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 Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society, founded in 2003, serves all genealogists researching family records in the Shenandoah Valley. This area includes counties formed from Augusta and Frederick Counties that generally hold the watershed of the Shenandoah River. These counties are Augusta, Berkeley (now WV), Clarke, Jefferson (now WV), Frederick, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, and Warren Counties. We will sometimes include news from five West Virginia counties that were in old Frederick County, but not in the watershed area. They are Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, and Morgan Counties.
The Society is a nonprofit corporation authorized by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia and exempt from Federal Income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax deductible as a public charity under Section 170 of the Code. Feel free to review our bylaws.
Our mission is to:
- Encourage affiliation & cooperation of persons interested in ancestral heritage
- Stimulate interest & provide instruction in genealogical research methodology
- Provide a forum for sharing knowledge
- Collect, preserve, and disseminate genealogical & historical knowledge and information
If you are interested in becoming a member, please look at our membership information.
SVGS Officers:
Committees:
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Membership
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Maintains records & roster
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Bridget Bailey
Email Bridget
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Program
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Arranges speakers & classes
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Susan McCabe
Email Susan
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Newsletter
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Newsletter Editor
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Margaret Hobble
Email Margaret
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Publicity
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Press Releases
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Cindy Fordney
Email Cindy
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Projects
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Works on society- sponsored projects
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Open
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Archives
Materials Fund
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Provides assistance to Valley archives for acquisition or preservation of original records and other research materials (tax-deductible donations welcome)
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Lois Marbert
Email Lois
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CGSM is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by those
who have passed BCG's rigorous examination process.
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