Kari Kjontvedt Weis – Discover More with FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search
Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAFSFullTextMay2025
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Topic: The Men Who Contributed to Our DNA
Virtual - online via your favorite browser.Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVADNAJun2025
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GRIVA GenChat – Jun 2025
Virtual - online via your favorite browser.Come chat with us! Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAGenChatJun2025
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July 2025 DNA SIG – Look at Your DNA from Different Angles!
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!
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August 2025 DNA SIG – Case Studies
In August, we'll be exploring some case studies of how we can use some of the concepts and tools we've recently learned.
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September 2025 German SIG: Colonial Germans
This year we will explore Colonial Germans and their participation in the Revolutionary War.
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September 2025 DNA SIG – DNA Matches and Genealogical Trees
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.
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September 2025 – GRIVA Gen Chat
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!
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September Program: Patrick Henry’s Red Hill: A Journey Through History with Cody Youngblood
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.
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POSTPONED – October 2025 German SIG: Palatines to New York
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.
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October 2025 DNA SIG – Expect the Unexpected: Surprises We May Find in Our DNA Results
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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GRIVA Fall Conference – WWII Research featuring KB Barcomb
KB Barcomb specializes in World War I and World War II records, resources, and research methodology. Her focus is on understanding the chronology and context of military records, so as to more accurately interpret and analyze their content.
She is passionate about sharing the many nuances and details discoverable in service and war-era records. She has taught classes for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), co-taught the course Researching U.S. Ancestors: 1917-1930 for the Genealogy Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and taught a course on WWI research for the Applied Genealogy Institute.
KB has conducted onsite research at National Archives I & II, the National Archives at Atlanta and Kansas City, the US Army Heritage and Education Center, the Air Force Historical Research Agency, the National WWI Museum, the National Security Agency Museum, the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum plus various state and university archives. She is a retired US Army officer with over 20 years active service, a self-acknowledged history nerd, and the late-in-life daughter of two WWII veterans. She is a member of the Society for Military History and the Association of Professional Genealogists.