Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS)! We hope this site will make it easier for you to find resources to tell the story of your family. Whether or not you are a Society member, we invite you to explore our site.
If you are a member of our Society, please take advantage of content, features, and special offers which are only offered to members. For example, the Surname Research feature gives you an opportunity to share information with other members who are researching a common surname. You may discover you share an ancestor with one (or more) of our over fifteen hundred members!
We encourage you to check back often as we add exciting new content. Let us know what you think.
New edition of Evidence Explained now available!
You know how important citing your research is…right?! And do you know there’s a brand new, shiny edition of Evidence Explained out now? Even better, VGS members get 15% off—log into the VGS website and get the discount code under Membership > Partner Discounts.
In this 4th Edition, you can expect lots of updates, and “…hundreds of new examples emphasizing modern modes of access, particularly the layered citations that modern media require.”
Read the latest VGS Blog posts
- Why Both Novice and Experienced Genealogists Shouldn’t Overlook FamilySearch
- Step Up and Become a Citizen Archivist for the National Archives
- Giving Tuesday is November 28th.
- Research Opportunities in Richmond and Beyond
- Virginia Will Indexes
- Reading the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy – Cover to Cover
News and Announcements
- Knudson and Sutton Family Records Available at Tidewater Genealogical Society
- Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million Emergency Funding for Humanities Councils
- VGS 2025 Fall Virtual Conference Call for Proposals
- VGS March 2025 Newsletter Now Available
- Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 62, No. 4 Now Available
- VGS December 2024 Newsletter Now Available
Upcoming VGS Events
All upcoming events.
Webinar [13 Aug 2025]
Speaker, topic, and registration information coming soon.
Fall 2025 Virtual Conference [3–4 Oct 2025]
Additional information coming soon. VGS is currently accepting speaker proposals for this conference. The submission deadline is 31 May 2025. Notification of acceptance will be received by 15 June 2025. For more information, please visit https://www.vgs.org/vgs-2025-fall-virtual-conference-call-for-proposals/.