# Event Details - **Event Name**: FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Celebrate America's 250th by exploring genealogy research in Washington, D.C. Kim Thurman shares insights from her visits to the National Archives, Library of Congress, and DAR Library, highlighting what makes each unique and why in-person research can lead to exciting discoveries. Cost: Free for all. Join us live at the RVGS Library or on Zoom. Members can find the Zoom link here: https://rvgslibrary.org/Page.asp?NavID=174 Non-members, please register here: https://rvgslibrary.org/FormPage.asp?FormID=29 Registration closes at noon on Monday, June 15. This program will NOT be recorded. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/medford/free-program-ancestor-hunting-in-the-nations-capital/200030151452517 - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Medford - **state**: OR - **country**: United States - **location**: 3405 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR, United States, Oregon 97501 - **lat**: 42.2903 - **long**: -122.83655 - **full address**: 3405 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR, United States, Oregon 97501 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4d0b2f3ae9b966866eb67bcdfdb2f386aeddcd9935638c33041bd3dd0985a721-rimg-w1200-h675-dc787362-gmir?v=1781237867 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital being held? - **A:** FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital takes place on Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 3405 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR, United States, Oregon 97501. - **Q**: Who is organizing FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital? - **A:** FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital is organized by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "FREE Program: Ancestor Hunting in the Nation's Capital", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4d0b2f3ae9b966866eb67bcdfdb2f386aeddcd9935638c33041bd3dd0985a721-rimg-w1200-h675-dc787362-gmir?v=1781237867", "startDate": "2026-06-16", "endDate": "2026-06-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/medford/free-program-ancestor-hunting-in-the-nations-capital/200030151452517", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "3405 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR, United States, Oregon 97501", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3425 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR 97501-8807, United States", "addressLocality": "Medford", "addressRegion": "OR", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.2903", "longitude": "-122.83655" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Celebrate America's 250th by exploring genealogy research in Washington, D.C. 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The mission of RVGS is to inspire interest in genealogy, inform the public, and maintain a growing sustainable library with a strong online presence.\n\nThe Rogue Valley Genealogical Society Library has an extensive collection of birth, marriage, and death records; family histories, books, bulletins, cemetery records, obituaries, local maps, microfilm and microfiche, and newspaper abstracts for every state and many countries. Our library has patron computers with subscriptions to Ancestry, Fold3, MyHeritage, FindMyPast, American Ancestors, HistoryGeo, NewspaperArchive, and Newspapers.com Oregon Edition. Our website, rvgslibrary.org, provides a growing number of searchable databases for Jackson County and an online library catalog of over 25,000 other resources.\n\nMonthly free programs are open to the public providing information that augments personal genealogical and historical research. Genealogy classes are offered regularly and include offerings such as beginning genealogy, library use, software use, and subscription website use. In addition, various user and interest groups meet routinely. Information regarding the programs, classes and interest groups is published in the monthly RVGS eNews, as well as on the RVGS web calendar and on social media.\n\nMembership is available to all interested persons for just $40 a year. A second household member can join for an additional $15. Non-members may use the library for a fee of $5.00 per day. Membership privileges include: \n Free use of library\n Volunteer opportunities\n Reduced fees or free genealogy classes\n Check out of materials\n Subscription websites\n Society publications\n Interest groups\n Free mentoring\n Members-only website content\n\nRVGS membership provides a meaningful way to give back to the society and help other researchers. The membership fees help to fund a variety of the Society’s historical record collections and preservation projects. Our members also help to maintain our library, research facilities, and website content." } ] } ] ```