Intermediate Genealogy Workshop | Virginians in the First & Second World Wars

Name: Intermediate Genealogy Workshop | Virginians in the First & Second World Wars
Start: 2025-09-12T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-12T12:30:00-04:00
Location: 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23219

Schedule

Fri Sep 12 2025 at 09:30 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23219 | Richmond, VA

Intermediate Genealogy Workshop | Virginians in the First & Second World Wars
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 9:30am - 12:30pm
$25 ($20 for Library of Virginia members)
Registration required: https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/14173247
Explore the methods and resources for finding ancestors that fought in World Wars I & II with reference archivist Kenneth Forest and digital collections specialist Lauren Caravati.
Over 100,000 Virginians served in World War I in the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines and more than 3,700 died while in service. In World War II, over 300,000 Virginians served and more than 8,700 died in service. This workshop explores Library of Virginia records in original, microfilm and digital formats related to the World Wars and offers advice on how to use them in your genealogical research.
For more information, contact [email protected].