Family History Day

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Everyone
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Event Details

Bring your family history and genealogy questions to the experts, or just stop by to learn something new about our amazing local history. Staff from the Library of Virginia and volunteers from the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society, along with local genealogist Wesley Pippenger, will be on hand for your Q&A. Library of Virginia staff will bring their new LVA on the Go van, as well as some Essex County treasures from the archives. There will be ongoing children's activities and informational sessions throughout the day. For family historians of all ages!  

Informational session schedule:  

  • 11:30--Library of Virginia Genealogy 101
  • 12:00--What to Know about DNA Testing (Bessida Cauthorne White)
  • 12:30--Preservation of Family Artifacts
  • 1:00--How to Use the Digital Archive of the Rappahannock Times (Dana Smook)
  • 1:30--Virginia Untold
  • 2:00--Tax Records as Research Tools (Wesley Pippenger)
  • 2:30--Essex County Treasures from the Library of Virginia