2026 Annual Meeting - Port Hueneme, California
June 26-28th, 2026 - Oceanview Pavilion - 575 E. Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
June 26st -
Friday morning - free time to research at the local Genealogy Center, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, National SeaBee Museum
1-3:30 PM Workshop - Free Software for finding your ancestors; Relative Finder, Family Search & Take a Name. presenter Mr. Gailen Vick - Hilton Garden Inn Independence, 19677 East Jackson Drive, Independence
3:30-5 PM Workshop - Next Generation of Vick History - This presentation will interest the general public since the tools for developing and publishing will be highlighted; Family TreeMaker; Roots Magic database; gedcom file that will allow importing of the database into any genealogy program or website that accepts that format.
What may be of general interest is: the basis of a new volume is underway - We need content from everyone! EG: stories, especially the ones about their relatives' quilts or jams or how they farmed, etc. Copies of family bible genealogy front pages would be so helpful. Also letters and maps. Newspaper articles. Announcements of births, deaths and marriages. We will be researching the Civil War period when photography came into its own. Already I’ve found references to our soldiers. Perhaps someone has a picture.
5:30 PM Annual dinner -Hilton Garden Inn Independence, 19677 East Jackson Drive, Independence
6:00 PM Keynote Speakers: - Lynn Wilde, volunteer National WWI Museum and Archives Memorial
June 27th
Saturday morning - free time to research at the local Midwest Genealogy Center, Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, National WWI Museum & Memorial or Arabia Steamboat Museum
10 AM DNA Research, Presentation by Larry Vick ; Location Midwest Genealogy Center Lower Level,
11 AM Genealogy Program and Tour,
12 Noon - Lunch
12:30 Annual Meeting & Board Election
1 PM free time to research at the local Genealogy Center, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, National SeaBee Museum
4:30 PM Dinner/Silent Auction
June 28th
8 AM Personnel time to attend your local church.
Sunday morning - free time to research at the local Genealogy Center, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, National SeaBee Museum
Please contact Lori Vick Millsap for more information on the JVFOA Annual Meetings & Reunions;
Mrs. Lori Vick Millsap, Events Coordinator - 3241 Mathieson Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, Tel. 251.533.8639
Lori can be contacted at the following email, lorivickm@gmail.com
Event Coordinator; Lori Vick Milsap and the local Host is Gailen Vick