Sleuthing for Hidden Gems

The Fairfax Genealogical Society was established in 1974 as a non-profit organization to promote fellowship and cooperation among persons who are conducting genealogical research, to further the use of sound  genealogical methods, standards of accuracy, and scholarly research, and to aid those doing research in our area.   We currently have over 400 members, including not only many who live in or near Fairfax County, but also many who are searching for information in our area.  We are pleased to also have the membership of several libraries and other societies nationwide.

Fairfax Genealogical Society

Barbara Vines Little will show you how to use Court records, Chancery records, and other alternative records to identify your family members

Dunn Loring Fire Station

Join us for the 2024 Fairfax Genealogical Society (FxGS) Fall Seminar, "Sleuthing for Hidden Gems" on October 19, 2024, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event is open to both FxGS members and nonmembers. This is a hybrid event presented with a choice of attending in-person or on Zoom.Our speaker, Barbara Vines Little, will show how you can use Court, Chancery, and other records to identify your ancestors and flesh-out details of their lives.The schedule is as follows:9 :15 am-10:00 am: Check-In for In-person attendees10:00 am-11:00am: “Family Search's Secret Weapon: Court Order Books”1 1:00 am-11:15 am: Break11:15 am-12:15 pm: “Chancery Records: The Secrets They Hold, The Families They Reveal”12:15 pm-1:00 pm: Lunch1:00pm-2:00pm: “But, I've Looked Everywhere . . .”About the Speaker:Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS, a professional genealogist, has lectured over the past thirty-plus years at conferences in thirty-two states on research methodology, Virginia and West Virginia resources and writing and publishing. Editor of the quarterly Magazine of Virginia Genealogy since 1996 and winner of the NGS Quarterly Award of excellence in 2001 and 2022, she has written articles for a number of publications including the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the National Genealogical Society Newsletter, and the Board for Certification of Genealogists’ newsletter, OnBoard. The current editor of National Genealogical Society’s Research in the States series, she is the author of the West Virginia volume and has published three volumes of Virginia court records and edited others for publication. She served as coordinator and instructor for VIGR (Virginia Institute of Genealogical Research) Track II, 1996–2004 and as the coordinator and instructor of the Virginia track for Samford University’s Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) from 2007–2012 and the 2017, 2020, and 2023 Virginia track at SLIG (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy). A member of the board of the Library of Virginia and a former board member of the Orange County Historical Society, she is a former board member and president of both the National Genealogical Society and the Virginia Genealogical Society.The 2024 FxGS Fall Seminar will be held at the Dunn Loring Fire Station located at 2148 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, Virginia. Free parking is available at the Fire Station and next door at Kilmer Middle School.Box lunches ($14) will be available to order with conference registration for in-person attendees.For those choosing the virtual option, a Zoom link to the presentations, as well as presentation handouts, will be emailed a few days prior to the October 19 presentation date.In-person attendees will receive presentation handouts by email prior to the October 19 date.FxGS Members are eligible for a discount. To receive the discount, enter the promo code first at the top of the registration form then click on the Apply link before proceeding. The promo code is available in the members only section of the FxGS website (fxgs.org)Sessions will be recorded and available for registrants for a year after the event.

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