Event List

The US Federal Census is often the go-to resource for family historians researching ancestors from the 19th and 20th centuries. To get the most out of this resource, it’s important...

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proofs you need? Katherine Collins, MLISc, can help you with your...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

From the earliest photographic formats to the digital photos of today, our photograph collections include examples of images from the earliest photographic formats to the digital p...

Love the Shenandoah Valley? American folklife? Feisty heroines? If so, join us for an author talk.  Our speaker is Stephanie Gardner, author of Rattlesnake Granny: Nancy Remem...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proofs you need? Katherine Collins, MLISc, can help you with your...

Ever wonder how conservation of paper works?  How do you save a paper that is actively deteriorating?  Well, our speaker Rachel-Ray Cleveland can help explain the process...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Have you been thinking about your family’s history?  Want to know about your family’s journey that led you to here?  Well now is the perfect time to begin exploring genea...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Do you have a memoir, collection of family stories or poems that you would like to pass down to the next generation? In this hands-on, creative workshop, Capon Bridge, West Virgini...

Join us after hours for a look into the archives!  Come join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives with a special presentation.  Each Archives After Hours event...

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society such as the Daughters of the American Revolution? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proof you need? ...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society such as the Daughters of the American Revolution? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proof you need? ...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

As part of our library's How to Day celebrations, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives will be holding a workshop on applying to Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution lineage societies. &...

Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naïve and se...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society such as the Daughters of the American Revolution? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proof you need? ...

Join us after hours for a look into the archives!  Come join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives with a special presentation.  Each Archives After Hours event...

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...