REGISTER FOR THE VICKSBURG MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE

Come see our namesake town.

2025 Annual Conference June 27-29

We record the conference so you can view live or watch later. Zoom Link:  https://zoom.us/j/94226654839? pwd=bPlwBcayQbDmh8Okc4aQNURLGLWty5.1

Saturday evening Reception at George Washington Ball Historic House - 921 Main Street, come dressed in the antebellum style of your surroundings, like Holly & Victor did in 2019.
Come enjoy 3 days of Vick history with lectures and tours.

Friday, 27th June - Martha Vick Home -

1300 Grove St, Vicksburg

9:00 AM

 

Welcome by Gailen Vick, President of the Joseph Vick Family of America and Lisa Weinell Longfellow, our host.


9:30 AM

Silent Auction open - Bring something you would like to donate to JVFOA and we will auction it in a silent auction during our conference;,examples; genealogy books, family heirlooms.

Members of the Joseph Vick Family of America Reunion catch up at the 2019 conference in Vicksburg with one another Saturday evening at the Martha Vick House on Grove Street. They are, from left, Shirley Anne Vick of Atlanta, Victor Vick of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mary Ann Vick Graves of Decatur, Ga., and James Larry Vick of West Palm Beach, Fla

11:00 AM

John D. Beatty Historian, "The Neighbors of Joseph Vick: Reconstructing a Community in 17th Century Isle of Wight County, VA." The other is titled "Black-White Connections in the Family of Joseph Vick., a reference librarian in The Genealogy Center. He is a Board-certified genealogist, an author of sixteen books on local and family history, he served as principal editor for volume one of a two-volume History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana. He has conducted original research on families from colonial New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland & Virginia. He serves as archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.

Martha Vick Historical home

  1. 1:00 noon - Box lunch

    Martha Vick Historic home

  1. 2:30 PM

    Presentation by Michael Mayfield Vick - Subject; he will share of the stories of Vick's and family members on who fought in the Civil War (1861-65) in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

    Michael has lived in Texas all his life. Univ. of Texas grad with 2 degrees & a Certified Public Account certificate. His career was spent in management consulting & as a Real Estate Developer. Michael is a real history buff & enjoys both Texas and Family history. He has the distinguished pleasure of knowing that his family attended the 1st Joseph Vick Family Reunion in Mississippi that was organized by Sam Vick in 1972. Michael's father, brother & Sister attended and returned home to tell the amazing stories of the Vick Family. Michael was one of the early participants in the Vick DNA Project. Retired, Michael & Gretchen his wife enjoy time with family.

  2. 4 PM Our president, Gailen Vick, will demonstrate an application (or app as they are called) named “Relatives Around Me”
  3. 6 PM Martha Vick Historic home heavy hors d'oeuvres from Lisa Catering). It would be fun to dress in antebellum style.


Saturday, June  28 - Martha Vick Home

  1. 9 AM JVFOA Board Meeting
I. Roll Call of Officers and Board of Directors, and Introduction of Members

II. Call the Meeting to Order

III. Opening Prayer

IV. President Report 1. Nominations: The by-laws allow for major contributors to be recognized. The Board of Directors of the Joseph Vick Family of America may nominate and vote unanimously to honor and give lifetime JVFOA memberships along with the status of Emeritus Directors. This recognition is heartfelt and filled with love and affection from the Directors who appreciate the years of dedicated work to the sustainability and leadership to our entire family. a. Nomination of Richard Wright for Emeritus Director b. Nomination of Pamela Vick for Emeritus Director c. Nomination of John Edward Vick or Emeritus Director 2. JVFOA Annual Conference in Gloucestershire, England a. June 25-28, 2026, Gloucestershire Family History Resource Centre b. Gloucestershire Family History Resource Centre Fair on September 6, 2025 3. 50% JVFOA book pricing discount posted on website for registered members until December 31, 2025


  1. 10 AM JVFOA Board Elections
Annual Meeting & Board Elections

V. Officer Reports Secretary

1. Motion to accept Board minutes of March 29, 2025
2. Motion to schedule next Board meeting on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at
11AM Eastern/8 AM Pacific

Treasurer Report
VI. Committee Reports
1. Chaplain Committee
2. DNA Committee
3. Historian
4. Annual Fundraiser Committee

VII. New Business
1. Proposed change of organizational name of “Joseph Vick Family of America” to
“Vick Family Genealogy Society” to connect our global family.
2. Open Nominations for JVFOA Officers and expiring Board Directors
VIII. Motion to Fix a Time to Which Adjourn
Motion to move that when this meeting adjourns, it stands adjourned until after the
Annual Members Meeting on June 29, 2025, for the purposes of Election Results of
Officers and Board of Directors, and unfinished business.
IX. Resume Board Meeting after Annual Members Meeting
1. Election Results of JVFOA Officers and Board Members
2. Unfinished Business Items
10 AM JVFOA Board Elections

  1. 12 noon - Box lunch Martha Vick Historic home


  1. 1:30 PM

    Vick Families of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire

    John D. Beatty Historian, will share our efforts to connect with Europe, Vick Families of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire From 16th Through 18th Centuries, a reference librarian in The Genealogy Center. He is a Board-certified genealogist, an author of sixteen books on local and family history, he served as principal editor for volume one of a two-volume History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana. He has conducted original research on families from colonial New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland & Virginia. He serves as archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.

    Martha Vick Historical home

    3:00 PM

    Larry Vick: Subject - Presentations on 20 Years of Discovery with the Vick DNA Surname Project and New Avenues to Explore

    Larry is the treasurer-registrar of the Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County and the Society’s past librarian.  He is a director of the Joseph Vick Family of America.  Additionally, Larry is the administrator of the VICK and Allied Families DNA Project, and was one of six 23andMe Ancestry Ambassador


  3. 6:00 PM

    Silent Auction close - Bring something you would like to donate to JVFOA and we will auction it in a silent auction during our conference;,examples; genealogy books, family heirlooms. Nitta Yuma, King Cotton VIRGINIA VIRGINIA HISTORICAL GENEALOGIES, GEORGIA SKETCHES of THE EARLY SETTLERS of UPPER GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEED BOOKS A-V, ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEED BOOKS, 1791-1835, NORTH CAROLINA THE GRANVILLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA: 1748-1763, ABSTRACTS OF LAND GRANTS,VOL. ONE, THE GRANVILLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA: 1748-1763, ABSTRACTS OF LAND GRANTS, VOLUME TWO, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: 1759-1808, GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS AND ESTATE RECORDS OF GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: 1746-1808 AND GENEALOGIES OF OLD GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTHCAROLINA, 1746-1800, STATE CENSUS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1784-1787  by ALVARETTA REGISTER, COLONIAL GRANVILLE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE, FIVE  GRANVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA BOOKS, FOUR VOLUMES OF DEED RECORDS, AND ONE OF MARRIAGES, RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, NO ORDINARY LIVES, RICHMOND COUNTY, NC, 1750-1900, OUR NATIVE HEATH: RICHMOND COUNTY, NC, 1779-1899, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, NC, DEED BOOKS 1 & 2; 1741-1759, EDGECOMBE COUNTY, A BRIEF HISTORY, WAKE COUNTY, NC, WILLS AND INVENTORIES, 1771-1802, ALONG THE BOARDER:  HALIFAX AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES, VA; AND GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC

    6 PM Reception George Washington Ball Historic House - 921 Main Street, Vicksburg It is the oldest remaining House in the original part of Vicksburg(heavy hors d'oeuvres from Lisa Catering). It would be fun to dress in antebellum style.


Sunday 29, Local attractions at Vicksburg are the Vicksburg National Military Tour of the Battlefield from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Vicksburg Trolley Tour bus, Sign up on the Silent Auction (contact Michael Vick) Limited to 10 passengers for the 2 hour tour.

Saturday 28, 6 PM Reception George Washington Ball Historic House - 921 Main Street, Vicksburg It is the oldest remaining House in the original part of Vicksburg ( hors d'oeuvres from Lisa Catering). It would be fun to dress in antebellum style.

USS Cairo ironclad gunboat, Martha Vick Historic Home (Circa 1830) - Silent Auction; MISSISSIPPI Nitta Yuma, King Cotton    signed by Dorothy Phelps, VIRGINIA VIRGINIA HISTORICAL GENEALOGIESBy John Boddie, GEORGIA SKETCHES of THE EARLY SETTLERS of UPPER GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEED BOOKS A-V, 1784-1806, ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEED BOOKS, 1791-1835  

Sunday. June 29

Tour of the Battlefield from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm on Sunday. Vicksburg Trolley Tour bus, Sign up on the Silent Auction (contact Michael Vick) Limited to 10 passengers for the 2 hour tour.

Consider visiting one of these churches over the weekend

Church of The Holy Trinity - 900 South Street

Crawford Street United Methodist Church -  900 Crawford Street

First Presbyterian Church of Vicksburg -  1501 Cherry Street

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - 6300 Indiana Avenue

Vicksburg First Baptist -  1607 Cherry Street

Area Hotels

Hampton Inn & Suites

Holiday Inn Express

La Quinta Inn & Suites

Courtyard by Marriott

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