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• Round Table: Correcting the Genealogical Record

  • When
    2 Jun 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    On Zoom

  

  Correcting the Genealogical Record

  Host: Chris Burditt

  Members: Join us at our monthly round table! Each month, we choose a theme to spark the conversation, then gather on Zoom to have a great time sharing our ancestors' stories.

  Questions to guide our conversation:

  • There can be a lot of incorrect information out there! What mistakes have you found as you've researched your ancestors?
  • What techniques did you use to find accurate information and resources?
  • What approaches have you used to try to correct the genealogical record?

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• Program: Irish Census Substitutes

  • When
    19 Jun 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Attend via Zoom or in person at the NVGS Library, 1701 Menlo Ave, Napa

  

  Irish Census Substitutes:
  How to use them and where to find them

  Presented by Evva Housley

  Due to the great record loss in Ireland, census substitutes (records not originally created for the purpose of a census but now used in lieu of a census) are a very important record source for Irish genealogy.

  This program will cover Griffith’s Valuation and other valuation records, the Tithe Applotment, the 1796 Flax Growers Bounty/Spinning Wheel premium, and other 18th and 19th century substitutes, how to use them, and where to find them.

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  Evva Housley is an Accredited Genealogist professional in England and Ireland. Before she had her children, she worked for FamilySearch in Salt Lake City for eleven years in the then-British Reference unit. She loves her current job of full-time wife and mother.

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• Napa's 4th of July Parade

  • When
    4 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • Location
    Downtown Napa

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  SAVE THE DATE

  Show Your NVGS Spirit at Napa's

  4th of July Parade!

  NVGS & Napa Model A's Team Up Again This Year

  NVGS will roll in Napa's July 4th Parade for the second time! Once again, Napa Model A's club members have offered to escort us on the mile-long parade route in their antique cars decorated for the occasion.

  How YOU Can Participate:

  • Walk: Get your steps in and walk the parade route with us. We need two people to carry the NVGS banner in front of the cars, and a few more people to relieve them. The more the merrier!
  • Ride: A few seats will be available in the antique cars. Be sure to practice your wave! Preference given to members with mobility challenges.

  Members, please RSVP: CLICK HERE, then click the Register button.

  • Last day to Register: July 1, 2025
  • Questions about participating? Email Treasurer@NapaGenSoc.org.

  Please join us for this fun celebration that helps boost public awareness of our society. If you can't walk or ride with us, show your support by cheering us on from the sidelines!

  
  

  Note: Parade participants will need to arrive by 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4th at our designated line-up spot. A map and additional instructions will be emailed to participants in advance. The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. 

  Please remember to bring water, a hat, sunscreen, and wear good walking shoes. The parade route is about 1 mile long.

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