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April Program: Karen A. Chase – Eliza Trist: Tracking and Tracing Woman’s Journal of Westward Exploration
Eliza Trist ventured west two decades before Lewis & Clark. But who was she? And who are her descendants? Friend to Thomas Jefferson, Eliza kept a journal (that still exists) detailing her 1783-1785 adventures west to Pittsburgh, and down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers into Spanish-owned territory …
April 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT
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April Program: Karen A. Chase – Eliza Trist: Tracking and Tracing Woman’s Journal of Westward Exploration
April 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDTMay 2026 German SIG: North & South Carolina Germans
May 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDTMay 2026 DNA SIG – The Women Who Contribute to Our DNA
May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT
DNA SIG
- April 14, 2026: The Clues Behind the Clues: Case Studies in Shared DNA Networks
- March 10, 2026: Tools and Toys: Playing with Your DNA Results Without Losing the Plot
- February 10, 2026: Less Flustering, More Clustering: Working Your Matches and Shared Matches to Solve Mysteries
DNA SIG Jan 2025 to Present
DNA SIG Prior to 2025
The DNA Special Interest Group (SIG) meets virtually the second Tuesday of most months at 7pm ET. Watch the GRIVA email blast and the website calendar for Zoom registration links.
German SIG
- April 7, 2026: Germans in Colonial Virginia
- March 3, 2026: Germans in Colonial Pennsylvania
- February 3, 2026: Palatines in New York
German SIG Jan 2025 to Present
German SIG Prior to 2025
The German Special Interest Group (SIG) generally meets virtually the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm ET from January – May and September – November. Watch the GRIVA email blast and the website calendar for Zoom registration links.
GRIVA supports preservation efforts!
Through our Historic Preservation Fund, GRIVA recently donated funds to assist the St. John’s Church Foundation efforts to repair gravestones at Historic St. John’s Church, 1741, in Richmond, VA. The church is famous for Patrick Henry’s declaration of “Give … Read more
Welcome to GRIVA’s New Website!
We’re excited to introduce the new GRIVA website! The new site includes most of the commonly used content directly on the Home Page. You can find our programs on the calendar feature and our popular … Read more
Did you miss the Photo Angel program?
Kate Kelley, was our featured speaker on Tuesday, April 23, 2025, spoke about The Photo Angel project that has been featured on many national news programs. This project reunites long-lost photos with their relatives. You … Read more