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May 2008  

DATE: May 4, 2008
SOCIETY: Genealogy Club of Osceola County
AREA OF THE STATE: Central
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 2 - 4 PM
LOCATION: Hart Memorial Library 214 E. Dakin, Kissimmee, FL
SPEAKER: Cynthia C. Melendez
TOPIC: Preserving Family Documents
COST: N/A
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: ohorning@aol.com
WEB SITE: www.rootsweb.com/~flosceol/osceola.htm
ADDITIONAL INFO: Meeting place is in Lillie Room on Second Floor of Library

DATE: May 10, 2008
SOCIETY: Wakulla Genealogy Group
AREA OF THE STATE: North
EVENT: Spring Seminar
TIME: 9 AM - 4 PM
LOCATION: Wakulla Co. Library, 4430 Crawfordville Highway, Crawfordville, FL
SPEAKER: Deanna D. Ramsey, Jack Butler & Mary Esther Raker
TOPICS: Genealogy Profiling, Indian Wars, Finding Your Kin in Old Newspapers Land Records and Patents
COST: $30.00 (includes lunch)
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Lunch is included in Registration Fee
CONTACT: Renee' Parrish rmparrish57@gmail.com, Carolyn Harvey 46frog@comcast.net, Tanya Lynn tanyalynn165@gmail.com, OR Wakulla Genealogy Group wakullagenealogygroup@gmail.com
WEB SITE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwchs/

DATE: May 10 , 2008
SOCIETY: Lee County Genealogical Society
AREA: South
EVENT: Membership Meeting
TIME: 10 AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church 4141 DeLeon Street Fort Myers, FL
SPEAKER: LCGS Panel
TOPIC: Preserving Family Archives - Part 1
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Light Refreshments
CONTACT: Shirley O'Donnell at sodonnell602@comcast.net or (239) 945-4201
WEB SITE: www.LeeCountyGenealogy.org
ADDITIONAL INFO: Continuing with our theme "Preserving the Past - Enriching the Future".

DATE: May 10, 2008
SOCIETY: The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc.
AREA: North East
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 10:15 AM -12:00 PM
LOCATION: Mandarin Regional Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville, Fl 32257
SPEAKER: Patricia Barefoot of Quaratine Island, Ga.
TOPIC: Chasing in the Georgia Piedmont
COST: No Charge & open to all
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Light refreshments following program
CONTACT: Nela Eberhardy at publicity@sgesjax.com or (904)778-1000(SGES)
WEB SITE: www.sgesjax.com
ADDITIONAL INFO: Mrs Patricia Barefoot is an 8th generation native of Glynn County, Georgia. She holds an B.A. in History and M.A. in Anthropology. She is author of four books regarding Georgia. She has served as a Park Ranger, with collateral duties in Volunteer Coordinator, Curator/Collections Manager. Most recently, 3 years as Historic Preservation Planner, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center. She is married to "Frosty" Barefoot, a general contractor, for 30 years.

DATE: May 14, 2008
SOCIETY: Genealogical Society of South Brevard
AREA: Central
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 9:30AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: Melbourne Library, 540 E Fee Avenue, Melbourne, FL
SPEAKER: Ann Mohr Osisek
TOPIC: “Backing Up To The Boat”-Immigration and Naturalization
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Social time starting at 9:30 AM
CONTACT: Douglas Burnett, Publicity Chair, Genealogical Society of South Brevard at DougB81042@aol.com
WEB SITE: www.gssb.net

DATE: May 15 2008
SOCIETY: Lee County Genealogical Society
AREA: South
EVENT: Membership Meeting
TIME: 1 - 3 PM
LOCATION: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church 4141 DeLeon Street Fort Myers FL
SPEAKER: Helen Farrell
TOPIC: "Experiences While Reading Tombstones"
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Light Refreshments
CONTACT: Shirley O'Donnell at sodonnell602@comcast.net or (239) 945-4201
WEB SITE: www.leecountygenealogy.org
ADDITIONAL INFO: A seventh generation Floridian, Helen is descended from Enoch Daniels. A death in her family took her to the Fort Myers Cemetery often. She enquired at the cemetery and discovered they had no burial records - this is where her journey began.......
 

DATE: May 16, 2008
SOCIETY: Martin County Genealogical Society
AREA: South
EVENT: Regular monthly meeting
TIME: 1 PM - 3 PM
LOCATION: Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, FL
SPEAKER: Douglas Poulter, a member of the Martin Co. Gen. Soc.
TOPIC: Title: Research in the United Kingdom Doug is an excellent and experienced presenter of the knowledge gained researching his ancestors in the U.K.
COST: No Charge. Guests are most welcomed
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Light refreshments after the short business meeting, prior to the program
CONTACT: Walt Bruetsch at waltbruetsch@usa.net or (772) 220-1638
WEB SITE: http://www.rootsweb.com/~flmcgs/
ADDITIONAL INFO: The DNA SIG will meet after the presentation, at about 3 PM.

DATE: May 17, 2008
SOCIETY: Bay County Genealogical Society
AREA: Northwest
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 1 PM
LOCATION: Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street., Panama City, FL
SPEAKER: Judy Bennett
TOPIC: Puttin' Flesh on 'Dem Bones
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Refreshments
CONTACT: Judy Bennett, judybennett@knology.net
WEB SITE: www.rootsweb.com/~flbcgs 
ADDITIONAL INFO: Please join us for our first meeting in the NEW Bay County Library

DATE: May 17, 2008
SOCIETY: The Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc.
AREA: Northeast
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Webb-Wesconnett Branch Library, 6887 103rd St., Jacksonville, FL
SPEAKER: Round Table Discussion
TOPIC: Round Table discussion of problems and helpful advise on solving family history research problems
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: N/A
CONTACT: Mary Chauncey at (904) 781-9300
WEB SITE: http://jaxgen.home.comcast.net

DATE: May 18, 2008
SOCIETY: Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay
AREA: Central
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 1:30 - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, 14041 Icot Blvd., Clearwater, FL
SPEAKER: William Israel
TOPIC: The Anatomy of A Family Reunion
COST: No Charge
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Dessert and Coffee
CONTACT: Sally Israel, at sisrael@tampabay.rr.com
WEB SITE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fljgstb/index.htm
ADDITIONAL INFO:

DATE: May 18, 2008
SOCIETY: Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, Inc.
AREA OF THE STATE: South
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 2 - 4 PM
LOCATION: Florida Christian School Library, 4200 SW 89 Avenue, Miami, FL
SPEAKER: Patti Martin
TOPIC: "Citing and Evaluating Sources" and our traditional "end of the year party!"
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Regulars are to bring finger foods to share; drinks will be provided
CONTACT: Patti Martin, fcspatti@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.rootsweb.com/~flgsgm
ADDITIONAL INFO: The gate will be open for the parking lot just north of the school's main entrance. The library is the third building as you head west through the parking lot.

DATE: May 19, 2008
SOCIETY: French & Canadian Heritage Society, subgroup of Gen. Soc. of South Brev.
AREA: Central
EVENT: French & Canadian Heritage Society Meeting
TIME: 9:30 AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: 540 E Fee Ave, Melbourne, FL
SPEAKER: Anne Trabold
TOPIC: “Search Engines- My Secret Weapon is Google”
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Social before meeting
CONTACT: Ann at petact@cfl.rr.com
WEB SITE: www.gssb.net
 

DATE: May 27, 2008
SOCIETY: Kinseekers Genealogical Society
AREA: Central
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 1:30 PM
LOCATION:
SPEAKER: George Morgan
TOPIC: "25 Places Where Family Facts May Hide"
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: N/A
CONTACT: Steve Offutt at soffutt42@embarqmail.com 
WEB SITE: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fllckgs
 

DATE: May 27, 2008
SOCIETY: Tallahassee Genealogical Society
AREA OF THE STATE: North
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 7 PM
LOCATION: R.A. Gray Auditorium, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL
SPEAKER: Society Members
TOPIC: Open Forum and Annual Business Meeting (Elections)
COST: N/C
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Yes
CONTACT: Deanna Ramsey at deannaramsey@comcast.net
WEBSITE:  www.talgen.org

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