Genealogy Club
 
Genealogy Club
Welcome to the Ford’s Colony Genealogy Club page. Whether you are a beginner, an intermediate family history buff or a “Master Genealogist,” we offer a wide variety of programs and activities for you. Below is the Club’s schedule, and the list of programs and activities for the current year. Ford’s Colony residents can access our current membership list by clicking on the members’ directory link below. To access the club’s membership list, you must have an ID and password. You may obtain an ID and password by opening the FCHOA home page and clicking on “Register.” To review the various activities, which are ID/password-protected, simply click on the link that interests you below. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming Genealogy Club meeting.
 
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Genealogy Board
 
Joe Sell, President
Beth Hanson, Vice President
Peter Eastman, Treasurer
Carl Bass, Secretary
       
Craig Smith,
Communications Coordinator
Tommy Michaels,
Technical Coordinator
Charlie Ohlinger,
Membership Coordinator
Jennifer Romano,
David Kleppinger
 

Meeting Schedule
7 PM Third Thursday
 
 
Apr 20, 23    “Genealogy Resources at the Library of Virginia” by Ashley Craig
     
May 18, 23    "Irish Roots" presented by Maureen Wlodarczk
     
June 15, 23   "Breaking Down Brick Walls – 4 case studies"
     
July and August   No Meeting
     
Sept 21, 23 
 
NARA Mythbusters: Your Family IS in the Archives All the military records were burned in the fire." "There isn't any birth, marriage or death information in federal records." "There aren't any details about ordinary families at the National Archives." These kinds of myth-statements stop genealogists from breaking down all kinds of brick walls using the wealth of information in NARA records. Join the mythbusters with the treasures the National Archives holds for your family.
Virtual presentation by Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist
 
 
 
Oct 19, 23
 
"Are You My Mother?" presented by K. J. Proctor
 

Ancestry.com Users Group
 
This group meets at Swim and Tennis at 10am on the same Thursday of the Genealogy Club meeting. 
 

 
 
Club Members Post-It  
 

Resources
 
 
Presentations