday March 2, 10:00-12:00

Revolutionary War continued. We'll discuss the root causes for
colonist against colonist violence in South Carolina and experience
the war from a present day British point of view through reenactors on
a PBS documentary.

Mount Hood Family History Conference - March 8-9, 2013

Mount Hood Family History Conference - March 8-9, 2013

Hosted at 12300 SE 312th Ave Boring, OR 97009 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Stephen P. Morse will be the Keynote Speaker for Discover Your Family Family History Conference.

Virginia Group Meeting at the GFO, February 2, 10 am

Revolutionary War, The Southern Campaign

Some of the most critical and successful battles fought during the Revolutionary war happened in the south. Some have called it a civil war as passions ran high between Patriots and Tories sometimes pitting brother against brother.

Do you think you have or may have a revolutionary war ancestor or are you interested in this period in history? If so, join us for the Virginia Group.

Everyone is welcome

Virginia Group Meeting, Saturday February 2, 2013

Sat, February 2, 10am – 12pm
Geneological Forum of Oregon

2505 SE 11th Ave, B-18, Portland 97202 (map)

DescriptionThis month's program: Revolutionary War, the Southern Campaign A very different war from that in the north, the political climate and crucial battles had a profound influence on southern ancestors. This will be the first of two session on the Southern Campaign.

Virginia Group Meeting, Saturday, December 1, 10am

Join the Virginia Group for two special presentations on Saturday, December 1, from 10:00-12:00. Duane Funk will show us the ports our early ancestors came from, the type of ships they sailed on and describe what life was like for them as they crossed the ocean. In the second hour, Winnifred Herrscraft will share holiday customs of her parents' native Scotland. Members who wish to, may bring snacks for the second hour.

Saturday, November 3, 10 am Transcribing old documents

Ginger Christmas-Beattie will present "Transcribing old documents”, a lecture on reading the English handwriting of America in the 16th and 17th centuries. This can be applied to any document once one has an understanding of the old grammatical forms. Ginger has over 40 years of practical genealogical research experience, and has been involved with the Genealogical Society of Washington County, as well as other genealogical societies throughout The United States. As author and publisher, she has produced 13 books and 7 CD's of historic documents, census and court records and a book on the Christmas Family history through her business, Ancestral Tracks.

If you have documents you need help with please bring them and we can work on them together. Carol and I will bring some examples to practice on as well.

The following is an outline of Ginger's presentation. A four page hand-out will be available at the meeting.

Transcribing Old Documents
Key points to transcribing
Poor Condition of Microfilm and Original Documents
Bleeding Through on Pages from Writing on Other Pages
Errors in Copying Old Documents
Old Terminology
Ink and Paper
Spelling Standards of the Time
Lack of Punctuation
Poor Quality of the Environment
Development of skills
Things to watch for
The basic mechanics of transcribing
Transcription:
Extract:
Abstract:
Documents
Census Reports:
Deeds:
Marriage Records:
Birth and Death records:
Wills
Suggested Reading
Tips

Virginia Group Meeting: October 6, 10 am

Come join us for our October meeting. We have had requests to discuss the history and settlement of Virginia as we have many new members since our very first meeting so that will be this month’s discussion, with some additional information.

We'll talk about the Roanoke Colony, Jamestown, geographical regions and how they affected settlement, Cavaliers, who owns the Ohio River, land records and other factors of the settlement of Virginia.

We’ll also have show and tell for those of you who made some discoveries this summer. Please share.

Carol and I would like to implement our plan to provide individual assistance with your research project. First come, first served. We’ll need some very specific information from you.

• Name 
• Location 
• Time Period 
• What is the specific problem or goal. For example: I’m looking for the parents of John Smith of Lunenburg County, or where did he live before he migrated to Kentucky in 1890, etc. 
• What records have you already researched. Be very specific. 

For the November 3rd meeting Ginger Christmas-Beattie will present "Transcribing old documents”, a lecture on reading the English handwriting of America in the 16th and 17th centuries. This can be applied to any document once one has an understanding of the old grammatical forms.

Ginger has over 40 years of practical genealogical research experience, and has been involved with the Genealogical Society of Washington County, as well as other genealogical societies throughout the United States. As author and publisher, she has produced 13 books and 7 CD's of historic documents, census and court records and a book on the Christmas Family history through her business, Ancestral Tracks.

Original Land Grants-Loudoun County, Virginia

The Loudoun County Mapping Office has several historical maps online, including one showing the original land grants in the area.

Loudoun County Land Grants.

There is a also link to a table of the owners of the land here.

Virginia Circuit Court Preservation Program

In a message dated 8/31/2012 12:26:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Bari.Helms@LVA.VIRGINIA.GOV writes:

"The Virginia Circuit Court Preservation Program (CCRP) is celebrating its
20th anniversary this year. Part of the Library of Virginia's Local Records
Services branch, the program was created in 1992 to address the
preservation needs of some of the most important records in the state - the records of Virginia's 120 circuit courts. ...

Twenty years later, access to Virginia's historic court records has never
been wider with more than 7 million digital chancery court images from
fifty-seven counties and cities now available online through the Chancery
Records Index (CRI), created to increase access to Virginia's historic equity
cases."

http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryofVa/LibraryofVa>

GFO Virginia Group Meeting, Saturday, September 1, 10:00-12:00.

It's that time again! Come join the Virginia Group for our first fall meeting. Carol Surrency will be speaking about Dunmore's War and we will be planning our fall and winter schedule.

• Come and learn about Virginia's relationship with Great Britain in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
• Find out why Dunmore County changed its name and the last colonial governor was chased out of Virginia to live on a ship.
• Discover how "Dunmore's little war" influenced the Southern campaign during the Revolution impacting Kings Mountain and other major battles.

We meet at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon,
2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Portland , OR, Suite B-18
http://gfo.org/

New Records at the Library of Virginia

See the Quarterly Report of Newly Available Archival Accessions (April-June 2012) at the Library of Virginiaon at: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/index.htm#new.

Henrico Parish Vestry Book

The Vestry Book of Henrico Parish, Virginia, 1730-'73: Comprising a History ... edited by Robert Alonzo Brock online at:

http://books.google.com/books?id=zH4FAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=henrico+parish+vestry+book&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gfy0T_ruEsSqiAKxzoCeAg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=henrico%20parish%20vestry%20book&f=false

Petersburg Chancery Digital Project Now Complete

News from the Library of Virginia

"The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the completion of the Petersburg chancery causes digital project. The scanning project was funded by the Circuit Court Records Preservation Program along with a $155,071 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The collection has been digitized from 1787 through 1912 and the images added to the Chancery Records Index. The most recently added suits cover the years 1889-1912."

http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2012/05/16/petersburg-chancery-digital-project-now-complete/

News from the Library of Virginia e newsletter May 2012

http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/newsletter/stories/2012_05-may.asp#warwick   Early Warwick County Court Records Returned to Virginia The Library of Virginia recently recovered seven documents that had been removed from the Warwick County (now city of Newport News) courthouse by a Massachusetts soldier during the Peninsula Campaign in April 1862. The court records, dated 1688–1751, include wills, a bond, and other legal documents and were discovered by Richard Trask, town archivist of Danvers, Massachusetts, among the Putnam family papers in the Danvers Archival Center at the Peabody Institute Library. The documents were returned to Carl Childs, director of the Library's Local Records Services Branch in a ceremony held in the Gordon Room of the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers on April 30.

May 2012 Meeting

Saturday, May 5 10 am

GFO Meeting Room

Virginia Land Records:

From the Beginning

Types, Terms

Where to Find Them

     and

 How to Use Them

Judi Scott

Southern Campaign

  You're invited to register for the October 12-13, 2012:
10th Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium: "Explore the Southern Campaign with General Marion"
Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world and the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
Approx. Times: Friday, Oct. 12, 2012: 2 PM - 9 PM and Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012: 9 AM - 10 PM
Site: FE DuBose Campus of Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi E on US 521, Manning, SC.
Details on www.francismarionsymposium.com
as schedule is developed
Agenda framework for Presentations:
Friday, October 12, 2012 2 PM Sign-in
2:30 (starts with 2 presentations)
Reception Dinner in Manning
Saturday, October 13, 2012
9 AM Opening, Drinks & Breakfast Snacks
9:30 AM (continues with 6 presentations)
Displays/ Book Signings
An Evening in Rev. History Dinner Theater With Our Historian:
Joe Stukes as Harry Lee

Francis Marion Advocates: Pushing back the frontier of ignorance.
Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society
PO Box 667
Manning, SC 29102
803-478-2645
cells: 803-460-9626, 803-460-7416
Next: www.francismarionsymposium.com Oct 12-13, 2012 Plans coming.
www.francismarioncountry.com - Living History Encampment - Feb. 23-25, 2012 - Very Best Ever.
www.clarendonmurals.com www.francismariontrail.com www.swampfoxtrail.com www.swampfoxcountry.com