Mount Vernon Genealogical Society - Founded 1991
Founded 1991

1500 Shenandoah Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22308
 
 
 
 
The Research Library will be closed Christmas week and New Year's week.

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2026 MVGS Elected Board

                                      President - Carol Campbell

                                        1st Vice President, Programs - Suzanne Scherrer

                                        2nd Vice President, Membership - Jan Niehoff

                                        Treasurer - Claudia Rumberger

                                        Secretary - Vacant

 

 

 

 

 

                                                            


 Research Library Hours  Events & Training
 
 
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Web Resources Available in Our Research Library
 
Ancestry.com - World Version
FamilySearch.org - Affiliate Library
Fold3 - Military Records
Newspapers.com - Publishers Edition
HistoryGeo.com - Old Maps & Land Records
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
GenealogyBank.com - Old Newspapers
AmericanAncestors.com
ChatGPT - For AI Assisted Research
 
 

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HIGHLIGHTS
Visit Our Research Library!
We Can Help You Find Traces of Your Ancestors In: Census Records from the U.S and Other Countries *Birth Records *Marriage Records *Death Records *Newspaper Articles *Military Records *City Directories *Ship Passenger Manifests *Immigration Records *High School Year Books and More

EVENTS
January 20
A Researcher’s Guide to Virginia’s Historical Records
Barbara Vines Little Behind the Pages: The Stories, Sources, and Structure of My Genealogical Book, A Researcher’s Guide to Virginia’s Historical Records Join us for a fascinating presentation by Barbara Vines Little as she offers us an inside look at ...
January 26
Virginia Special Interest Group [SIG] Meeting
The topic for this meeting will be How Land Grants were made to Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veterans in Virginia.   It will include if, where and when there were such grants and what happened to them (e.g., used by ...
February 23
Virginia Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting
The topic of the meeting will be New River Counties in Virginia.  Those addressed will be Grayson, Carroll, Wythe, Pulaski, Montgomery, Giles, and Rockbridge.   Please bring your questions and any information and/or knowledge about the counties you want to share. The ...