Thanks to the dozens of people who have contacted Rod Violette (VFA #12), our Genealogist, in the last week or so with corrections, additions, and updates to our genealogical database! The database now has 80,971 people in 32,238 families.

And thanks to the dozens of VFA members who responded to Dave Violette’s (VFA #621) emails asking for updates on member emails. Dave is working on updates to the Association member database in preparation for an added feature at our web site – VioletteFamily.org.

For those who have not checked out our new Family Tree function, go to the website and hover over Genealogy and click the Family Tree tab. This will take you to the area where you can search out your own information or any other in the database.

You can see what info is on file for your family

At any time if you want to update your family tree info you can download a Family Group Record form that you can fill in with your info. When you have the family you are interested in you will have a screen like the shot below:

The first step in getting a Family Group Record

A family chart

Click on the Family tab on the menu bar and you will get a family chart like the second image.

The third step

Click on the Group Sheet tab on the menu bar and you will get a form like the third image.

The Family Group Sheet for Charles Violet

Click on PDF under Group Sheet and you will see a report like the fourth image. That has all the information for that family. You can save that form from your browser and print it.

You could mark up that sheet if you want to do updates and send it to Rod (see his contact info by clicking on the Genealogy tab on the site’s main menu).

Also on the Genealogy page there are two links for a blank Family Group Record form you can download. One is in Microsoft Word format which you can edit. The other is in a fillable Adobe PDF format which you can also edit. Send either to Rod by email  or mail.