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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

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  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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  Join Us for 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. Bring the kids, bring the grandkids — the more the merrier!
  • Ride: A few seats will be available in the antique cars. Be sure to practice your wave! Preference will be given on site to those with mobility challenges.
  • Make some noise: If you can't walk or ride with us, find a shady spot and cheer us on from the sidelines!

  Members, please RSVP to walk or ride with us:

  • 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, help us boost public awareness of NVGS, and hang out with old friends while making some new ones.

  
  

  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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• Round Table: Artifacts Passed Down from Ancestors

  • When
    7 Jul 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    On Zoom

  

  Artifacts Passed Down from Ancestors

  Host: Chris McKenzie

  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:

  • Are there any interesting or mysterious books, memorabilia, or documents that have been passed down in your family?
  • What stories have you uncovered about these items? 

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• Program: Tax Records -- More Exciting Than You Might Think!

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

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  Tax Records — More Exciting Than You Might Think!

  Presented by Annette Burke Lyttle

  Tax records can help us locate our ancestors in place and time. They can tie our ancestors to land or confirm for us that an ancestor did not own land. They can help us follow ancestral migrations and separate same-named persons. Sometimes they can help us pinpoint a death date or timeframe. Tax records can act as censuses between the censuses. The variety of taxes levied by governments at all levels has left a rich record of our ancestors’ lives and their sometimes-changing fortunes.

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  Annette Burke Lyttle, CG® owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the international, national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the British Institute. She is a published writer whose research interests include Quaker ancestors and ancestral migrations in the US. She is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.

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• Round Table: Using Newspapers

  • When
    4 Aug 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    On Zoom

  

  Using Newspapers

  Host: Linda Jesmok

  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:

  • How have newspapers enhanced your research?
  • How do you search for newspaper information? Any tricks or tips to share?
  • What's the best treasure you've found in newspapers?
  • If newspapers aren't fruitful, what comes next? 

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