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MISSION The purpose of the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society, Inc. is to encourage the affiliation of persons interested in the pursuit of their ancestral heritage and to promote fellowship and cooperation among them. To stimulate and provide instruction in the use of genealogical research methodology and adherence to standards of accuracy and thoroughness in genealogical research. To provide a forum for the sharing of knowledge gained by individual members in their own research, and to collect, preserve, and disseminate genealogical, biographical and historical knowledge and information. |
| Tuesday June 19, 2012 |
| Hollin Hall Senior Center 1:00 PM, Room 112 |
| General Meeting |
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| World War I Graves Registration and Gold Star Mothers |
The New England SIG concentrates on pre-Civil War research
in all the New England States, plus New York. Meetings
alternate monthly between the MVGS Research Center in
Hollin Hall and the Mclean Family History Center, 3034 Great
Falls Street, in Falls Church. Check here for the latest SIG
Information.
The German SIG exists to explore our German-speaking
immigrant ancestors and their lives. Our presentations are
given primarily by members of the SIG who can share their
experiences and discoveries. We meet the 3rd Monday of the
month (unless it falls on a holiday) from 1:00-3:00 at Kings Park
Library in the meeting room. All are welcome. Check here for
the latest SIG Information.
Republic of Ireland. This group meets at the Hollin Hall Senior
Center, before the monthly MVGS meeting on the third
Tuesday of the month at 10:30 AM. If you are interested in
participating, please let me know either by e-mail at
gac@cheerful.com, or at the next MVGS meeting. Check here
for the latest SIG Information.
The Methodology SIG meets on the first Wednesday of the
month at 1:30 PM in the MVGS library. The programs will be of
interest to both beginning and intermediate level researchers
and will cover various types of records, researching in various
facilities, and how to solve research problems. Unlike the other
SIGs that cover geographic areas, the programs will not relate
to a specific geographic area.
Reminder notices announcing the topic for the month as well as
any handouts will be emailed prior to each meeting. To be
included on the email list send an email to Chuck Mason at
cgrs791@netscape.com . Please include your name, email
address, and telephone number in your email. Check here for
latest SIG information.
Mount Vernon Genealogical Society has joined
forces with genealogy societies and organizations
around the country as part of the 1940 U.S. Census
Community Project. The initiative aims to publish a
free, online searchable name index of the 1940 U.S.
If you wish to participate, just follow the instructions
in the following paragraph. If you have any questions
you may contact Jim Fisher at (703) 718-0177 or e-
mail him at MVGS1940Census@verizon.net.
Go to www.the1940census.com/society and register
to participate with MVGS. Simply select “Mount
Vernon Genealogical Society -VA” on the profile
screen when creating your account. Every new
person indexing with our society gets us closer to
milestones that qualify us for incentives provided by
the sponsors of the project, so sign up today
The June program is “ World War I Graves Registration
and Gold Star Mothers”. The presenter is Constance
Potter.
Beginning in World War I, the military began an
extensive program of marking the graves of soldiers
and later consolidating the burials in a central
cemetery. In the early 1930s, the Federal government
paid for a trip for the mothers and widows of World
War I soldiers killed and buried overseas. The women
visited Paris and the grave sites of their sons and
husbands. Because of the 1973 fire in St. Louis, these
graves registration records can be the best source of
information for a World War I soldier.
Constance Potter is a reference archivist at the National
Archives and Records Administration Washington, DC.
She writes and speaks about federal record of interest
to genealogists including federal census records, Laura
Ingalls Wilder, World War I graves registration and Gold
Star Mothers, the effects of weather on family history,
and women during the Revolutionary War era. She is
working on the reference aspects of the 1940 census.
Potter has worked at the National Archives since 1983.
| MVGS JOINS THE 1940 U.S. CENSUS COMMUNITY PROJECT |
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