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  • May 2025

  • Tue 6

    Your Turn! – German SIG

    May 6, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAGermanMay2025

  • Tue 27

    Kari Kjontvedt Weis – Discover More with FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search

    May 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Virtual - online via your favorite browser.

    Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAFSFullTextMay2025

  • June 2025

  • Tue 10

    Topic: The Men Who Contributed to Our DNA

    June 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Virtual - online via your favorite browser.

    Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVADNAJun2025

  • Mon 16

    GRIVA GenChat – Jun 2025

    June 16, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
    Virtual - online via your favorite browser.

    Come chat with us! Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAGenChatJun2025

  • July 2025

  • Tue 8

    July 2025 DNA SIG – Look at Your DNA from Different Angles!

    July 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    Stuck with your genealogical DNA research? Sometimes looking at our matches in different ways can give us new directions for our research. We'll discuss some ideas to turn your match list on its side!

  • August 2025

  • Tue 12

    August 2025 DNA SIG – Case Studies

    August 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    In August, we'll be exploring some case studies of how we can use some of the concepts and tools we've recently learned.

  • September 2025

  • Tue 2

    September 2025 German SIG: Colonial Germans

    September 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    This year we will explore Colonial Germans and their participation in the Revolutionary War.

  • Tue 9

    September 2025 DNA SIG – DNA Matches and Genealogical Trees

    September 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    In this lecture, we'll talk about how to build trees to identify DNA matches, and how to use DNA matches to help build our own genealogical trees.

  • Mon 15

    September 2025 – GRIVA Gen Chat

    September 15, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

    GRIVA's Gen Chat is an informal opportunity to meet and talk, share information, network, problem solve, explore new topics, techniques, sources, and more! This month, we want to hear about your family recipes that have been shared through the generations!

  • Tue 23

    September Program: Patrick Henry’s Red Hill: A Journey Through History with Cody Youngblood

    September 23, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    This presentation explores the rich and complex history of Red Hill, the final home and burial site of Founding Father Patrick Henry. We’ll trace Henry’s influential life as a fiery orator and advocate for liberty, best known for his iconic declaration, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Beyond his public legacy, we’ll delve into his private life at Red Hill, including his family and the plantation he managed.

  • October 2025

  • Tue 7

    POSTPONED – October 2025 German SIG: Palatines to New York

    October 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    Palatines to New York We're sorry, this meeting is being postponed to a later date. We will share details at griva.org when we know more.

  • Tue 14

    October 2025 DNA SIG – Expect the Unexpected: Surprises We May Find in Our DNA Results

    October 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    From ethnicity estimates to DNA matches to family members, we'll talk about the many kinds of surprises that may happen when we take a DNA test.

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